The eBay Scammers - 2017 Documentary

Documentary following the work of the London Regional Fraud Team to stop the criminal activity of an eastern European gang making millions of pounds from fraudulent transactions targeting customers of online site eBay. The gang have conned thousands of victims out of money by using multiple accounts and fake emails purporting to be from the site itself, and then used their ill-gotten gains to fund a luxurious lifestyle. Detectives place the gang under surveillance, soon uncovering a complex money-laundering network, and gather evidence for months until the time is right to launch raids on properties across the south east of England.
Original broadcast: 31st August 2017

[@movecentralorders4472]

5 years to a ring leader? British justice is extremely soft.

[@mlgfrog27]

2.5 with good behaviour lol. Well worth 2 million.

[@tallandhandsome29]

I agree. And when they come out they’ll be allowed to stay and carry on. Probably on benefits.

[@insertnamehere5146]

they worry more about giving "fair" justice to the criminal and care nothing for victims. gutless and ripe for robbing

[@afaizin5830]

@@tallandhandsome29 not anymore

[@antoniopalmero4063]

I don’t know why the police bother, our system is encouraging them to come here as the British government is such an easy soft touch with minimal penalties, and when they do get a sentence they only serve a small amount and get treated like hotel guests throughout. It’s up to the British people to sort this out as our government is useless. Migrants with COVID literally boating into the U.K. , Come on Boris FFS, GET THIS SORTED NOW, NOT NEXT WEEK OR NEXT YEAR,,,Fking NOW.

[@SandyRiverBlue]

As a Romanian, nothing brings me more joy than seeing this group get the justice that they deserve. They're lucky that they didn't get caught in the U.S., they would have a whole lot more than 5 years. Better in jail than back home in Romania living it up and being a bad example to youngsters, bribing politicians, and so on. These three have no practical skills, if it were up to me I'd lock them in and lose the key until they can prove that they can do something else to make a living, a trade, or a degree or something-anything.

[@leval1000]

I’d lock them up until they’re old and senile.

[@BibtheBoulder]

I feel sorry for the majority of Romanian's who are decent people. I know a number and they too detest those Romanian's who give you all a bad name...

[@CloudOmegaVII]

Alb..Romania, Bulgaria, Skopje coming from Ukraine since Middle Age. Nothing to do with native Balkans.

[@SandyRiverBlue]

I prefer Southeastern European. It addresses the historic, cultural and now even genetic similarities between our peoples. Balkan is too charged of a term, better used by people who know what the term actually means, but more often than not is used to describe a more recent history of Sovietism, destabilizeation and corruption, and for some reason encompasses many more countries than can rightly be said to be in the Balkans.

[@simontravelstheworld]

Brexit

[@handymandev03]

One thing people should always remember, NEVER give your money to people without seeing the goods, secondly if buying a car to get some basic checks done to ensure it is not stolen or under finance.

[@charsobishi]

You need to take the baby for a test drive, it's second hand for gods sake

[@wishtheworldwasdifferent8235]

Or cars written off by insurance are then bought at auctions, repaired and sold as never being in a car accident.

[@legendkillersshittyduffleb932]

Also check for damages too the vehicle or any transmission slips or engine repairs

[@freddiejones4598]

You have to pay in eBay before anything is delivered 😂

[@ferretfriend5458]

Yup absolute craziness

[@gyrex]

Based on those pathetic sentences, crime certainly pays. The magistrates and judges should be utterly ashamed of themselves for disregarding the pain, sufferring and stress of the victims. Disgraceful.

[@paddy1144]

They don’t gain the assets, and why should the tax payer foot the bill, on the behalf of these dumbasses falling for these scams

[@ImplosiveCatt]

I guess, giving thousands of pounds to a person you never met for an item you've never seen, is not a very good idea.

[@simonlloyd7557]

The housing market would collapse if that were always the case darling.

[@1t_wasnt_me]

@@simonlloyd7557 Don't talk rot! Who buys a house without ever seeing it or without ever having seen or met ANYONE connected to the sale of it ? Only an idiot would do that or make that comment, you've obviously never bought a property DARLING.

[@chilledfool]

Tesla sales when they started out. people would put up a large amount of money with addition to finance for the rest of the amount. And once the deposit was taken it originally took upto a year to get one in your driveway. Couldn’t Evan view one in a showroom before hand in the early days. However it was a well known business so not unheard of to buy without viewing the product in person. Not saying I’d be willing or comfortable going about buying a car that way.

