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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 gondolas and con buyers 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 working auctioneer site eBay to sell stolen vehicles under the name of a legitimate vehicle, the BBC has acquired .
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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 brand-new con.
One victim, a retired police officer, was conned out of PS17, 000 to purchase a Mercedes from a vendor in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but pronounces no measures have been taken. The wrongdoers have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray articulated:" The police have known about this gang 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 vendor solicited he offer with cash on accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online pay method .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle was plagiarized- 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 money back, ever ," he replied .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle fraud.
The stolen vehicle is given the identity of a similar lawful vehicle, including licence platefuls, 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 included:" Cash on collecting is very unusual and we would expect purchasers to always pay via the scaffold when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative responded:" When "weve received" a report of any happen, we assess the immediate threat, suffering and jeopardy to the public and allocate policemen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the competing requirements that we may be facing at that particular period and a decision is then compiled on how to respond .
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" We are currently inspecting the decision constituted in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a worked BMW on the locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" scum of the earth ."