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Criminals are using eBay to sell stolen and cloned cars, a BBC investigation has revealed.
The vehicles were being sold in Greater Manchester via at least three accounts after having their details switched with legitimate cars.
Among the victims was a retired police officer who lost £17,000 buying a Mercedes from a seller in Rochdale.
He said he reported the incident to the police, but no action was taken. Police said the decision is being reviewed.
Former police officer Graham Murray lost his money after buying a Mercedes C-class in Rochdale two months ago, leaving him "devastated".
He said he reported the case to police and has questioned why the fraudulent eBay sellers have not yet been caught.
It's safer to buy used Yugos.
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(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 09 2017, @05:20PM
£17k ($21,980) in cash could also easily get "civil forfeited" in the USA. All the cop has to do is get some weed from the evidence locker and claim he found it in your car.
If I had that much cash on me, I'd be more paranoid of civil forfeiture than any mugger. I can at least use force to defend myself from a mugger if necessary.