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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are consuming eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has concluded .
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 utilizing auction place eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles under the name of a lawful automobile, the BBC has learnt .
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Con artists- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one martyr- have scammed eBay customers 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 marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but enunciates no action has been made. The offenders have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray alleged:" The police have known about this gang since January .
" As a former police officer I'm absolutely outraged. How can you have any trust in the police ?"
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Mr Murray said the eBay dealer requested he offer with money on collection, rather than use the website's secure online remittance plan .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out private vehicles was stolen- there was little chance he could get his coin back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this money back, ever ," he did .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common programme of vehicle stealing.
The embezzled vehicle is given the identity of a same legitimate auto, including licence layers, chassis numerals and accompanying documentation.
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Two motorists were scammed out of over PS17, 000 each
Prospective purchasers 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 computed:" Cash on accumulation is very unusual and we were able to ask customers to always pay via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson told:" When "weve received" a report of any happen, we assess the immediate threat, trauma and hazard to the public and allocate men and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the vying expects that we may be facing at that special season and a decision is then constructed on how to respond .
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" We are currently reviewing government decisions obligated 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 locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artists as" froth of the earth ."