Why do people get fake flash memory capacity when they buy on eBay, is it the cheap prices that cloud their judgment? A lot of people do not have sympathy for buyers of fake flash memory on eBay, do you know why? It is the unbelievable cheap prices for buy now listings. The prices scream, shout fake and scam, yet there are people who bid and buy. It is hard to believe but everyday eBay sellers in China list, and every day there are eBay buyers who jump at the chance to buy the fakes. Only they end up with a shocking discovery once the item(s) finally arrive in the post.
If you bought a flash memory item from Chinese eBay sellers you are advised to test item(s) immediately for advertised capacity. You may have purchased a fake flash memory product. H2testw is the software to test true capacity for flash memory. It is used to test memory cards, mp players and usb flash drives. It is free to use and download. A linux alternative to H2testw also exists. To understand what H2testw does and download read: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives
If your memory item fails testing report immediately to SOSFakeFlash . If your eBay seller is deregistered from eBay, it is urgent you report in to SOSFakeFlash. If you do not, they will not be able to investigate and to record in their database to publish an offical alert listing all items sold. eBay is suspending fake flash memory sellers to avoid buyers leaving feedback or recording the truth.
Never use any flash memory item without testing for capacity. If you purchased a fake you could lose your files and data. Read: Why Is Fake Flash Memory So Dangerous?
Please see Validation Memory links for brand names and flash nand memory chip decoding. Reminder, Gb is Gigabits, not Gigabytes. 8 bits is 1 byte. You must divide by 8, if manufacturer lists size as Gb. Exercise care in disassembly of your item to decode.
SanDisk: Contact Technical Support for assistence. To report confirmed fakes (counterfeits), you can send an email to brandprotection@sandisk.com with the seller id and ebay items numbers attention SanDisk B.P. Director.
He compares a genuine Sandisk SD card with a fake from China along with a generic SD memory card. Includes camera shot rate comparision and what happens if you have a fake. Is this happening to you?
Do you trust the brand names Sony, Samsung, Android and Kingston on eBay? Beware you could buy a fake, they are cheap. If you bought them from a Chinese eBay seller you are in danger of flash memory fraud.
If you bought a flash memory item from any of these eBay sellers you are advised to test item(s) immediately for advertised capacity. You may have purchased a fake flash memory product. H2testw is the software to test true capacity for flash memory. It is used to test memory cards, mp players and usb flash drives. It is free to use and download. A linux alternative to H2testw also exists. To understand what H2testw does and download read: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives
If your memory item fails testing report immediately to SOSFakeFlash . If your eBay seller is deregistered from eBay, it is urgent you report in to SOSFakeFlash. If you do not, they will not be able to investigate and to record in their database to publish an offical alert listing all items sold. eBay is suspending fake flash memory sellers to avoid buyers leaving feedback or recording the truth.
Never use any flash memory item without testing for capacity. If you purchased a fake you could lose your files and data. Read: Why Is Fake Flash Memory So Dangerous?
Please see Validation Memory links for brand names and flash nand memory chip decoding. Reminder, Gb is Gigabits, not Gigabytes. 8 bits is 1 byte. You must divide by 8, if manufacturer lists size as Gb. Exercise care in disassembly of your item to decode.
Do you know how many eBay buyers have been frauded with fake and counterfeit SanDish and Transcend flash memory cards on eBay? If you bid or buy from an eBay Chinese seller you are will be visiting SOSFakeFlash soon for help.
If you bought a flash memory item fromruanyurong – China eBay seller you are advised to test item(s) immediately for advertised capacity. You may have purchased a fake flash memory product. H2testw is the software to test true capacity for flash memory. It is used to test memory cards, mp players and usb flash drives. It is free to use and download. A linux alternative to H2testw also exists. To understand what H2testw does and download read: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives
If your memory item fails testing report immediately to SOSFakeFlash . If your eBay seller is deregistered from eBay, it is urgent you report in to SOSFakeFlash. If you do not, they will not be able to investigate and to record in their database to publish an offical alert listing all items sold. eBay is suspending fake flash memory sellers to avoid buyers leaving feedback or recording the truth.
Never use any flash memory item without testing for capacity. If you purchased a fake you could lose your files and data. Read: Why Is Fake Flash Memory So Dangerous?
Please see Validation Memory links for brand names and flash nand memory chip decoding. Reminder, Gb is Gigabits, not Gigabytes. 8 bits is 1 byte. You must divide by 8, if manufacturer lists size as Gb. Exercise care in disassembly of your item to decode.
