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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are consuming eBay to sell cloned cars and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has spotcheck .
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 supposedly using auctioneer locate eBay to sell stolen vehicles under the name of a legitimate automobile, the BBC has spotcheck .
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Con artists- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one martyr- 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 dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but articulates no measures have been made. The offenders have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray pronounced:" 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 seller requested he pay with currency on collection, rather than use the website's secure online remittance system .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out private vehicles was embezzled- there was little chance he had been able to get his coin back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this coin back, ever ," he alleged .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common approach of vehicle crime.
The embezzled vehicle is given the name of a same lawful car, including licence dishes, framework numerals 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 collecting is very unusual and we were able to request purchasers to always offer via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative supposed:" When we receive a report of any occurrence, we assess the immediate threat, evil and danger to the public and allocate men and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the contesting expects that we may be facing at that special term and a decision is then obligated on how to respond .
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" We are currently scrutinizing government decisions drew in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a exploited BMW on the site.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" scum of the earth ."