Fake Memory eBay 079_hill Fake Flash Memory Seller High Alert Devious – United Kingdom. Sony And Kingston Brand Name Attacked Again On eBay With Counterfeits. eBay Does Nothing To Prevent Counterfeits From Being Sold To Unsuspecting Consumers.

079_hill is an eBay seller of Counterfeit (Fake hacked – false capacity memory) memory cards. Registered in the United Kingdom uses private auctions to scam eBay members into buying fake flash memory. 079_hill offered counterfeit Sony, Transcend and Kingston memory cards on eBay. When fraudulent eBay sellers use private auction listings for memory cards they violate eBay rules, flash memory does not qualify for private auction listings. After 3 years of investigation, the Frankenflash Project has only one message for consumers – STAY AWAY FROM ANY EBAY LISTING THAT IS A PRIVATE AUCTION FOR FLASH MEMORY!!!! If you bid and buy, you have a 99% chance of becoming the next victim of fraud. Private Auctions read: eBay Private Auction Listings – eBay Fake Flash Sellers Prefer – Victims Learn The Meaning The Hard Way – A Guide

Read: Global Report – eBay Fake Memory 2008 – 2009

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Some of 079_hill’s listings on eBay:

New 16GB Transcend SDHC Class10 Memory Card-Retail Pack
Sony 8GB Pro Duo Mark2 Memory Stick 4 PSP,Cam,Cybershot
Kingstone 16GB SDHC Secure Digital Class 6 Memory Card
Sony 16GB Pro Duo Mark 2 Memory Stick PSP,Cam,Cybershot
Sony 16GB Pro HG Duo Mark2 Memory Stick PSP,Cam,Cybshot
Sony 8GB Pro HG Duo Mark2 Memory Stick PSP,Cam,CybrShot

Important Notice To eBay members:

1. Do not accept any 45 day window limitation from eBay. eBay is aware of the problem for fake flash memory cards, usb flash drives and MP Players. eBay has absolutely no excuse. You will find just how many sellers have been documented by SOSFakeFlash by checking our lists.

Read: eBay Flash Memory Fraud Continues. 8 Years later, eBay Continues Cover Up For Fraudulent Asian Sellers. 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB 256GB Advertised Capacity = 4GB Real Capacity Or Less eBay has absolutely no excuse.

2. Do not return fake memory to sellers. You do not have to. File your dispute.

Read: PayPal Refunds – Counterfeit Items Policy Change Nov 01 2010. What Does This Mean For Fake Flash Memory? MP Players, USB Flash Drives, Memory Cards? Hacked Memory Awareness Growing.

Questions? Confused? Need Help? You will find all the answers you need in this guide:

SOSFakeFlash Reading List For Newbies Fake Flash Memory eBay And Internet Sites. Ultimate Internet Reference On Fake Hacked Flash Memory In A Nutshell. 3 Years Of Research And Documentation. 1,000,000 Flash Memory Chips Are Digitally Altered To Lie About Their Real Capacity Every Month

It’s easy to use and has all the information you need with quick link navigation. 3 years of information provided by victims of fake flash memory!

• Please test your device to ensure you have the advertised capacity. Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device. Please send any addressing information you have on the seller, this information is important.

Don’t forget to leave the calling card of “SOSFakeFlash” and “H2testw” in your feedback to help others. Do not change your feedback to get a refund – you will only create more victims.

Do a good deed, warn other eBay buyers of fake flash. Help rescue them. Check positive feedback for a fake flash seller and send messages to warn. Just state facts, ask them to test. You can only send up to 5 messages a day. Save another person from a fake flash nightmare and potential data loss.

How To Warn Others On eBay As A Fake Flash Angel – Fight Back Against Fake MP Players, Memory Cards, USB Flash Drives – A Guide

• Help educate others on the problem of upgraded memory, hacked flash chips. You can now share this article on Facebook,StumbleUpon,Digg and Reddit, buttons are at the bottom.
• Want to about about investigating? Take the Fake Flash Memory Inspector 101 course. If you read it all, you graduate!

Please read and vote: How Do You Alter Flash Memory Chips To Lie About Their Real Capacity – Do You Want To Know More? Your input as a victim is required.

Did You Leave Positive Feedback For A Fake Flash Seller Of MP Players, Memory Cards Or USB Flash Drives Purchased On eBay?

Global Report – eBay Fake Memory 2008 – 2009

Sony read:

• SONY VAIO USB Flash Drives 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB Flood eBay! Sellers Registered In Asia Continue To Dump Fakes.
• eBay Fraud! Sony Brand Name Continues To Be Attacked On eBay! 512GB Sony Flash Memory Offered. Price On eBay Is Only $49.99 From American eBay Seller rugsgallerydecorinc. There Is No Such Thing As A “USB FLASH DRIVE SONY 512GB NEW MEMORY METALLIC KEYCHAIN”. The Biggest USB Flash Drive Capacity Is 256GB.
• Fake Sony 32GB 64GB 120GB 360GB 500GB Micro Vault USB Flash Drives Available on eBay!
• About Fake 64GB USB Pendrives – SONY MICRO VAULT and More
• Sony MicroVault USB Flash Drive Counterfeits – FlashDriveFacts Reveals Truth

please contact STOPFAKES@AM.SONY.COM

Kingston read:

Kingston USB Flash Drives. How To Check You Have A Genuine One And Not A Counterfeit – Easy Guide. Kingston Technologies Fighting To Protect Consumers And Itself From Counterfeits.

Kingston Technologies Offers Help To eBay Victims Frauded With Counterfeit Flash Memory

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June 1st, 2011 – we have 2 eBay listings confirmed fake.

The models sold under the eBay seller 079_hill 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 items from 079_hill, you should test immediately with the software H2testw 1.4 . Do not store any important information until you can confirm you have the advertised capacity (minus formatting overhead).

Should your device not report the true advertised capacity:

1. Immediately attempt to move any data you have stored on it 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 079_hill
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.

Read: PayPal Refunds – Counterfeit Items Policy Change Nov 01 2010. What Does This Mean For Fake Flash Memory? MP Players, USB Flash Drives, Memory Cards? Hacked Memory Awareness Growing.