SanDisk: Contact Technical Support for assistence. To report confirmed fakes (counterfeits), you can send an email to brandprotection@sandisk.com with the seller id and ebay items numbers attention SanDisk B.P. Director.
Why does eBay not protect you against flash memory fraud from China? Have you ever wondered why? In 2009 SOSFakeFlash explained why eBay does not protect buyers:
If you read this article you will understand why there is such a long history of flash memory fraud on eBay specifically from eBay sellers in China.
Four years later there is a new twist. Many frauded buyers on eBay fought back against Chinese fake flash memory sellers. Powerseller id’s fell, one by one thanks to an aggressive effort by eBay members. There were two groups of people:
Those who contacted other buyers and warned them to test – FakeFlashMemory angels.
Those who decided to behave like the sellers, they used very unorthodox methods, aggressive and not clean – FakeFlashCommandos.
The two groups were very different in ideology in how to fight the issue. It caused a division in the FrankenFlash project. Those who believed in following “process” and those who did not.
One site was horrified SOSFakeFlash might publish exactly how flash memory chips could be altered, they actually thought it would lead people in Western countries to do it. What they did not take into consideration was the time and effort involved in the alternation. Why bother when you can import from a Chinese wholesale site so much cheaper, no personal effort involved? Why risk using the wrong tools and destroying inventory? Will we publish how it is done? Yes, eventually we will. Fact is, it is one of the important exercises technical team members are required to perform as proof of their knowledge and understanding of manipulating flash chip storage technology.
SOSFakeFlash does not have a mandate to police people’s thoughts or actions. We only report what we know and have investigated. It is up to each reader to decide how to react or respond. How you respond will probably tell you a lot about yourself. It can be very revealing.
Some people read, then fight for a refund and disappear.
Some report the seller to eBay and then file for refund.
Some examine the seller’s history, realize they have to be clever and sneaky. Especially when nobody left negative feedback, they play along, get their refund, leave positive, then stab the seller in the back. How? By sending us full documentation on the seller, even home addresses. While you might think this is not exactly clean, what would you do when you are the only one dealing with an aggressive and nasty eBay fake flash memory seller. Fact is, the seller hasn’t a clue which buyer reported. Do we like this? No. Do we understand this? Oh yes we do! Do we take the frauded buyers report and put it in the database? Yes. And with pleasure, especially when we get the background from investigators. There are cases when a buyer doesn’t have a choice and we understand.
Some report the sellers to us with evidence, then they file for a refund.
Some think that when eBay refunds them, it was because of their own efforts, not the fact that FrankenFlash project sites have been turning up the heat for over 5 years. Sadly they forget the buyers in 2008, 2009 and 2010 who never got a refund. Many refused to return items as they knew the items would be resold and would violate postal regulations in their countries.
Some people, shocked, leave negative feedback, report to us, then fight their claim.
Some people leave negative feedback but when they get a refund, change the feedback to positive. They got their money back but are not concerned about what happens to the other buyers for the seller.
Some people warn others, fight their claims and no matter how the sellers might try to play games or insult them, stand their ground.
Some people learn fast. They are very sharp. Okay, they made a mistake, they learned from it. They might feel a bit stupid about being scammed, but it does not take them long to understand what is going on. They are people who get the facts and do not jump to conclusions.` They dig into the subject on the internet. They become either a FakeFlashAngel or a FakeFlashCommando. Both fight back.
So 5 years later what is the correct path in fighting flash memory fraud? Especially on eBay?
Well what we can see in hindsight is, people who believed in “Process” were dead wrong. They gave up. If “Process” worked, then the issue would be history, not longer an issue on eBay.
In recent months, eBay China has suddenly become very aggressive in selling fake memory. Why?
We don’t know. SOSFakeFlash can speculate on the fact that China has entered a serious recession. Factories and Fab’s are closing. There is a hugh inventory on low capacity flash memory chips nobody wants. Local brick and mortar stores, especially chains, are offering genuine flash memory at discounts never seen before, probably because of the surplus in flash memory chips, changing technology and new flash memory chip speeds.
The internet exposure on fake flash memory eBay China has increased. eBay China id’s have a very short life. eBay is in trouble, they can not afford to alienate Chinese eBay sellers. eBay would lose about 70% of their business if they actively went after fraudulent Chinese sellers. eBay would most likely shut down in a few months. It is the ugly truth.