[@jediknight1294]

@@1t_wasnt_me you've never bought property commercially or holiday homes, property investment trusts. All of them you are relying on the word of an agent, they may be under your employ but thats still buying unseen and putting trust and collateral up. Classic/vintage vehicles, race cars/bikes. Rare/valuable collectibles. NFA firearms (in the US obviously) where the machine gun is out of state and it will take 6-12 months for the transfer paperwork to be approved to even bring the weapon into your dealer (either class 3 dealer to.dealwr transfer or a form 4 to the dealer from private buyer into state followed by a second form 4 to you could be 24 months before you can legally take posession) iv wired 120k to a private buyer based on a conversation at a trade show and photographs of the firearm. Stuff where to be blunt there are maybe 6-10 on the registry total like the Beretta M93R built on a US .De frame in the early 1980's or the historic provenance of the weapon such as one of the Thompson submachine guns that were known to belong and we have proof belonged to John Dillinger or one of the few registered miniguns on the registry for personal ownership. Similarly with auction houses and collectibles. Yes you have photos and the fact that its a fairly small community of.collectors so there is a level of vetting inherent in someone being.known but iv been involved in 5 figure and 6 figure sales done over the Internet. Surplus/historic Military armour/aircraft/other vehicles and equipment where you are.talking about things that are in Eastern Europe, Russia or the Middle East/far east. Contracts for container shipments, pretty much anything manufactured in China.where you are buying from.a middleman, a fixer type person who presents himself.to.you as a factory representative. You aren't going to.go over.or.deal.direct with a factory for 10k worth of eliquod.that you are going to sell for 4 for £10. There are a huge amount of things where you are buying on trust, yes you do.due diligence, vet suppliers and all that but.thats the way of things. There are a lot.of.things you can do.to.try and protect yourself.but you will always be rolling the dice.at some point.

[@ImplosiveCatt]

Come on guys! There is some legitimacy between publicly known firms vs nonames on markets like eBay. Amazon vs Rodney Ltd. Who is Rodney?

[@buttersquash4762]

I think 3 years is nothing compare to the crime they've done

[@feralcat07]

And they will start all over again, when they come out

[@roxanaiordache7228]

They probably took all the savings from other people :( is sad honestly working hard for your money then get scammed and lost everything:(

[@seansands424]

Police should put them in a sound proof room and give them a good doing over put them tightly in a rubber Matisse and hit them with truncheons

[@MINIMOTOMADNESS]

@@feralcat07 i agree ,

[@2H80vids]

Maybe stick with the 2½ year sentences, but for 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 single offence and have them run 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚, rather than the more usual concurrent sentences.

[@Shoorit]

Seeing him crying on the phone to his wife asking did she call a priest was hilarious. Maybe he got just a tiny taste of the misery he’s caused there.

[@Sickindian5]

Is he fu€k

[@sjnmhn]

Crime never pays , but don't know why people are still lured to get quick easy money (Satan power, may be)

[@brianjschumer]

Not likely..got a ton of non recoverable money in Romania, when he gets out, it's all there

[@Warezzfan]

It was a secret code to instruct to hide recoverable assets and tie up the loose ends

[@sheilag3456]

Also wonder if she knew he had a girlfriend lol.

[@forddude1976]

A lototo winner should buy that lady a camper van. My heart breaks for single mum putting what she could away for her dream.

[@sm3296]

I’m not in any position to help but I sure feel for her and wish I could make her dream happen.

[@sharonready5102]

I thought the same !

[@cetGT3]

Gofundme would be good for her

[@ajay999999]

When I win the lototo

[@tallulahthompson]

Sniffer dog eating one of the treats off the coffee table 😂😂

[@holdyourplums4204]

Yeah.....It was obviously safe to eat, because it didn't smell of drugs. :-)

[@darrenmclaughlin3028]

Take wainwright’s estates agents Felixstowe ip11 big time tax evaders while ur at it

[@angusmeigh5141]

The solution is simple, shut down the Ebay website!

[@leval1000]

Yeah you can hear his trainer telling him off lol.

[@darrenmclaughlin3028]

@@leval1000 no worries from anti

[@christinerewell9954]

They should all be deported once they're out of prison!

[@macukay764]

Of course this uk law is a joke

[@sebby324]

Yes

[@Secret19977]

@Test Account not our problem

[@PatrickMcAsey]

It is standard practice everywhere to deport prisoners when they have been released from jail.

[@neilmiller3220]

dead right tatooed on their heads CRIMINAL BUM

[@streamx2]

British justice is weird. You steal a pair of trainers from Sports Direct and you will be sentenced to 2 years in jail. Defraud someone out of hundreds of thousands of pounds and you get 3 years.

[@jenjones90]

No one would get 2 years in prison for stealing trainers.

[@andrewstones2921]

@@jenjones90 you are probably right that you would not get 2 years for a pair of trainers, but even if it’s 6 months then the disparity is still worth noting, and believe me when I say that every member of this gang knew all along that the risk they were taking was not very great.. it’s interesting that the ringleader so accurately predicted his own sentence from the police cells. I was disgusted to see him crying, and lying to his wife like that was in a way worse than the financial crimes.

[@Liljenbergful]

@@andrewstones2921 you wouldn't get any prison time for stealing trainers from sports direct

[@andrewstones2921]

@@Liljenbergful You are probably correct, though it always depends on circumstances & criminal record. I’ve seen people go to prison for less, though it’s not at all commonplace.

[@legendkillersshittyduffleb932]

Weird as hell

[@eveadams2042]

Unbelievable! What a pathetic sentence! The pain and the misery they have caused honest hard working people yet they are in their cells praying and asking for priest. What hypocrites.

[@joline2730]

The sentencing was sick - all the agony they put all those poor victims through, they should get at least SEVEN years, each and every one of them. 2yrs6mths is a slap on the wrist !! Our justice system sucks.

