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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 autoes and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has found .
By LUKE JOHN SMITH
PUBLISHED: 08:14, Tue, May 9, 2017 | UPDATED: 08:14, Tue, May 9, 2017
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eBay con artists are scamming motorists out of thousands of pounds online
Thieves are allegedly squandering auction place eBay to sell stolen vehicles for the purposes of the name of a lawful automobile, the BBC has received .
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Con masters- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one prey- have scammed eBay purchasers 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 to purchase a Mercedes from a seller in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but reads no action has been made. The convicts have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray answered:" The police have known about this gang 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 sought he offer with currency on collection, 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 coming this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out private vehicles 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 fund back, ever ," he enunciated .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle steal.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the identity of a same lawful vehicle, including licence dishes, chassis quantities and accompanying documentation.
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Two motorists were scammed out of over PS17, 000 each
Prospective buyers 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 collecting is very unusual and we would ask purchasers to always compensate via the pulpit when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson told:" When we receive a report of any happen, we assess the immediate menace, ill and threat to the public and allocate patrolmen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the playing challenges that we may be facing at that special go and a decision is then acquired on how to respond .
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" We are currently assessing government decisions established in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a used BMW on the area.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" scum of the earth ."