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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are exercising eBay to sell cloned autoes and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has find .
By LUKE JOHN SMITH
PUBLISHED: 08:14, Tue, May 9, 2017 | UPDATED: 08:14, Tue, May 9, 2017
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eBay con artist are scamming motorists out of thousands of pounds online
Thieves are supposedly employing auction locate eBay to sell stolen vehicles under the name of a lawful automobile, the BBC has find .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one victim- have scammed eBay purchasers out of thousands of pounds .
At least three vehicles in Greater Manchester were involved in the new con.
One victim, a retired police officer, was conned out of PS17, 000 to purchase a Mercedes from a seller in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but says no action has been made. The crimes have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray read:" The police have known about this mob since January .
" As a former police officer I'm absolutely disgusted. How can you have any trust in the police ?"
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Mr Murray said the eBay seller requested he pay with currency on collection, rather than use the website's secure online remittance arrangement .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle was stolen- there was little chance he could get his fund back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this fund back, ever ," he announced .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common programme of vehicle crime.
The embezzled vehicle is given the identity of a similar legitimate gondola, including licence sheets, chassis counts and accompanying documentation.
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Two motorists were scammed out of over PS17, 000 each
Prospective customers can run a background check on the car and the details will appear to be correct.
An eBay spokesman confirmed to the BBC that the accounts in question had been closed down and added:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we were able to question customers to always compensate via the pulpit when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative suggested:" When we receive a report of any incident, we assess the immediate threat, harm and jeopardy to the public and allocate men and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the playing asks that we may be facing at that particular term and a decision is then constructed on how to respond .
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" We are currently refreshing the decision procreated in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a utilized BMW on the site.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artists as" scum of the earth ."