[@Rom-ju5tf]

Unfortunately that’s fraud for you, the sentences 99% pale in comparison to the personal torment experienced by victims, i watched a documentary a few years back and a “boiler room” had conned victims out of millions and received petty sentences less than 2 years and what made it worse was it was the second time they had been caught running a scam.

[@MargaritaMagdalena]

Agony? Don't you think that's a little overdramatic?

[@ZaPpaul]

The sentences are never served either, such is our soft system. 2 years and 6 months would mean just over a year in custody. Seems like a decent living if you can hide the money you steal. I doubt any of these could earn close in legal jobs.

[@davidlynch9049]

@@MargaritaMagdalena Did you bother to even watch this?? Did you miss the part where people lost life savings? It's not you, right?

[@tobyihli9470]

Agreed

[@V4n1lla_Rice]

Ebay are to blame too. They don't care what goes on as long as they get their fees. They should be held accountable too

[@suzyqualcast6269]

As an enabler, accessory you mean ? Good idea, might makem stop being lazy reapers...

[@jackshht7531]

Wasnt really Ebay's fault, those people made a fake page it wasnt ebay

[@Liverpoolboy01]

@@jackshht7531 they should make an effort, they make millions!

[@Deathtofrogleghorn]

This wasn’t on Ebay-the scammers made a fake page that looked like the legitimate page.

[@flippingforreal109]

Yeah, but for these scams ebay can't be held accountable because these didn't happen on their platform. As far as Facebook it isn't really their fault either because people need to do there diligence to make sure what they are getting is real.

[@goodbadgood50]

The sentences were just a slap on the wrist for the crimes they committed. Scammers are the scum of the earth. My heart goes out to all those victims.

[@MrMarkhall1]

Never buy a car without seeing it first.

[@villagelightsmith4375]

These scammers have no conscience, and they do not need to be shown any mercy.

[@arrongoldberg697]

Ueah hung them like in old english style

[@momslayer66]

@ricky brooks dude nobody cares of ur „ThE 1% StEaLs FrOm Us“ mindset

[@momslayer66]

@ricky brooks u do realise if the economy goes to shit than their money is just as worthless as your? They didn’t create the pandemic do you really think CEO‘s wanted his workers at home doing nothing while he looses customers are you really that brainwashed?

[@giuseppenero110]

Yes, scammers with a conscience are much better people......lol

[@s.8955]

Totally agree they are wicked

[@easternise]

Crime clearly pays because our justice system is beyond broken!

[@johnclegg753]

Too right. a couple of years in the slammer for all the heartache they caused...fucking ridiculous.

[@GamingHubbb]

Unfortunately your probably right. Look at the catalytic converter thevies running amuck....

[@sjnmhn]

Crime never pays , but don't know why people are still lured to get quick easy money (Satan power, may be)

[@sjnmhn]

If it was in Iran, the ring leader's head would have been chopped off and other members hand !!

[@meestermeesterhastings.3159]

I am in my 60s and the idea of handing over money with out seeing the goods is nuts letting this filth into this country is also nuts...

[@monique287]

Exactly well said 👍

[@batosaikenji9447]

Magnificent police work. Solid as a rock case for judge to render judgement. The only problem there is their law on punishment it is quite laughable compare to the magnitude of damage they done that is almost equivalent to a lifetime of hard work for some people they scammed. They should at least have been sentenced to not less than 20 years each.

[@tinawindham6958]

Restitution???

[@annfeeney1662]

In America they would get 10-15 years . Bernie madoff got over a hundred years .

[@jennigee51]

Our system is far too lenient!! Sometimes I consider the U.S. system too hard, but not for people who commit fraud which devastates other people's lives!

[@paddy1144]

Or in American they could have murdered their child and your dumbasses would let them walk free

[@leannemulhall8136]

Let's be honest, the dog wasn't sniffing for clues, it was sniffing out the treats it found on the table 😂

[@francoisona]

Hilarious when he did that!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Thanasis_Koligliatis]

At 31:00

[@iutuber100]

He rewarded himself for being a good boy

[@meerkat8998]

that made me chuckle...

[@Liverpoolboy01]

Bad training!

[@vestaosto]

I wish harsher sentences for those scammers, considering they destroyed somebody's life by stealing their life savings (especially when the victim is retired).

[@emmataylor877]

This country is to soft when there out they will do it again and why should we tax pays. Pay to keep them send them back and let them back in

[@ppumpkin3282]

They should have brought Roxanna out when her boyfriend was crying to his wife.

[@ajay999999]

Shes nice

[@waregraham8335]

50 years buying/selling/trading cars and I can’t believe how otherwise sensible, cautious and rational people totally Lose It when buying a vehicle

[@efy5aru]

Soon as he's out, he'll do it again...also, there's a massive chance he'll be out before his 5 years anyway...

[@teamholmez86]

Yep he will only do half of that, sentences in the UK are only half served in prison the other half u served on probation unless you do something while you're locked up then u will do the whole sentence inside ridiculous aint it! There is exceptions to this of course but only for violent crimes like murder and even sentences for things like that are a joke in this country compared to the US

[@suzyqualcast6269]

With their crimes being via the net why do they bother coming here to commit ¿?

[@mytester6208]

@@suzyqualcast6269 it is the cash money, they need to receive quick, otherwise they know that cash will disappear with excuses, all these scums are worse from one another!

