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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are utilizing eBay to sell cloned autoes and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has determined .
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 area eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles for the purposes of the name of a legitimate car, the BBC has determined .
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Con masters- 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 new con.
One victim, a retired police officer, was conned out of PS17, 000 buying a Mercedes from a seller in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but supposes no measures have been made. The culprits have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray supposed:" The police have known about this syndicate 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 dealer solicited he compensate with cash on accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online fee method .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle was stolen- there was little chance he had been able to get his fund back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this money back, ever ," he read .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common programme of vehicle fraud.
The embezzled vehicle is given the identity of a same legitimate auto, including licence sheets, framework amounts 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 contributed:" Cash on accumulation is very unusual and we would query purchasers to always pay via the programme when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative responded:" When "weve received" each of these reports of any occurrence, we assess the immediate threat, evil and danger to the public and allocate police and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the competing challenges that we may be facing at that particular period and a decision is then established on how to respond .
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" We are currently recollecting the decision manufactured in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a abused BMW on the website.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" froth of the earth ."