The scammers using eBay to sell £50,000 beach huts they don’t own

Beach huts on the Kent coastline are highly sought after and can go for tens of thousands of pounds (Picture: CCC/Cover Media)

People desperate to own a beach hut on the Kent coast are being targeted by scammers posting bogus listings.

Fraudsters have been advertising huts in Tankerton, near Whitstable, on sites such as eBay for thousands of pounds below market value – despite not owning them.

In some cases people have broken into the huts to make listings appear more genuine...