[@DarkKnight-hj6ts]

Fuck no

[@luluboxingtv2880]

Hell do 2 years that’s it

[@obk1404]

"Did you call the priest" Why is he in on it too

[@MonicaC143-_-]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@adybiluta]

Priests are the biggest crooks arround. The biggest money laundering business is the church.

[@jasonantigua6825]

@@adybiluta That’s so true

[@AR-kf8dr]

@@adybiluta and no tax

[@fredgalaxy7632]

He blessed for the deal to go through! Unfortunately, the priest wasn't a man of God, but a follower of satan!

[@HarryVarwijk]

as a Dutch guy living in Romania, this reportage made me smile.

[@theresesoeters4885]

Why?

[@letsgetto1millwithoutvids]

You can't link petals with a brothel 😂😂 Wife: comes home to find petals on the bed Husband: surprise Wife: are you running a brothel 😂😂

[@j.e.7028]

Should of got minimum 5yrs each...destroyed people lives

[@danny15yearsago48]

Minimum 10 years they have put people in debt, depressed.

[@Elvis-guy1973]

They would have had to got 7 years to have ended up with 5.

[@fatboy9700]

@@Elvis-guy1973 no they got 5 they will serve about 2 and out on tag

[@thetwotravelers546]

Should save the tax payers by shooting them. They already said in 5 years or less they will do it again.

[@deppresedonion6320]

@@fatboy9700 cant get tag if ur doing more than 4 years so at least the main fella wont get that option

[@bkkbound]

How many handbags do you need? A question I regularly ask my wife...

[@ImNotADeeJay]

need, I don't see why they would need more than one or two, but when it comes to wanting, the limit is the sky

[@Amaaaaan1]

You need to arrest her and use all the handbags as evidence against her and giver her a bible to read

[@adailydaughter6196]

I must admit that was the one comical part

[@Zorgens]

And shoes...

[@christiansfortruth5953]

Oh very funny. Very droll.

[@goldiea8598]

Also a reminder that even people who you knew for years can be scammers as well. Don't lend your money to people when banks don't either. Unless you're willing to not get the money back.

[@kayfron9264]

Couldn't agree more! There was a man in my town who needed investors for his company. He scammed four families he knew very well he had been friends with one of them for over twenty years. In total they gave him just over a couple million dollars! so as soon as they started questioning him and figured it was a scam he disappeared. No one knows where he is including his own family, he hasn't been seen in years.

[@sarahlondon1267]

Ebay is for cheap and second hand! Things that you know there's a chance it won't be the best quality but good enough to use. If I've had any issues the've refunded me adequately. I have been using it for many years as a seller and buyer and it is great but watching this has made me realize that you should never spend over £100. Glad I found this

[@acquiesce100]

Great point, Sarah.

[@petertyrrell6690]

These scams weren't done through Ebay. The scammers faked Ebay, duping their victims into believing that their transactions were actually going through legitimate Ebay accounts. The latter is why the victims won't get their money back, real Ebay was not involved.

[@sarahlondon1267]

@@petertyrrell6690 Oh I understand that. Either way it's still a lessoned learned. I definitely will not be buying anything over £100 on ebay

[@sarahlondon1267]

@@petertyrrell6690 Oh I understand that. Either way it's still a lessoned learned. I definitely will not be buying anything over £100 on ebay

[@JunkTardis]

@@sarahlondon1267 I have 14 years of eBay experience and thousands of feedback. I've spent a lot of money on eBay and sold expensive products too. Using common sense is all you need to do. I have never been scammed on eBay. I check seller feedback, I check out addresses if a person has a low feedback score I screen and check by doing either a linkedin or facebook search. I use a lot of precautions. Perfectly safe if followed. Check senders for emails, check links properly etc. I frequently buy and sell phones, laptops, audio equipment without issue.

[@roytheboy1963]

Why would anyone pay for a vehicle on eBay or anywhere which you haven't personally looked at, that is just bonkers!

[@blankroomsoup666]

Because they get assured that they have several days do inspect and return if they don’t like it.

[@Dontcareanymore781]

I understand they are assured delivery but it’s still madness to buy a large purchase like that on EBAY- correct just bonkers

[@roytheboy1963]

@@Dontcareanymore781 Sadly you need to be savvy buying online, so many scammers these days 😢

[@sidstovell2177]

April 2022. Surely people have wised up by now about buying a major item, like a vehicle, online.

[@ferretfriend5458]

Yup crazy

[@TheCuggsmeister]

The custody staff act like they're working in a 5 star hotel. Surprised they don't put chocolates on the prison beds for them.

[@meone8949]

Custody staff are impartial. They have nt watched a full documentary like you. Would you want them to judge you before seeing any evidence? Anyone can be arrested for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[@TheCuggsmeister]

@Carpy FatMan Triggered. Lol.

[@davidlynch9049]

@Carpy FatMan Right. The evidence is overwhelming against them. The UK police are softies.

[@Zorgens]

Not chocolates, but they got an apple n orange though. Should have been lots of insects or so.

[@animeandstuff5377]

@@davidlynch9049 lol even if the evidence is against them it could have "potentially" been planted and judging someone before being 100% is dumb. Plus the prisoners and guards in jail when you actually get sentenced are meant to do the harassments. And yes it was obvious they did the crime but still lots of innocent people get charged like every once in a while you see someone get out of jail for a crime they didn't commit.

