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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are employing eBay to sell cloned cars and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has learnt .
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 supposedly utilizing auctioneer site eBay to sell embezzled vehicles under the identity of a lawful automobile, the BBC has discovered .
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Con masters- 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 new con.
One victim, a retired police officer, was conned out of PS17, 000 to purchase a Mercedes from a marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but pronounces no action has been taken. The crimes have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray mentioned:" The police have known about this syndicate since January .
" As a onetime police officer I'm absolutely disgusted. How can you have any trust in the police ?"
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Mr Murray said the eBay vendor sought he pay with currency on collection, 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 getting this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle 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 added .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle crime.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the name of a same legitimate vehicle, including licence platefuls, framework digits 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 collection is very unusual and we would invite buyers to always pay via the scaffold when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative did:" When we receive each of these reports of any occurrence, we assess the immediate threat, ill and danger to the public and allocate police and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the contesting necessitates that we may be facing at that special time and a decision is then originated on how to respond .
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" We are currently assessing the decision reached in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a squandered BMW on the place.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" scum of the earth ."