Guide to fix hacked USB drives – A visual Example

One of eBay’s Fake Flash victims created a neat visual guide after reporting his fake to SOSFakeFlash. It is a wonderful example for anyone interested in repairing a fake flash drive and seeing how the tools work before trying to carry out a repair. Even if you don’t have an AMECO or Micov based controller chip on your fake flash drive, it can help you prepare. Many reflashing tools are similar in their interface and the general principals to operate.

Guide to fix hacked USB drives

After reading it, you are ready for a more detailed explanation of the things you will need to do to prepare for rescuing your fake.

About VID PID Repairing Counterfeit Flash Drives – Steps To Succeed

The fixfakeflash.wordpress.com site has some known solutions available. The most important information is the controller chip vendor for the flash item, known as the “Chip Part-Number” with ChipGenius.

If you don’t find a solution that works visit the main site for incoming information repair solutions. sosfakeflash.wordpress.com

SOSFakeFlash Announces A New Policy On Issuing Alerts For Fake Flash Sellers Caught on eBay Using Private Auctions

Effective immediately, any seller confirmed selling a fake usb flash drive, MP Player or flash memory card on eBay and who uses PRIVATE AUCTION Listings (a violation of eBay’s intent for this auction category) will not only have the confirmed counterfeit item presented in an alert – but also any other flash device recently sold.

About VID PID Repairing Counterfeit Flash Drives – Steps To Succeed

FixFakeFlash from SOSFakeFlash, explains steps to rescue a fake flash (counterfeit) drive. How you can try to return it to its true size. Wrestling with FrankenFlash drives to make them useful is a mystery to most victims of fake flash drive purchases. The information FixFakeFlash has for you comes from the efforts of fake flash victims who succeeded in repairing their drives.

To repair counterfeit (fake) flash drives you need the VID and the PID for a flash drive. This will help you determine the software tool required to perform a low level reformatting (commonly known as reflashing). Reformatting in an operating system is “high level” and can not repair the drive. The controller on the flash drive has been reprogrammed to lie – this is why you normally need a special software tool. They exist and are available, but you need to know which one you must use for your drive.

The VID is the Vendor information, the PID is the flash chip controller information. The PID is supposed to identify the chip set family for a software reprogramming tool. How to find this information? The easiest way is to download a program called chipgenius – it will read the drive for you. Only if chipgenius does not find any useful information or the information does not match anything known on the internet should you consider taking your USB flash drive apart. Some drives do not come apart easily so avoid this unless you have no other choice. In most cases you will not have to consider doing this.

Follow these steps to begin the journey to fix and repair your fake USB flash drive to its real size:

SOSFakeFlash Receive Lastest Information On Fake Flash Devices Automatically

Be Informed automatically on the subject of Fake Flash devices by subscribing to SOSFakeFlash.wordpress.com It is a good idea to book mark the site, but you can find out automatically if there is a new article or comment!

All you need is a recent browser. Follow these easy steps to stay in touch and be notified without having to visit the site to see if there is something new!

Ebay Fake Flash Guides – PayPal – Attempts to Silence the Truth

The FrankenFlash Project, eBayers Against False Capacity Flash and SOSFakeFlash have been investigating the fake flash issue since May 2008. Attempts are being make to shut down the project as we are getting too close to the truth. We have the information everyone is searching for and needs.

Where To Download Alcor Tools To Fix Fake USB Flash Drives

Recently SOSFakeFlash put out a call to people who managed to reprogramme a fake flash drive purchased from eBay. See Did You Manage to Reprogramme a Fake Flash Drive Bought on eBay? Contributions are starting to arrive. To determine your chip set see Repairing Counterfeit Flash Drives

carlton has contributed detailed information for Flash drives identified as having an Alcor Controller chip and the software files to assist you.

Reading Articles and Posts – Fake Flash

Reading Articles and Posts on this site, we provide you with a short summary as there are so many coming out. Unfortuantely, perhaps too many. The plague of fake flash devices is every where. No words can accurately describe just how serious the situation is – Globally.

To see the full story you need to click on the link:

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It depends on the site you are accessing there are three different ones. Two are public – One is private.

Repairing Counterfeit Flash Drives

SOSFakeFlash has been asked by many victims of fake flash drive purchases – how to restore to the original true capacity? Electrostorm has provided excellent information to the tools you would need to deprogramme FrankenFlash.

See Repairing Counterfeit Fake MP Players For MP Players.