[@Paul.Reviews]

"Thank you for contacting Action Fraud. Your case will be fed into our shredder shortly..."

[@wanderinghistorian]

When he's crying about doing time, it's hard for sympathy not to well up within me. But I remember that he shed no tears for his many victims, he's only shedding them for himself.

[@a6703]

EBay should be policing their site properly, removing dodgy sellers.

[@angusmeigh5141]

I agree Ebay are useless! Advertisers on Ebay should have to prove their sales are genuine!

[@nickestone1]

If Ebay was made jointly liable for any criminal activity facilitated by their site this would be stopped very quickly

[@goodvibes5220]

@@nickestone1 Someone once impersonated me and “sold” an iPhone. When I got emails from the buyer along the lines of “where’s my iPhone”, I was at first dumbfounded, because that’s how I found out, what had happened. I alerted eBay, they closed the case for me, contacted the buyer and I believe refunded the money to him! I also openend a case with police, but unfortunately they couldn’t find the perpetrator, But just saying: I had NO hassle, and had to pay nothing, eBay paid!

[@royharper2003]

@@angusmeigh5141 WELL i NEVER BUY FROIM ANYONE WITH TOO MANY BAD REVIEWS

[@JK-es9wu]

5 years in prison ... give them 15 and send a message ... plus garnish wages for next 20 years

[@robertasliutas2903]

Deportation is what they need. That would be a biggest punishment for them, because England's prison are better than most people living in Romania

[@momohabzy]

They're probably out already

[@l_m9494]

Forget wages they can go home.

[@l_m9494]

@@Ash-do2pv best to just keep them here then ?

[@seansands424]

@SuperLimerick Police should put them in a sound proof room and give them a good doing over put them tightly in a rubber Matisse and hit them with truncheons

[@noneyun9943]

The dog grabbing something to eat while on duty 😂😂😂

[@JackKlumpass]

I bet a lot of people would not mind doing 30 months for the million they’d squirrelled away.

[@Bulletguy07]

@Chris G I think you've missed the bit where the police will now look to seize assets such as property, cars, jewelery etc under proceeds of crime. That's not just what they have here in UK, but also Romania. They can also freeze their bank accounts and seize any ill gotten gains from those too.

[@charsobishi]

His house and savings have been seiazed, they leave with hopefully not alot

[@vader745]

you're not the sharpest tool in the shed are you sport

[@brianharkin2308]

Ripping people off like then when there are caught they crying like a baby hell rub it up them I hope they were deported after jail

[@sbhamba]

No they were given counsel house’s and a free pay packet on tax payers expense. They probably live somewhere in west Midlands.

[@simonrodgers2375]

Think Labour fight the extradition of criminals, so it's a bit hard. I know Dianne Abbott was in commons crying over it a few months back.

[@lyndapierson6338]

they'll be back doing the same crime in no time at all

[@dannyswift8109]

they are all out now , over a year ago some 2 years ago

[@3finnian]

Nahh they will have learnt some new tricks in prison, they'll be doing worse stuff and will be harder to catch, our prison system just makes criminals better at not getting caught and helps gangs to grow.

[@broscosmoline]

this is amazing footage. can't help but think the presence of the cameras added to their unease.

[@AciduZZu002]

Imagine, stoling a few hundred thousand and be locked for 5 years, or working a lifetime and not being able to have this money. It's clear that the 5 years won't scare anybody.

[@trevorbucket7104]

Sentences waaaaaaay too low, 5 years out in 2.5 years. Almost worth the risk of getting caught. 20-30 years they may think twice about doing it.

[@elastronaute1198]

Don't be ridiculous, we have to have a hierarchy of sentences in a civilized country... paedophiles only get a slap on the wrist, suspended sentences or custodial of a year or two, and you think fraud should get 30 years? Are you insane. Even life for murder in this country is only around 12 years. I don't agree with the sentencing in this country but if anything needs to be addressed it's not fraud cases.

[@jediknight1294]

@@elastronaute1198 fraud is taking of every hour of someone's life.they spent earning that money. This kind of organised scam with people being mass imported and the money being.sent out of.the country needs long sentences, being bounced from the UK and never allowed back. The.momey will be going towards funding terrorism, sex trafficking and some of.the most horrific human.rights abuses in the.west and the people running this sort of.organised scam where.they have caused misery for thousands perhaps even hundreds of thousands needs a serious punishment. The idea that 'it's just money, its just stolen property' and not acknowledging its actually a theft of part of peoples lives is part of why this sort of shit is so prevelant. These people know.they aren't facing anything thats a serious threat and it embolden them. We need to acknowledge the damage these scams do. Breaking up marriages, ruining lives. The money needs to be found and returned but these people need to be punished for the actual harm.they are doing not just for the act itself.

[@elastronaute1198]

@@jediknight1294 Good points, it's very serious and so are many other crimes.

[@ProfessorGlasgow]

Or chop their hand off 😂

[@princevinny0073]

and the girl will be out in 12 months >.>

[@hArtyTruffle]

It’s not just fraudulent eBay sites. I don’t use eBay anymore. eBays own “‘money back guarantee” is a pile of crap. Use eBay at your peril.

