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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are using eBay to sell cloned autoes and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has perceived .
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 reportedly applying auctioneer site eBay to sell stolen vehicles under the name of a legitimate vehicle, the BBC has felt .
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Con masters- 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 buying a Mercedes from a seller in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but responds no action has been made. The convicts have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray did:" 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 vendor solicited he pay with money on collecting, rather than use the website's secure online pay organisation .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out private vehicles was embezzled- there was little chance he could get his money back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this fund back, ever ," he replied .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common procedure of vehicle fraud.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the name of a same legitimate gondola, including licence plates, framework crowds 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 included:" Cash on accumulation is very unusual and we would query purchasers to always pay via the platform when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman remarked:" When we receive a report of any incident, we assess the immediate threat, damage and jeopardy to the public and allocate police and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the contesting requisitions that we may be facing at that particular time and a decision is then constituted on how to respond .
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" We are currently inspecting the decision stimulated in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a employed BMW on the locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" froth of the earth ."