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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are squandering eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has find .
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 reportedly working auctioneer locate eBay to sell embezzled vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a legitimate auto, the BBC has witnessed .
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Con masters- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one scapegoat- have scammed eBay buyers 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 vendor in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but supposes no measures have been made. The sinners have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray said:" The police have known about this syndicate since January .
" As a former 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 requested he offer with currency on collection, rather than use the website's secure online payment structure .
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 embezzled- 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 coming this fund back, ever ," he did .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common procedure of vehicle crime.
The stolen vehicle is given the identity of a similar legitimate auto, including licence dishes, framework numerals 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 supplemented:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we would ask customers to always pay via the scaffold when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson alleged:" When "weve received" each of these reports of any occurrence, we assess the immediate threat, suffering and risk to the public and allocate policemen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling requires that we may be facing at that particular term and a decision is then prepared on how to respond .
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" We are currently inspecting the decision constructed 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 area.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" froth of the earth ."