[@hArtyTruffle]

@Induxvideos I believe you 👍🏼

[@Victoria-rl4cu]

Well, they hacked my account in eBay and took 3000 pounds but PayPal did reimburse me the money even if it took a year

[@Victoria-rl4cu]

Induxvideos not in my case. When I got scammed, they reimburse me the money even if that took a year

[@Victoria-rl4cu]

Induxvideos I honestly can say they restore, as promised, my money . Even if that took a year, I got my money back . If I didn't catch on earlier was due to my mum's sudden death

[@Secret19977]

Amazon is more expensive but you are guaranteed your delivery

[@Bulletguy07]

I'm staggered anyone would be crazy enough to transfer thousands to an account before the vehicle is physically there in front of them! Every vehicle sale or purchase i've made I have done exactly that.

[@NEWz206]

She was too naive,she couldn't even tell the website is legitimate.Sadly,there are many people like her and this is why those scumbags rake in millions.

[@aeroflopper]

The banks sholud be held to account for opening the accounts without proper checks, sue the bank

[@somaliawamid3934]

They should sentenced them more than 10,15 years , because the damage they caused is very difficult to recover from

[@keithbentley6081]

Nothing says class more than putting your cross eyed kid in an Armani tracksuit.

[@marilynmanson1834]

In-bred AF.

[@robertcollins7034]

Pmsl facts !

[@HO-bndk]

They'll all have been released years ago (even the chief turd - he won't have had to serve his full 5) and I guarantee they are now back at it full time again.

[@ALLROY240]

Just cannot fathom how anyone buys a car without kicking the tires first.

[@ianpaynetravel]

Sad thing is Facebook allows this to happen, I’ve reported so many eBay scams to Facebook and they allow them.

[@minimeee04]

Try reporting them to ebay, Facebook are nothing to do ebay.

[@FLIPMODE630]

Yeah I reported a fraud on auto trader to eBay and they did nothing aswell , then I reported a lost dog to asda absolutely nothing I’m fuming , to make matters worse I reported shop lifting in Tesco to Pizza Hut they literally did nothing unreal

[@ianpaynetravel]

I think people are missing the point, they were eBay scams being posted on Facebook, Facebook was the only point of contact as the poster of the scam didn’t quote his eBay account,

[@jastat]

you sound like one of those people who thinks facebook is the internet

[@Tazza81]

You really are all a bunch of thick idiots aren't you. The OP was referring to the scam posts you see on Facebook for fake ebay listings that aren't hosted on ebay.

[@markleaning107]

Who would pay for a car before seeing it 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@elastronaute1198]

They are obviously pretty persuasive and also they use the guise of reputable websites such as eBay.

[@somewherehere424]

Can't imagine ever buying or selling car online... and no way to transfer money before viewing and driving. Obvious to so many of us but we aren't the ones they are after, they would ignore us and go for those who don't realise this isn't the way to do car sales. The more publicity the better so less people get scammed... ebay tries, i get fraud mails all the time, have been member over 20yrs, never been scammed once. Always use paypal, never used emailed links, and if it seems too good to be true - it probably is!

[@molkrs]

Lol

[@toriawelsh7274]

I don't understand why people would pay 1000's for a vehicle either without test driving or seeing it to make sure the car is legit. And then it could be a transfer after then. But some people can be scammed this way, but via ebay? C'mon! But this docu proves it happens to people. I feel so bad for them. But at the same time, annoyed that they were stupid enough to part with such large amounts of cash. Especially how many people know the internet is so full of scammers these days. Even the banks should have stepped in with such a large amount being transferred to such a new account. There needs to be a lot more security by banks to limit those kind of funds being transferred so easily to newly created accounts.

[@markleaning107]

@@toriawelsh7274 yes true

[@patrickmcphee770]

Nobody gets to steal from the public except for the government, they hate competition! The nerve.

[@grimeledge9274]

i feel really bad for the lady that got scammed out of her camper van she had always dreamed of since she was 12, but i cant understand why you would buy something like that off ebay surely the sensible thing would be to buy from a reputable dealer

[@Liverpoolboy01]

Always someone clever after the fact 🥱💤🥱💤

[@Dansk55]

30:59 lol dog went straight to the food. Even trained police dogs can't resist a treat

[@OAKSEY-wd4vs]

I'm an ex offender myself years ago BUT BLAITENTLY STEALING PEOPLES MONEY LIKE THIS no way I couldnt be responsible for such misery but these don't seem to mind

[@fionagregory9376]

Blatently*

[@martinamincheva2301]

@@fionagregory9376 *blatantly

[@rogeeeferrari]

People who fall for this have only themselves to blame, really...

[@fionagregory9376]

I agree.

[@adailydaughter6196]

Wow. So sorry for the victims. And also, makes it so bad for legitimate small businesses 😣

[@dr2stroke611]

They targeted the stupid really. Why would anybody pay upfront for a vehicle they have only seen from pictures on ebay

[@tomuxp1]

because some people still got faith in other people and give them trust

[@MARKETMAN6789]

Yes some are not all are as clever as you ,and we give the people the benefit of the doubt ,I've been scammed that many times and I cannot learn from my mistakes ,

[@dr2stroke611]

@@MARKETMAN6789 I have been conned on Ebay but only for things like a £6 DVD but never fool enough to pay out £20K

[@MARKETMAN6789]

@@dr2stroke611 I'm not open for discussion on this subject ,but could you please tell me what you prescribe for irritable bowl system

[@francoisona]

One day you will get scammed and eat your words. Bon appetit.