You can expect an avalanche of China eBay ids to continue offering fake flash items.
If you bought a flash memory item from ruanyurong – China eBay seller you are advised to test item(s) immediately for advertised capacity. You may have purchased a fake flash memory product. H2testw is the software to test true capacity for flash memory. It is used to test memory cards, mp players and usb flash drives. It is free to use and download. A linux alternative to H2testw also exists. To understand what H2testw does and download read: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives
If your memory item fails testing report immediately to SOSFakeFlash . If your eBay seller is deregistered from eBay, it is urgent you report in to SOSFakeFlash. If you do not, they will not be able to investigate and to record in their database to publish an offical alert listing all items sold. eBay is suspending fake flash memory sellers to avoid buyers leaving feedback or recording the truth.
Never use any flash memory item without testing for capacity. If you purchased a fake you could lose your files and data. Read: Why Is Fake Flash Memory So Dangerous?
Please see Validation Memory links for brand names and flash nand memory chip decoding. Reminder, Gb is Gigabits, not Gigabytes. 8 bits is 1 byte. You must divide by 8, if manufacturer lists size as Gb. Exercise care in disassembly of your item to decode.
Memorette Assistence, please read information provided by Memorette Overseas Sales Manager. Memorette Inc is ready to provide you with important information, including who the sellers of genuine Memorette products are.
There is a massive outbreak of flash memory fraud occuring for eBay sellers registered in China. SOSFakeFlash recently published: SOSFakeFlash News 20111228 – China Sellers Unleash A New Plague Of Fake Flash Memory On eBay. Buy Now Listings For SanDisk, Kingston, Memorette Counterfeits. Memory Cards And USB Flash Drives. eBay buyers unfamiliar with the realistic prices for flash memory continue to become scammed, victims of flash memory fraud. Who are the 37+ buyers who believed it was possible to buy a DT300 DataTraveler USB flash drive cheap for only $16.99 US? Are they embarassed? Feeling foolish? Money is hard to earn, for some $16.99 is a lot of money. They chased a dream and are about to be burned. Chinese fake flash memory sellers know about illusions and they are more than willing to provide them to unsuspecting buyers for flash memory.
dorafansclub is just one of many eBay sellers determined to ruin the reputation of Kingston Technologies. eBay plays a serious part in undermining Kingston Technologies reputation.
Do you think you will get real flash memory capacity from a China eBay seller? The odds are against you. You have a better chance of winning the lottery in your country then getting real capacity flash memory on eBay. Trust eBay, you will be visiting SOSFakeFlash shortly if you bid and buy for flash memory. It is the sad reality, it is the fact.
Do you believe in cheap flash memory bargains on eBay? If you bought a flash memory item from any of these eBay sellers you are advised to test item(s) immediately for advertised capacity. Read: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives. You may have purchased a fake flash memory product. If your memory item fails testing report immediately to SOSFakeFlash . If your eBay seller is deregistered from eBay, it is urgent you report in to SOSFakeFlash. If you do not, they will not be able to investigate and to record in the their database to publish an official alert listing all items sold. eBay is suspending fake flash memory sellers to avoid buyers leaving feedback or recording the truth.
Never use any flash memory item without testing for capacity. If you purchased a fake you could lose your files and data. Read: Why Is Fake Flash Memory So Dangerous?
Please see Validation Memory links at FakeMemorySentinel for brand names and flash nand memory chip decoding. It is important for you to do that Gb is Gigabits, not Gigabytes. 8 bits is 1 byte. You need to divide by 8, if manufacturer lists size as Gb. Exercise care in disassembly of your item to decode, they can be delicate so be gentle. If you are interested in looking through the Catalogue of fakes you should visit FlashdriveFacts. You can even add yours to the collection by documenting and sending the information to SOSFakeFlashDrive@gmail.com, FlashChipDirector is always looking for new models.
If you found SOSFakeFlash there is a 99.99% reader you are a victim of flash memory fraud. You are not alone. You have many bothers and sisters, going back 9 years in time. Welcome to the dark world of flash memory fraud. Sorry you have to join us.
good-deal008 is a power id based in China. Not naive, not stupid. This id entered into the world of fake flash memory selling because good-deal008 thought it’s feedback score could stand the pressure of negative feedback. Read the rest of this entry »
Do you think we are kidding? yizhi_ywyw is and was a “Top eBay Seller” with a feedback score of 1004. This Chinese seller listed Kingston DT310 256 GB flash drives at an amazing price of $9.99 US. Yes eBay permited such an obvious fraudulent listing and yizhi_ywyw claimed at least 75 victims. Was the United Kingdom yizhi_ywyw’s target?
