yao-xx Ebay Fake Flash Seller Alert – China

yao-xx is an eBay seller of Counterfeit (Fake) Flash USB drives. Based in China yao-xx has sold over 1000+ 8GB usb flash drives. If you purchased one from this seller you should not use it, test immediately to ensure you have the advertised capacity, you are at risk of data loss.

yao-xx’s recent earnings:

Items Sold: 58.05%
Total Value Sold: £10676.96
Total Value Shipping: £0.00
Total Value Not Sold: £6084.59
Sold Item Fees: £689.19
Unsold Item Fees: £351.25

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February 8th, 2009 – we have 4 eBay listings confirmed fake.

These are the models sold under the eBay seller yao-xx 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 yao-xx, 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 the 8GB Models sold by yao-xx

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 yao-xx
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.