Urgent Message SOSFakeFlash December 2009 – Please Read!

SOSFaKeFlash is busy investigating eBay sellers and documenting. We are struggling under the load. The holiday period shows escalation. We need every victim who finds this site to help out for December 2009. The easiest way is to make sure you leave sosfakeflash in your feedback so other buyers find this site and the information they need.

We also need people to warn others. Recently a lot of fake flash memory powersellers have suffered damage in negative feedback – as you are all fighting back! The id’s are being taken offline and older id’s are moving into action. One such id is mycandyshop. There are others. You will find more information on how you can help and make a difference on the SOSFakeFlash Notice Board.

We are seeing 32GB usb flash drives being sold at prices as low as $16 US. There are a lot of naive eBay members about to become victims shortly. All current Fake Flash Angels, Fake Flash Commando’s and those who would like to help, please review flash chip prices: Flash Memory Prices Are Rising In 2009 – Up To 25% Since April 2009. Danger Of Grade C and D Being Used In False Capacity MP Players, USB Flash Drives And Memory Cards.

Patrol eBay for sellers and contact buyers. Have them test and report into SOSFakeFlash immediately if they confirm false capacity.

If you want eBay and or Paypal to take action against these sellers, you will have to be aggressive. They addicted to the fees fraudulent sellers for mp3 mp4 players, memory cards and usb flash drives generate. Both are desperate for revenue and would prefer to look the other way. It is up to you to add your voice and say you will not tolerate their complicity in this fraud. They advertise buyer protection, but it is not fact, just advertising to reassure buyers. The records of eBay victims before you at this site make this fact very clear.

If action is not taken by eBay buyers, December 2009 could be the worst fake flash memory selling record in eBay’s history – the highest ever.

Singapore eBay Fake Flash Memory Sellers Are Now Using This Country To Ship False Capacity USB Flash Drives, MP3 MP4 Players And Memory Cards. SOSFakeFlash Requests Your Help!

eBay sellers based in China and Hong Kong who engage in fraud are now using Singapore to ship out their false capacity USB flash drives, MP3 MP4 Players and memory cards.

SOSFakeFlash is not certain why Singapore is being used as the new shipping location. Examination of countries visiting SOSFakeFlash reveals that both China and Singapore are accounting for approximately 30% of visits. This is odd. No one from China or Singapore has reported a fake flash memory item purchased on eBay recently.

Obviously we have a new reader audience and we don’t think they are victims of fake flash memory items purchased. You can draw your own conclusions. We have noticed a lot of eBayers complaining about not receiving their fake flash memory items (items we already have on file). It appears that authorities in China, specifically Hong Kong may be inspecting mail and out going shipments, impounding items for fake flash sellers reported at SOSFakeFlash. It would explain why a lot of victims are reporting a Singapore shipping address instead of the traditional Hong Kong address.

We ask that everyone make sure to send in the address for their fake flash seller as listed on envelopes so we can record in the database. Some buyers are reporting that eBay sellers are not writing a return address in a attempt to evade detection or information being collected on them. Well they can’t completely evade. To send there must be stamps or a postal stamp of sending location. If you don’t have full addressing information, send in the origin of the stamps or postal stamp. Mail can not be sent without a place of origin.

If you file a dispute with paypal they have to give you an address. If it is incomplete (often the case for experienced fake flash memory sellers) immediately report the problem to paypal and eBay. They need to know and if they have incomplete information it shows how irresponsible they are. Challenge them.

Some victims believe that there are only 45 days to file a dispute with paypal. Not true. There are 180 days for Paypal to raise an investigation. The key to a refund is to refuse to be frauded or accept “No” as the answer. Read: Trouble With A PayPal Claim? Filed A Dispute? Useful Information.

Other victims who will not let the matter rest with eBay get what is called a “Complimentary” refund from eBay. It is insulting. It implies eBay is doing you a special favor. Nothing is further from the truth. It is hush money, get lost and forget about the problem money. Hold them accountable. If they give you the money fine, but contact other victims for your seller to rescue them and increase the pressure on eBay, PayPal and fake flash memory seller. Enjoy it! Let them feel your pain and hear your voice against fraud!

SOSFakeFlash is currently deep in investigations. It is hard to keep up. We are happy to report that http://fakeflashnews.wordpress.com/ has agreed to help us out. They will be publishing mini alerts against fake flash sellers being reported to us while we probe more deeply on other issues.

The counterfeit ring on eBay we called “Kaki Bukit” is growing! The address is:

30 kaki buldt rd 3
#06-03/04 empire techno ctr
singapore
418713

It could change soon. Those who fraud try to evade us at SOSFakeFlash. We need your help! Please send in the addresses you have for an eBay fake flash memory seller.

If you are a victim, the best way you can help is to warn other eBay members! 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

If You Are Warning Fellow eBay Members About Fake Flash Memory Sellers On Ebay

If you are warning eBay members about your fake flash seller(s) or those documented at SOSFakeFlash as an independent Fake Flash Angel, please assist us by making things easier to document and record. It is a struggle to keep up- we receive a lot of information that is incomplete.

Do you know what happens to incomplete information? It goes into a “To Be Investigated” Folder. The problem is, we don’t have the time and we never get around to it. There are just too many fake flash sellers on the loose. Some eBay sellers can unleash as many as 2000+ fake flash memory items in a period of a few weeks.

So how can you help us?

Trouble With A PayPal Claim? Filed A Dispute? Useful Information.

So you filed a dispute against and eBay seller, are you having a hard time? PayPal usually only allows an eBay member to file a dispute within 45 days of purchase. Is that all the time you have? No.

If an eBay seller has engaged in fraud, PayPal has 180 days to raise an investigation against a seller. You need to understand that emails from PayPal come from emailing robots, not people. These computer programs do not understand your situation. They are only programmes, robots with no human intelligence. To get PayPal to listen to you, you might have to escalate to other email addresses or contact them by telephone.

SOSFakeFlash fights against eBay Fraud for mp3 mp4 players, memory cards and usb flash drives sold on eBay that are false capacity. These items have been altered to lie about their real capacity. Victims contact PayPal and file a dispute against a seller. Some receive speedy refunds, others do not. Those who are not refunded immediately, are assaulted by PayPal email robots.

What happens to these victims? Some give in, thinking that they are receiving email from a real person, instead of a robot. Others know better and fight the robots. It does not matter if you bought a fake flash memory item on eBay or something else. Read: PayPal How Long Do You Have To Claim For A Refund In Disputes? A Guide About PayPal From eBayer’s Experiences.

It contains information that will be useful to you, regardless of what you bought. The key to winning a dispute with PayPal, is refusing to give up, not taking “No” for an answer.

Don’t believe us? Read: PayPal Refunds Victim Of Fake – False Capacity USB Flash Drives Purchased On Ebay. 8 Month Battle Leads To Success.

There is no such thing as “No” – unless you chose to believe it. We know. If you are a victim of fraud on eBay and have filed a dispute with PayPal, don’t give up regardless of what you bought. You need to be prepared to fight back. Understand that PayPal emails come from computer robots, not from people. Never think that those emails rule. People who get their refunds have one thing in common – they refuse to be frauded and they hold PayPal accountable. Are you a person who fights for their rights? Persistence leads to success.