Do you believe in cheap flash memory bargains on eBay? If you bought a flash memory item from yizhi_ywyw eBay seller you are advised to test item(s) immediately for advertised capacity. Read: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives. You may have purchased a fake flash memory product. If your memory item fails testing report immediately to SOSFakeFlash . If your eBay seller is deregistered from eBay, it is urgent you report in to SOSFakeFlash. If you do not, they will not be able to investigate and to record in the their database to publish an official alert listing all items sold. eBay is suspending fake flash memory sellers to avoid buyers leaving feedback or recording the truth.
Never use any flash memory item without testing for capacity. If you purchased a fake you could lose your files and data. Read: Why Is Fake Flash Memory So Dangerous?
Please see Validation Memory links at FakeMemorySentinel for brand names and flash nand memory chip decoding. It is important for you to do that Gb is Gigabits, not Gigabytes. 8 bits is 1 byte. You need to divide by 8, if manufacturer lists size as Gb. Exercise care in disassembly of your item to decode, they can be delicate so be gentle. If you are interested in looking through the Catalogue of fakes you should visit FlashdriveFacts. You can even add yours to the collection by documenting and sending the information to SOSFakeFlashDrive@gmail.com, FlashChipDirector is always looking for new models.
Buying a DT310 Kingston DataTraveler usb flash drive, BEWARE of fakes. Kingston Technologies did not make a DT310 at 512 GB capacity, you are buying a counterfeit and fake capacity.
If you bought a flash memory item from maor-d – Israel eBay seller you are advised to test item(s) immediately for advertised capacity. Read: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives. You may have purchased a fake flash memory product.
If your memory item fails testing report immediately to SOSFakeFlash . If your eBay seller is deregistered from eBay, it is urgent you report in to SOSFakeFlash. If you do not, they will not be able to investigate and to record in their database to publish an offical alert listing all items sold. eBay is suspending fake flash memory sellers to avoid buyers leaving feedback or recording the truth.
Never use any flash memory item without testing for capacity. If you purchased a fake you could lose your files and data. Read: Why Is Fake Flash Memory So Dangerous?
Please see Validation Memory links for brand names and flash nand memory chip decoding. Reminder, Gb is Gigabits, not Gigabytes. 8 bits is 1 byte. You must divide by 8, if manufacturer lists size as Gb. Exercise care in disassembly of your item to decode.
If you bought a flash memory item from 404diana1111 eBay seller you are advised to test item(s) immediately for advertised capacity. Read: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives . You may have purchased a fake flash memory product.
If your memory item fails testing report immediately to SOSFakeFlash . If your eBay seller is deregistered from eBay, it is urgent you report in to SOSFakeFlash. If you do not, they will not be able to investigate and to record in their database to publish an offical alert listing all items sold. eBay is suspending fake flash memory sellers to avoid buyers leaving feedback or recording the truth.
Never use any flash memory item without testing for capacity. If you purchased a fake you could lose your files and data. Read: Why Is Fake Flash Memory So Dangerous?
Please see Validation Memory links for brand names and flash nand memory chip decoding. Reminder, Gb is Gigabits, not Gigabytes. 8 bits is 1 byte. You must divide by 8, if manufacturer lists size as Gb. Exercise care in disassembly of your item to decode.
If you buy usb flash drives, MP Players or memory cards from eBay sellers with low feedback scores or feedback currently recorded as (0) you are at serious risk of acquiring fake flash devices. As SOSFakeFlash, FakeMemorySentinel and the FrankenFlash Project increases the pressure to stop the sale of fake capacity flash memory on eBay, fraudulent sellers are fighting back. How do they fight back? They open new children ids, they don’t dare to risk their main id! eBay can track this practice, but you the buyer can not. Do not be naive enough to assume eBay will contact you for a fake flash memory seller or cancel your purchase and refund you. Instead they will remove the child id, suspend it and leave you and your purchase winging in the wind. Their hope is that you will not discover the truth and will even give up on filing a claim to get your money back.
FlashChipTutor provides excellent information on fakes, that site has a very good reference catalogue, available to both buyers and potential resellers.
