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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are abusing eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has noted .
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 exploiting auction site eBay to sell embezzled vehicles under the name of a legitimate car, the BBC has witnessed .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one victim- 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 seller in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but pronounces no measures have been made. The culprits have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray added:" The police have known about this mob 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 dealer solicited he pay with money on collection, rather than use the website's secure online fee arrangement .
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 the vehicle was stolen- there was little chance he had been able to get his money back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this coin back, ever ," he read .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common programme of vehicle crime.
The embezzled vehicle is given the identity of a same legitimate automobile, including licence dishes, chassis numbers 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 supplemented:" Cash on collection is very unusual and we would question customers to always offer via the scaffold when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman added:" When "weve received" a report of any incident, we assess the immediate threat, ill and hazard to the public and allocate detectives and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the playing demands that we may be facing at that particular term and a decision is then spawned on how to respond .
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" We are currently scrutinizing the decision originated in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a consumed BMW on the place.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" froth of the earth ."