diaoweifeng2008 Ebay Fake Flash Seller Alert – Deregisters – China

diaoweifeng2008 was a seller of counterfeit flash drives on eBay – this seller id was designed to “Hit and Run” in selling counterfeit flash drives. Based in China diaoweifeng2008 appeared on eBay September 21, 2008 and disappeared on November 9th, 2008. In three short weeks almost 950 fake flash drives(8GB and 16GB) were dumped on unsuspecting buyers around the world. All 16GB models were hidden behind private auction listings – a violation of eBay’s intent for this listing type.

diaoweifeng2008 has demonstrated how easy it is to get around eBay and PayPal. It also sends a message from this region of the world that they don’t take eBay seriously. eBay will be their pipeline to distribute fake flash around the world and rake in profit. eBay not clever. They very much clever.

Fake flash sellers adapt quickly to any attempts by eBay or anybody else to stop them. Exploiting the weaknesses that exist in eBay they have send of plague of fake flash and data loss around the world. diaoweifeng2008 has demonstated this all too well.

If you bought a drive from diaoweifeng2008, you can still claim.

Do not delay. Hold both eBay and Paypal accountable. We are tired of repeating that if they can not stop the selling of fake flash – they must ban the sale of such items on eBay. It is a responsibility to protect members not only from the loss of money but from data loss which is even worse. Excuses of saying that there are too many listings, we can’t check them all – will not do. Allowing the sale of “data poison” is wrong.

Just how much money did diaoweifeng2008 make in a three week selling spree?

Items Sold: 93.06%
Total Value Sold: £12202.19
Total Value Shipping: £0.00
Total Value Not Sold: £2721.51
Sold Item Fees: £39.84
Unsold Item Fees: £0.00

1328 items were sold. A few MP Players (probably also fake) and oddly….foot pads? diaoweifeng2008 should have kept the foot pads, for the tired feet stomping all over eBay, PayPal and members.

If you are a person who bought from diaoweifeng2008 and left negative feedback and have an address for this seller, even an email address. Please send it to us. Also to the law enforcement agencies in your country and even the Hong Kong Police.

diaoweifeng2008 had no regard for anyone – even using black mail against eBay members:

2 / 2 usb defective keys !!! gives total refund against 5 stars feedback. Buyer: **tootie** ( 20) Nov-09-08 10:22 — — Private

Just how much abuse should eBay members accept? Is this the improved “Buyer Experience” that eBay began promoting in Spring of 2008?

To see diaoweifeng2008’s negative feedback Please Click Here

November 11, 2008 – we have 2 eBay listings confirmed fake.

These are the models sold under the eBay seller diaoweifeng2008 All are confirmed as Counterfeit, recorded with eBayer ID and eBay Item Number – Standard Procedure. Presented as listed at auction. Counterfeit items tied to criminal activity enjoy no protection. If you bought one of these usb fake flash drives from diaoweifeng2008, you should test immediately with the software H2testw 1.4 . Do not store any important data on the drive until you can confirm you have the advertised capacity (minus formatting overhead).

If you confirm a fake for this seller, please report in, see report a fake. We have all the ebay item numbers on file for this seller.

These are the Models sold by diaoweifeng2008 since date, 2008.

The 16GB model is not available for display due to deregister and private auctions

Should your drive not report the true advertised capacity:

1. Immediately attempt to move any data you have stored on the drive to another source. Be advised if you have stored more than the reported size from H2testw 1.4, you will not be able to recover it all – you can expect to see errors in the copy back.
2. Immediately report to eBay and PayPal to add your voice against this seller.

If the eBay Item number has disappeared from your won list. Please go to PayPal and search through your transactions for the approximate time frame of your purchase. You will find the details of your transaction and ebay item number. PayPal keeps this information for a long time. Use the email address:

complaint-response@paypal.com

Please include:

1. PayPal Transaction Number
2. Ebay Item Number
3. Date Of PayPal Transaction
4. Date Of eBay Item Listing
5. Your eBayer Id
6. Cite eBay Seller diaoweifeng2008
7. The results from your testing with H2testw 1.4
8. Any information concerning data loss and it’s value to you

You are to inform them you wish to be part of the investigation against this seller and are adding yourself to the evidence. You expect to be fully refunded for the purchase and shipping and if you can prove data loss compensation for it as well. Furthermore, it is a fact that PayPal and eBay are aware of cases pouring in. You are invited to copy:

SOSFakeFlashDrive@gmail.com

on your correspondence. This seller has sold hundreds of counterfeit drives.