Eight months later, it is clear that eBay buyers have not understood the warning issued by FlashChipTutor. Instead people continue to race to bid and buy on listings from eBay sellers with low feedback scores.
Our site, FakeMemorySentinel does it’s best to issue warning on these new ids. The problem we and frauded buyers face? eBay reads the information we publish to suspend sellers and erase the evidence. This leads to a cover up for the scam…. Or does it? Recently SOSFakeFlash was contacted by a seller who was upset by the warnings we issued at our site. This naive seller explained how he had a main id and also children ids. The children ids sold fake flash memory and FakeMemorySentinel issued warnings. He pleaded for their removal. FakeMemorySentinel issues warnings, it captures eBay listings. If we capture an listing, it becomes internet history. If eBay removes the listing, we have it. Just like SOSFakeFlash, we don’t remove a listing or a capture just because a seller does not like it, especially when they are annoyed that we actually captured proof of what they listed. FakeMemorySentinel is not the real site eBay sellers have to worry about, it is SOSFakeFlash. If a seller is recorded here, the seller is confirmed for fraud, for selling fake flash memory. That record is permanent. The seller will end up on the lists. The fraudulent eBay seller will have an investigation raised. The fraudulent seller will have the items sold catalogued and exposed for a permanent internet record.
Our team can not stress enough how important it is to report your fake using the Report A Fake Tab to SOSFakeFlash. Unless you do, no investigation will be raised.
For seller id’s on eBay with low feedback scores, this is extremely important, the seller addressing information is especially necessary as it helps to detect the main parent eBay seller id. It appears in the interest of eBay victims, SOSFakeFlash will be far more aggressive in their alerts, more eBay sellers registered in countries outside of Asia are going to have their addressing information published. We at FakeMemorySentinel agree with this action. The best interest of frauded eBay buyers comes first. It is the only interest that matters. eBay has had many years to end the fraud, but they choose not to. Should an eBay seller be unhappy at being exposed or being made visible on the internet, they should not complain to the FrankenFlash projects, they should complain to eBay for not making very strick rules for listing usb flash drives, mp players or memory cards. If this had been done, they would not have been permitted to list the fraudulent items in the first place.
The responsibility remains on eBay’s shoulders. eBay is the first party to be held accountable.
FakeMemorySentinel will continue to serve as a warning site to alert buyers about suspect flash memory listings being sold on eBay. We will continue to support the efforts of SOSFakeFlash, if it was not for this site, we would have never learned the truth about the items we purchased on eBay, nor would we have been able to fight back for our refunds.
FakeMemorySentinel asks all eBay members to stay away from sellers who have low feedback scores for flash memory, most of these sellers are id’s trying to break through the wall we are building to protect buyers from becoming victims of fraud.
If you bought a flash memory item from any of these eBay sellers: berthabk42t – bemusd4agm – ar6amu567jt – maratarthur – jturner252011 – maggiekwanchen – dezscloset you are advised to test item(s) immediately for advertised capacity. Read: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives. You may have purchased a fake flash memory product.
If your memory item fails testing report immediately to SOSFakeFlash . If your eBay seller is deregistered from eBay, it is urgent you report in to SOSFakeFlash. If you do not, they will not be able to investigate and to record in their database to publish an offical alert listing all items sold. eBay is suspending fake flash memory sellers to avoid buyers leaving feedback or recording the truth.
Never use any flash memory item without testing for capacity. If you purchased a fake you could lose your files and data. Read: Why Is Fake Flash Memory So Dangerous?
Please see Validation Memory links for brand names and flash nand memory chip decoding. Reminder, Gb is Gigabits, not Gigabytes. 8 bits is 1 byte. You must divide by 8, if manufacturer lists size as Gb. Exercise care in disassembly of your item to decode.
Did you or do you want to buy a DT310 usb flash drive on eBay? Have you noticed you don’t find them for sale in a lot of retail outlets? Is that why you are considering buying one on eBay? Ask yourself why they are not for sale at local stores or why they are kept locked up in display cabinets. You won’t find them offered at the check out counter in the impulse display racks and for good reason. They are very expensive. Just like gold jewelry, DT310 DataTravelers go under the glass. You will have to call a salesperson to get out the keys to show you one.
There are still a lot of unbelievers out there who assume you can buy a DT310 cheap on eBay.
Do you know what happens to most of them? They become flash memory victims, unfortunate people who must learn a very painful lesson.
“If it is too good to be true, it usually is.”
