A fraudster has avoided jail after selling a stolen car over Autotrader to an unwitting man for over £12,000. Mahmood Ali, 30, advertised the stolen Ford Cougar on the car-selling website just a month after being sentenced for a similar offence.
After meeting the buyer in Manchester and having a test drive, he asked for a £140 deposit to be paid in cash, Manchester Crown Court heard. Read more: Man, 51, pushed over lifelong pal in 'split second' row over spare change prank and left him paralysed The next day the man returned with the rest of the balance in cash, as Ali had told him he was buying another car soon, and signed the V5 new keeper form.
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