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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are applying eBay to sell cloned gondolas and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has known .
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 allegedly abusing auction site eBay to sell stolen vehicles under the identity of a legitimate vehicle, the BBC has attained .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one victim- have scammed eBay buyers out of thousands of pounds .
At least three vehicles in Greater Manchester were involved in the brand-new con.
One victim, a retired police officer, was conned out of PS17, 000 buying a Mercedes from a dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but reads no measures have been taken. The delinquents have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray supposed:" The police have known about this mob since January .
" As a onetime police officer I'm absolutely outraged. How can you have any trust in the police ?"
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Mr Murray said the eBay seller solicited he offer with money on collecting, rather than use the website's secure online pay system .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out private vehicles was embezzled- 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 read .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle stealing.
The embezzled vehicle is given the name of a same legitimate vehicle, including licence dishes, chassis digits 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 contributed:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we were able to request purchasers to always offer via the platform when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative alleged:" When "weve received" each of these reports of any occurrence, we assess the immediate threat, evil and gamble to the public and allocate officers and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling requirements that we may be facing at that special occasion and a decision is then realized on how to respond .
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" We are currently refreshing the decision became in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a abused BMW on the place.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" scum of the earth ."