[@melgilbert2926]

Don't pass a penny until you have the keys and log book

[@kanejahankane5572]

A friend gave furnished house in Walthamstow to a working class Romanian family. Working class worked day and night and strip all what they can from the house and left him a shell. He end up only with 3 month rent and nearly had a heart attack when he got his shell back. WC family moved all the stuff and fixed their back home.

[@kinetosfat8272]

I v rented a flat on airbnb in Romania to british turists, after they left the flat smelled like public toilet, cost me 3000 euros for the repairs

[@cillamoke]

These poor people, my heart goes out to them

[@evelinholmes6401]

Don’t deal with the online businesses. Go to a dealer or store. I never shop online.

[@crimepays8358]

@@evelinholmes6401 store can rip u off too scammers everywhere. Stores can clone your card

[@alinacyber]

The Romanian guy with yellow t shirt is more afraid of wife then police 😂😂😂😂🙏

[@redlady222]

Do you blame him? 😂😂😂

[@alinacyber]

@@redlady222 not at all 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Liverpoolboy01]

Because she will see he has a girlfriend!

[@Zorgens]

Ha, ha..!

[@minimeee04]

I cant believe people even now send thousands of pounds for something that isnt sat on there drive first, You would always send a small deposit then tell the scumbags you get the rest when its on my drive with all the documentation.

[@antoniopalmero4063]

Their drive.

[@Nathansss365]

Ironic thing is , they’ll go into jail and gain much more know how and contacts and will come out and probably be an even worse stain on our society.

[@louiekiwi]

"Our Society" is no more. Its been destroyed by politicians and mass immigration.

[@joannedeal3418]

@@louiekiwi and foreigners like these will still be allowed in and out of Britain to carry on with their evil behaviour.

[@arastyler1126]

I was unable to open a bank account for my wife, because they was asking a prof of address (which is fresh) national insurance number (also month old) prof of working and only after all checks they give my wife a bank account. How the hell they opening accounts that easy???

[@Somali1971]

Same here until I got a latter from my manager and proof of address plus payslips how do they do that so easily?

[@vermeiljardin8964]

They have convincing fake documents. That's how they do it.

[@WJ-cg1de]

Lol it just changed in March 2021. Before that you could literally open infinite accounts with infinite identity linked to infinite paypals

[@ZH-Rocks]

So sad to see so many victims losing money like this..wish there was a way to keep these criminal in jails till they pay back the money

[@simonbradburn2375]

I AM SO GLAD WERE OUT OF EUROPE.

[@tonethetallbaldy5039]

Damage has been done now mate.

[@TheBlackcular]

Best thing that ever happened

[@business3158]

5 years then all the assets under different name he gets to keep, 5 years seems nothing, consider you can work a lifetime and never get to enjoy such lifestyle...

[@freeforall6562]

After all that they’ve done to destroy lives and livelihoods, such short sentences are a travesty of justice

[@JimJam-rk5mr]

I love the way they cry like babies when they're caught 🤣 should have thought of that, imagine how all them victims felt

[@leeowen5741]

Beardie crying was a very satisfying moment.

[@twinturbo199]

100%

[@soda5730]

Especially in his Sponge Bobesque T-shirt.

[@djfearross4144]

Letting Romania into the EU was a big big mistake.

[@Indimenticabil]

No shit Sherlock. Romania and romanians defended Europe and european christianity hundreds years This has nothing to do with Romania as a country, the scummers exists evreywere

[@djfearross4144]

@@Indimenticabil yea, I know. Let´s deny everything.

[@SuperJemser]

Great to see this gang put where they belong and not a whimper out of them when arrested, goes to show how brave they really ARE NOT

[@jaybenjamin2739]

This why you should always use PayPal for your eBay transactions

[@alicethecamel3191]

the problem is they weren't dealing with ebay the whole email was fraudulent...

[@ann-mariepaliukenas19]

@@alicethecamel3191 but if it was fraudulent i think Paypal maybe still be able to recover the money i think.I better do some more research.

[@alicethecamel3191]

@@ann-mariepaliukenas19 no they cannot recover it

[@mr_786_xcx2]

From the luxury of a police cell to a prison cell. Serves them right.

[@blairparkay7132]

If it was up to me, they’d have got twenty years! The police are really up against it, having only 24 hours to charge them. The law really needs toughening up. They will probably only serve half their sentences …. a pretty good result for the criminals!

[@katehathaway7208]

Such a powerful video. I feel we need to share these documentaries so that future victims can have an insight to what's going on out there. If you’ve just been scammed or used as a money mule, first of all, You'll want to take some steps right away to report it, try to get your money back if possible and learn what to do to protect yourself in the future. It’s tough to know exactly how many people have been scammed because some people don’t want to file a report, said L. Drew Ingraham, a law enforcement official with rich resources assigned to my case here in Chicago. There is no reason to be embarrassed if you get caught up in a scam. reporting the crime is an important step because it puts you in touch with someone who can give advice specific to your situation and because the FBI and other law enforcement agencies devote considerable resources to breaking up fraud rings.