This is the echo of so many people who report into SOSFakeFlash and who have made the shocking discovery that usb flash drives can be counterfeited or manipulated to lie about their real capacity.
Quite a few lose important files for good. After all, once the real capacity of the storage chip is exceeded there is no place for the file to go, except to byte heaven or byte hell, depending on your point of view.
There are readers at SOSFakeFlash who believe that frauded eBay members who purchased the fake memory and counterfeit DT310 DataTravelers deserve what they get, especially if they paid a ridiculous price. It is harsh. If you are a victim, you won’t like it being rubbed in. We at SOSFakeFlash know how you feel, after all, we were victims before you and also made the mistake.
A lot of buyers also learn another very painful lesson – they believed in eBay buyer protection, they actually thought eBay was sincere about protecting them! Buyers of DT310 counterfeits at false capacity are in for a shock. The most eBay will do, is remove the listing for a seller who engages in DT310 fraud. That only makes things worse for a victim, if they click on their won list to review the listing, it is no longer there. So who is eBay REALLY protecting? So now you know why SOSFakeFlash exists.
The DT310 fakes issue continues on eBay. Everyday there will be new listings. Everyday people will bid and buy for them. Everyday people who bought them on eBay once they arrive will begin to wonder why the DT310 Kingston DataTraveler usb flash drives fail. Then they will being the same journey members of the FrankenFlash Project did – search the internet for information and clues! The awakening will be painful.
Could eBay do something about it? Yes. You should read:
Does it sound like something hard for eBay to do? Of course not. So why have they not? Draw your own conclusions.
If you bought a DT310 usb flash drive on eBay we have lots of information for you to consult and use in this article.
If your sellers listings disappeared, you can still report to SOSFakeFlash. You can still fight your case and demand that eBay hand your money back, in fact you MUST! They have no excuses left. 9 years of permitting the fraud?
If you feel it is ok to be frauded or that eBay might collapse without your “donation” then don’t bother to fight or hold them accountable. It is your choice. SOSFakeFlash and other sites have been documenting just how large scale the fraud is. The purpose? To make it clear to you just how deeply they are involved. To let you know you are not the first one to suffer this horrible discovery or misfortune and to warn you, you will not be the last victim unless you decide to exercise your right to say “NO”!
1) File your claim and refuse any eBay nonsense about a 45 day window, it is designed to make you give up.
2) Expose the fraud. Warn people you know using social media. Facebook remains the simplest and the most effective way to warn your friends about the issue and to stop them from your experience!
3) Warn other buyers for your seller or search out obvious fraudulent DT310 listings and report them to eBay or other internet sites as good examples of how eBay participates in the scam.
4) Discuss your experience at your work place. You would be amazed to learn how many of your colleagues do not know about the problem on eBay for flash memory. It’s a great lunch time topic and the news spreads like wild fire. Guess what your colleagues will talk about when they get home? It educates, it saves others from your experience. It helps people to become more aware and wiser too.
You might be tempted in frustration or anger to close your eBay account. Please do not. There are honest sellers on eBay. There are a lot of good items you can buy. The issue is in the flash memory categories. That is where the scam and fraud is. Do not punish other sellers who don’t sell these products, do not punish yourself from finding great items – in other categories. Just stay away from usb flash drives, mp players and memory cards. If you close your account, who really wins? eBay and the fake flash memory seller, not you. So avoid the obvious temptation, the easy way to deal with your outrage. Channel your anger effectively, as have we. Be positive, constructive. Aim your energy. Use it wisely to expose the danger of buying flash memory on eBay. Drag eBay one way or another to acknowledge their actions, their participation in flash memory fraud. If they choose to ignore you and your claim, do what your conscience tells you in actions. You are free to respond as you decide. SOSFakeFlash is not the thought police, nor do we judge.
You the victim of fake flash memory are the judge, you decide.
Do you believe in cheap flash memory bargains on eBay? If you bought a flash memory item from amazing_stanley2011 eBay seller you are advised to test item(s) immediately for advertised capacity. Read: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives. You may have purchased a fake flash memory product. If your memory item fails testing report immediately to SOSFakeFlash . If your eBay seller is deregistered from eBay, it is urgent you report in to SOSFakeFlash. If you do not, they will not be able to investigate and to record in the their database to publish an official alert listing all items sold. eBay is suspending fake flash memory sellers to avoid buyers leaving feedback or recording the truth.
