BEWARE CLONED CARS SELLING ON EBAY

Scammers are conning people into buying ‘cloned’ cars on ebay. These are stolen vehicles that have been given the identity of a similar legitimate car, including licence plates and chassis numbers. A BBC investigation found that buyers are asked to hand over the cash – typically around £17,000 – in person, giving them no chance to recover it. Ebay said it had closed the fraudsters’ accounts, and advised buyers not to pay in cash.