ctone51 Ebay Fake Flash Seller Alert USA

ctone51 is an eBay seller of Counterfeit (Fake) Flash USB drives. Based in the United States this seller sold over 100 fake usb pen drives with an advertised capacity of 8 GB. The retail packaging is from the second generation of fakes unleashed in spring of 2008.

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December 6th, 2008 – we have 1 eBay listings confirmed fake.

If you bought a drive from ctone51 test it immediately and file a claim with Paypal. There is no defect in the drive – it has been digitally altered to lie about it’s true size.

ctone51’s current earning:

Items Sold: 71.63%
Total Value Sold: £348.30
Total Value Shipping: £220.08
Total Value Not Sold: £238.30
Sold Item Fees: £32.50
Unsold Item Fees: £18.75

This is the 8GB model sold under the eBay seller ctone51 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 ctone51, 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).

8GB Model sold by ctone51

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 ctone51
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.