Never use any flash memory item without testing for capacity. If you purchased a fake you could lose your files and data. Read: Why Is Fake Flash Memory So Dangerous?
Please see Validation Memory links at FakeMemorySentinel for brand names and flash nand memory chip decoding. It is important for you to do that Gb is Gigabits, not Gigabytes. 8 bits is 1 byte. You need to divide by 8, if manufacturer lists size as Gb. Exercise care in disassembly of your item to decode, they can be delicate so be gentle. If you are interested in looking through the Catalogue of fakes you should visit FlashdriveFacts. You can even add yours to the collection by documenting and sending the information to SOSFakeFlashDrive@gmail.com, FlashChipDirector is always looking for new models.
Counterfeit 512GB advertised flash memory capacity for DT310 Kingston DataTraveler usb flash drives are appearing on eBay. The next wave of flash memory fraud on eBay is here! The FrankenFlash Project knew it would only be a matter of time before this popular DataTraveler would be faked to appear 512GB complete with packaging. No one expected to see them on eBay so soon.
The most popular previous DataTraveler models sold at capacities never manufactured were DT150 and DT200 flash drives. They also appeared in waves.
SOSFakeFlash warns a Tsunami of DT310 512GB flash drives offered for sale on eBay is likely to hit very shortly. They are pouring out of wholesale internet sites in China. Foolish eBay sellers such as electroxl are importing and listing them on eBay. We expect eBay will pull the listings and attempt to partrol for them. However, given past history for the other models (DT150, DT200) they are likely to be overwhelmed. When this happens, another Tsunami of DT310 fakes will appear on eBay and will appear in many eBayer countries simultaneously.
Your best option to protect yourself is NOT bid or BUY any DT310 usb flash drives on eBay at 512GB or even 256GB capacity – unless the eBay seller is authorized by Kingston. Your greatest risk will be “Buy Now” auctions.
We ask your assistence to spread the message about the new DT310 512GB DataTraveler being both counterfeit and fake flash memory capacity. This is the best defense to keep they out of eBay and also other internet sites. Report any internet site listing them to Kingston Technologies so they can help fight this new fraud, before it becomes another fake flash epidemic.
Do you believe in cheap flash memory bargains on eBay? If you bought a flash memory item from electroxl – Canada eBay sellers you are advised to test item(s) immediately for advertised capacity. Read: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives. You may have purchased a fake flash memory product. If your memory item fails testing report immediately to SOSFakeFlash . If your eBay seller is deregistered from eBay, it is urgent you report in to SOSFakeFlash. If you do not, they will not be able to investigate and to record in the their database to publish an offical alert listing all items sold. eBay is suspending fake flash memory sellers to avoid buyers leaving feedback or recording the truth.
Never use any flash memory item without testing for capacity. If you purchased a fake you could lose your files and data. Read: Why Is Fake Flash Memory So Dangerous?
Please see Validation Memory links at FakeMemorySentinel for brand names and flash nand memory chip decoding. It is important for you to do that Gb is Gigabits, not Gigabytes. 8 bits is 1 byte. You need to divide by 8, if manufacturer lists size as Gb. Exercise care in disassembly of your item to decode, they can be delicate so be gentle. If you are interested in looking through the Catalogue of fakes you should visit FlashdriveFacts. You can even add yours to the collection by documenting and sending the information to SOSFakeFlashDrive@gmail.com, FlashChipDirector is always looking for new models.
Is a DT310 usb flash drive at 512GB massive in storage? No it is not massive in storage, it is massive in fraud and data loss as there is no such thing as a Kingston DT310/512GB DataTraveler. eBay sellers such as apollolondon in the United Kingston continue to act irresponsibly. They do not bother to research their product before listing or importing from Asia. apollolondon proudly displays “UK Seller” for the DT310/512GB. Does inserting “US Seller” or “UK Seller” in a listing turn a counterfeit flash drive into a real one? No, it gives a false sense of reassurance to would be buyers. Just because the plastic casing says “512GB” does not make it so. Just because an operating system might show or report 512 GB does not guarantee make the actual storage capacity real. As yet, no one offers 512GB usb flash drives to consumers, generic or brand name. It is not on the market.