[@hughiedavies6069]

This is the kind of police work that I am grateful for. The people who are doing this are literally laughing all the way to the bank..great to see some of them being stopped.

[@NEWz206]

Then comes a judge and gives them a slap on the wrist.

[@brocscogmyre5592]

Romanian! Many times someone has tried to scam me on eBay I've followed the trail they always come from NIGERIA or GHANA

[@pigeon51]

Never met an honest one yet.

[@matthewcunningham8691]

Brilliant work, nice seeing our police doing what they are great at 👍

[@PurpleOrigin]

Even worse is that they will be released after serving half of what is already a short sentence for their crimes. 👏👏

[@markharrisllb]

Its embarrassing the world seeing how soft we are on crime, at least there was plenty of stuff to sell as proceeds of crime. Please, don’t buy anything that costs more than a week's wages online and never go off either Paypal or a good credit card. Trust no one and you'll never be let down.

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

Soft on crime only when it's comited against a fellow pleb, con a bank or corporation out of £5 and see how "soft" the system comes down on you then. The police exist to protect corporate profits and enforce political ideology not protect the public.

[@abidpardasi]

Omg they will be out in 2 and some in 15 months for taking millions

[@blackdarkghost1212]

I'm working in Saudi Arabia. There's a local bank here called Rajhi Bank. The bank itself scams its own clients. An example of their tricks is they contact you and ask you if you're interested in having a credit card issued for you by the bank. Suppose you say no. Still, they would issue it anyway and charge you for it a hefty issuance fee. If you refuse to pay, they start threatening to take you to court.

[@thomasdoran2363]

Well Done to ALL those involved . . . THIS is the British Policing we all expect, used ed to know - and RESPECT I'm sure those constables will feel satisfied with solving REAL crime, rather that the petty, unlawful, pointless & bogus stuff they do at the moment

[@malcolmallerton3946]

Did that man say he has been arrested seven times befor It just shows how weak our law system is

[@YusuphYT]

What determines a “weak” law system, what can make it “stronger”? Identity the direct problem or don’t speak on a subject... Nothing changes unless you, the general public enact change by identifying the problem and pushing legislation to solve it. But most of yas can’t even comprehend why something doesn’t work only that it doesn’t lmao. Yall the reason shit don’t change!

[@Secret19977]

And our immigration system

[@mrs6968]

i love the looks that guard gave the camera right b4 credits started to roll lmfao

[@paigeharrismith2019]

Cheers for the upload

[@Love_NiqueBianca]

I actually experienced this but I knew it was a scam so I never gave them any money. They gave me a story about a lady’s son dying in a motorcycle crash and she couldn’t stand seeing the car anymore so she was selling a brand new car for $3,500. They gave me the run around about seeing the car in person before I sent the money. Kept saying it was being detailed or shipped to them etc

[@charlesstratford1612]

Considering the unrecoverable large sum, the unrecoverable pain and suffering they caused, it seems crime does pay after all. After 3 to 5 years and still, be able to use the funds sent offshore sounds pretty good for the criminals. I say waking up each morning at 5 am for the next 5 years in hard labour incarceration

[@florinpricop4977]

Banks have insurances....they should pay the victims....

[@robertasliutas2903]

What it has to do with banks?

[@leval1000]

@@robertasliutas2903 I think he means when they lose money on a bank transfer. However, it doesn’t have anything to do with the bank. The person made the transaction willingly. The bank *always* warn you before making a bank transfer to be careful of fraud. If you continue to transfer after that warning, that’s your risk.

[@malcolmclements9254]

Sniffer dog :"its a perk of the job, where's the Milk Tray?"

[@travels-il1ih]

They'll all be out in less two years on good behaviour....the justice system is a joke. They've probably earned more in two years than I will in my life time.

[@kevinhealey6540]

I honestly don't know how someone could be talked into handing their life savings by a stranger.

[@irepmyselfthatsall]

you’d be surprised. my mum gets phone calls sometimes and they could be very convincing. i told mum never hand anything over until speaking to me. i can sniff out a scam pretty much from the get go. but some people are really really vulnerable and gullible.

[@kevinhealey6540]

@@irepmyselfthatsall I get them too Abdul. Not only for that, for instance an oriental sounding person that they are from google and they to get my personnel computer number so they can repair my computer hook up. I'm a religious person and I tell them, "Wait and see what happens to you in ten years time. That's what always happens to people who hurt other people." Very often they are speechless and I hang up.

[@seansands424]

Quite easily if it looks official

[@kevinhealey6540]

@@seansands424 I'm not trying to chastise, but what exactly looks official.

[@Itsahmadworld]

@@kevinhealey6540 🙌

[@Reflow1000]

weak sentences, they'll be out in half the time on good behaviour, they're probably all out on the street now.

[@Islaputingbato]

The police were very gentle & polite to arrest this criminals

[@peterhausamann5923]

They have more money hidden away than any normal person could save in a lifetime. After 5 years they are free to spend it. Who said crime does not pay.