openoutlet Ebay Fake Flash Seller Alert – Hong Kong

openoutlet is an eBay seller of Counterfeit (Fake) Flash USB drives and MP Players. Based in Hong Kong openoutlet has sold hundreds. openoutlet also sells Memory cards but SOSFakeFlash currently has no data to determine if they are also of false capacity. If you bought a usb flash drive from this seller you should test immediately or you risk data loss. If you bought an MP Player you need to test as well or lose your music files. SOSFakeFlash recommends that memory cards purchased from openoutlet be tested before using in your digital camera to ensure you have the advertised capacity.

The models we have on file…

openoutlet’s recent earnings:

Items Sold: 72.88%
Total Value Sold: £14875.99
Total Value Shipping: £987.66
Total Value Not Sold: £726.26
Sold Item Fees: £396.90
Unsold Item Fees: £161.30

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February 8th, 2009 – we have 8 eBay listings confirmed fake.

These are the models sold under the eBay seller openoutlet 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 openoutlet, 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).

These are Models sold by openoutlet on file

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 openoutlet
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.