Scammers targeting online car sellers

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More than a dozen people across Adelaide have become the latest victims in a scam involving the online sales of motor vehicles.

Sellers are being shown false bank transfer receiptsSouth Australian police are investigating at least 14 separate incidents where people have sold their car without receiving payment.

"Victims are not alerted to the deception until well after the incident when funds fail to arrive into their accounts."

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