British police probe eBay scams
Published June 13th, 2006
eBayyer.co.uk
Police are probing nearly 10 alleged scams a day on eBay.
Buyers in England reported an estimated 3,400 crimes on the auction website to police last year.
Fraud, theft and obtaining money by deception were the most common complaints.
But officers have also investigated harassment and even firearms offences. Sussex cops launched 161 investigations in 2005 — and there were 114 in Merseyside, 105 in the West Midlands and 21 in Kent.
EBay was unavailable for comment on the figures.
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