How Contacting eBay Buyers OF Fake Memory Purchases Saves Others – A Victim’s Thank You!

SOSFakeFlash has been asking eBay members who have been victims of fake flash sellers to become more active and aggressive to fight the issue on the home territory – eBay.

Fraudulent sellers get away with selling false capacity usb flash drives, MP Players and memory cards because few test the capacity properly. A quick inspection to see what the operating system reports. Fakes are digitally altered to “fool” operating systems! So buyers leave positive feedback, only to discover the awful truth later. Meanwhile, more members fall into the net, trusting the feedback of previous buyers.

One way to help is as a Fake Flash Angel. Contact people who bought from a fake flash seller and send them a warning message, to test!

An eBay member to be known as “Joe” received such a message from another eBay member.

“Joe” wrote to SOSFakeFlash:

I was made aware of the fake SD cards being sold on eBay by another member, and sure enough the one I bought from seller “jennie2688” was indeed fake. It was a 2GB class 2 card instead of 16GB Class 6.

I filed a dispute on Paypal, and 3 hours later I had my refund. The seller did NOT request that I mail back the card or anything, this is probably because they don’t want to give up their address. Below is the email I received. I don’t believe it of course.

Thanks for your website, it helped me, and I’m sure many others fight back.

The unsung hero who took the time to warn Joe, represents the true spirit of the FrankenFlash Project and returns to our early roots. Based on a year’s data, we must return to those roots or there will be no progress on eBay.

Joe recognized the good deed by the eBay member who warned him and he replied to us:

Let me know if you need any more info or if I can help in any other way. I will continue to warn 5 people a day 😉

When one person warns another, it becomes a chain reaction. If they join together it is powerful. We should know. That is how the project began. It led to all these websites we now have to help you.

To learn how to help! Read: How To Warn Others On eBay As A Fake Flash Angel – Fight Back Against Fake MP Players, Memory Cards, USB Flash Drives – A Guide

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