electronicbase663 aka szeho663 Ebay Grand Daddy of Fake Flash Seller Alert Hong Kong
Posted by KittyFireFlash on December 17, 2008
electronicbase663 formerly known under szeho663 is an eBay seller of Counterfeit (Fake) Flash USB drives. Based in Hong Kong, electronicbase663 aka szeho663 is known on eBay as the “Grand Daddy of Fake Flash“. Why? Because this fake flash seller is very smart. The Grand Daddy of Fake Flash continues to out fox fake flash victims, eBay, PayPal and even to a degree, SOSFakeFlash and the FrankenFlash project. He is also shameless, addicted to fake flash selling and it’s profits.
If you bought a flash drive from him you have 1 chance in a million for a true capacity drive.
SOSFakeFlash chose to wait before publishing an alert on the new identity. Why? Yes we know by waiting victims are claimed. The fact is, he has so many victims already and going far back in time. Knowing that SOSFakeFlash was after him, he did what clever foxes do, dive deep into a fox hole. He even pulled a houdini – deregistered. When he thought the coast was clear, he climbed out of another fox hole reborn under a new identity – electronicbase663. No traces of szeho663 remain on eBay, you will only find it by checking his id history.
SOSFakeFlash is asking everyone who comes to this site and is a victim to join in and help out. Especially those who are victims of electronicbase663!
Read on to learn how and the history on this seller – the story of the Grand Daddy illustrates the problem with Fake Flash devices being sold on eBay. It is interesting, though his victims won’t appreciate this very much.
Let’s start by the articles we published in chronological order. Click on the title and see the intriguing info and all the hard work we put in to try and deal with this clever Grand Daddy of Fake Flash that eludes everyone.
szeho663 – The Grand Daddy Of Fake Flash Drives On eBay September 1, 2008
szeho663 – eBay Seller Of Fake Flash – Under Investigation By eBay September 20, 2008
szeho663 eBay Fake Flash Seller Returns To Fraud More eBayers November 10, 2008
Shortly after we published on November 10th, 2008 szeho663 deregistered. Then suddenly a new seller appeared selling the same fake flash drives. It did not take us long to find the connection. Our eBay Fake Flash seller list tool allows us to detect name changes on eBay for a time period. szeho663 was now electronicbase663!
It is up to YOU the victim community to decide if you want electronicbase663 to continue selling fake flash and claim more victims or if you want him chased off eBay for good. SOSFakeFlash has seen excellent results when eBayers organize to drive a seller off eBay.
Are any of you up to the challenge? Or will electronicbase663 continue to hold the title as the longest seller of fake flash on eBay?
To see how you might fight back see the Fight Back Tab. It’s time to become creative. This little fake flash fox is determined to stay and to sell his false capacity drives as long as there is an eBay to sell them on.
To see electronicbase663 aka szeho663’s negative feedback Please Click Here
December 16th, 2008 – we have 1 eBay listings confirmed fake as electronicbase663
December 16th, 2008 – we have 19 eBay listings confirmed fake as szeho663
These are the models sold under the eBay seller electronicbase663 aka szeho663 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 electronicbase663 aka szeho663, 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).
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Should your drive not report the true advertised capacity:
- 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.
- 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:
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PayPal Transaction Number
- Ebay Item Number
- Date Of PayPal Transaction
- Date Of eBay Item Listing
- Your eBayer Id
- Cite eBay Seller electronicbase663 aka szeho663
- The results from your testing with H2testw 1.4
- 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.
SOSFakeFlash 
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