Alert – supersellercn88 – Ebay Fake Flash Seller

supersellercn88 has been identified as an eBay seller of Counterfeit flash drives. Based in China, this seller sold 16GB drives in three different models.

Hot – Polls on Fake Flash – You have a Voice

SOSFakeFlash introduces a number of polls readers can vote on! You now have a voice. Please see the category Polls – Fake Flash on the left Column Menu Bar. If you haven’t read the articles, please do before voting. If you already have, please go back to them and express yourself.

Why Leave Immediate Negative Feedback For an eBay Fake Flash Seller?

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Why should you leave immediate Negative feedback for an eBay Fake Flash Seller? Many buyers believe that if they hold back on leaving feedback – they have leverage in dealing with a fraudulent seller of counterfeit flash drives. SOSFakeFlash has very bad news for anyone who believes this.

Flash Drive Education 101

This article will be revised.  It is possible now for 16GB drives to be manufactured in China and some 32GB drives.  There have been a few drives investigated that finally are genuine!  They are few and are sold at fair prices – not bargain basement.

Before proceeding to Flash Drive Education 101 education and your shopping trip.  Please see this new article:

Fake 8GB 16GB 32GB USB Flash Pendrives Drives On eBay YouTube Videos – A Buyer And A Seller Speak

Not one usb flash drive investigated by SOSFakeFlash has delivered a true capacity of more than 8 GB. So far SOSFakeFlash has been concentrating on eBay. Why? It seems to be the largest distribution tunnel of counterfeit USB drives – for internet shopping. eBay has a Global presence – members in many countries. A great place to shop with bargains glore. But when it comes to usb flash drives, it no paradise – it is a nightmare. Honest sellers are buried under the listings for fake drives.

Time for flash drive education, are you ready for a little shopping tour? Let’s head off into cyberspace – destination China. Let’s see the drives as they are offered by the manufactures, their true capacity before they are reprogrammed by the devious into frankenflash!

Flash Drive Education 102

Where can you buy a 16Gb or 32GB true capacity USB flash Drive? Who makes them? What are the brand names and the lesser brand names? Why are they so hard to find on eBay? Are you ready to take Flash Drive Education 102? This is the second lesson in the series and we are off for another shopping trip – destination – United States.

Why eBayers Don’t Get Refunds When They Return Fake Flash

Have you ever wondered why so many eBayers, under orders from PayPal to return fake flash drives to eBayer sellers of counterfeit drives never get refunds?

PayPal Apologizes To eBayer Ordered Return Counterfeit Items Using Postal Services – Fake Flash eBay Sellers

FlashStormer is an eBayer currently battling for refunds from many eBay Sellers of fake flash. He would not give in. He did not intend to break laws by sending counterfeit items using the postal system. As for many other eBayers PayPal closed his disputes and decided against him. He did not let the matter rest.

On record for you to read, is Paypal stating they were in error asking him to return countfeit items and an apology.

go2besthk- Radarman’s Full Refund from Hong Kong Ebay Fake Flash Seller

go2besthk is an eBay Seller of Fake Flash drives and MP Players. This seller has been busy frauding eBayers since February 2008 and is skilled at evasion, crocodile tears and attempting to fool eBayers about the truth by claiming manufacturing defects. Fake Flash is not a manufacturing defect but illegal reprogramming of controllers to lie about the true size of a flash drive!

One eBayer to be known as Radarman, decided to corner and force go2besthk to refund in Full. No, Radarman did not return the drive. You will find this story interesting and useful in dealing with a fake flash seller on eBay.

PayPal Claims And Refunds – eBay Fake Flash

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eBayers find PayPal not cooperative with Claims against Fake Flash Sellers on eBay. SOSFakeFlash has explained many times to eBayers that PayPal is flawed in handing claims for counterfeit flash drives – there are serious issues in their system. Do any eBayers get their money back? Yes, but you need to know what leads to success.

Hong Kong Fake Flash eBay Sellers – How To Get PayPal Refunds

ebayers with Fake Flash drives bought on eBay from Hong Kong or China, SOSFakeFlash asks that you use a new procedure to resolve claim issues and get your refund at PayPal.

The Government of China does not condone or promote the traffic in counterfeit Flash drives. Citizens of this country who choose to engage in the illegal reprogramming of Flash drives or knowingly persist in selling them, need to be reported. The Chinese law enforcement agencies need your assistance and cooperation to help them identify the sources.

The actions are very direct in addressing the fake flash seller. This method sends a clear direct message to an eBay Seller who has sold fake flash drives to eBayers. Early reports indicates it is having results addressing the refund issue.