Just because it might be listed on eBay does not suddenly make it true. It becomes true only when major manufacturers announce they are have made one and are offering it for sale to the public. When they do offer 512GB usb flash drive pen sticks, you can expect to pay a lot of money for one. If a real DT310 at 256GB capacity generally sells at $700 US and higher, what do you think the next generation of usb flash drives at 512GB capacity are going to cost? If you compare usb external hard drives (mechanical) to usb flash drives as your guide in price point you are making a very serious mistake – likely to become the next victim of fake upgraded flash memory. Flash memory technology was never cheap and will never be inexpensive at a high capacity of storage, it is costly to produce. It requires many additional quality controls to ensure the capacity of storage chips meet reliability and can safely store data over time.
Do you believe in cheap flash memory bargains on eBay? If you bought a flash memory item from apollolondon – United Kingdom eBay seller you are advised to test item(s) immediately for advertised capacity. Read: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives. You may have purchased a fake flash memory product. If your memory item fails testing report immediately to SOSFakeFlash . If your eBay seller is deregistered from eBay, it is urgent you report in to SOSFakeFlash. If you do not, they will not be able to investigate and to record in the their database to publish an offical alert listing all items sold. eBay is suspending fake flash memory sellers to avoid buyers leaving feedback or recording the truth.
Never use any flash memory item without testing for capacity. If you purchased a fake you could lose your files and data. Read: Why Is Fake Flash Memory So Dangerous?
Please see Validation Memory links at FakeMemorySentinel for brand names and flash nand memory chip decoding. It is important for you to do that Gb is Gigabits, not Gigabytes. 8 bits is 1 byte. You need to divide by 8, if manufacturer lists size as Gb. Exercise care in disassembly of your item to decode, they can be delicate so be gentle. If you are interested in looking through the Catalogue of fakes you should visit FlashdriveFacts. You can even add yours to the collection by documenting and sending the information to SOSFakeFlashDrive@gmail.com, FlashChipDirector is always looking for new models.
Time passes but people continue to bid and buy fake Sony usb flash drives on eBay, they just don’t stop despite so many warnings on the internet. A new crop of Sony flash drive fakes advertised at an amazing 512GB capacity are appearing on eBay. Previously you saw 256GB fakes instead. One seller lists using “*NEW TECHNOLOGY* 512GB SONY VAIO Flash Memory USB DRIVE! *SPECIAL*”. There in no magic new technology offering Sony flash memory as VAIO as 512GB. In fact, there are no 512GB flash memory thumb drives being offered to consumers, not yet. When they do arrive, you can expect to pay a lot of money to have one. Do buyers and sellers know VAIO is Sony’s branding for laptop computers and not flash memory pen drives? From the number of alerts issues by SOSFakeFlash over the years and warnings published at FakeMemorySentinel it appears they don’t. At one time these fakes were mostly sold by eBay sellers in Asia but now the shift is to Western eBay sellers. Beware and do not buy one!
Do you believe in cheap flash memory bargains on eBay? If you bought a flash memory item from any of these eBay sellers: manhattan_christian – borlusfadi – belete12 you are advised to test item(s) immediately for advertised capacity. Read: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives. You may have purchased a fake flash memory product. If your memory item fails testing report immediately to SOSFakeFlash . If your eBay seller is deregistered from eBay, it is urgent you report in to SOSFakeFlash. If you do not, they will not be able to investigate and to record in the their database to publish an official alert listing all items sold. eBay is suspending fake flash memory sellers to avoid buyers leaving feedback or recording the truth.
Never use any flash memory item without testing for capacity. If you purchased a fake you could lose your files and data. Read: Why Is Fake Flash Memory So Dangerous?
Please see Validation Memory links at FakeMemorySentinel for brand names and flash nand memory chip decoding. It is important for you to do that Gb is Gigabits, not Gigabytes. 8 bits is 1 byte. You need to divide by 8, if manufacturer lists size as Gb. Exercise care in disassembly of your item to decode, they can be delicate so be gentle. If you are interested in looking through the Catalogue of fakes you should visit FlashdriveFacts. You can even add yours to the collection by documenting and sending the information to SOSFakeFlashDrive@gmail.com, FlashChipDirector is always looking for new models.
If you suspect you bought a fake capacity MP Player, usb flash drive or memory card on eBay there are five things you need to do: Read the rest of this entry »
Yes DT300 256GB Kingston DataTraveler usb flash drives were listed on eBay Australia for such a low price. Buyers rushed to buy them up. Aussie eBay seller mariveli9ql is toast, gone! Did you buy from him? It’s hard to say if Kingston put the thumb screws to eBay, eBay actually suspended the seller or whether mariveli9ql ran with the cash and closed his account. It really doesn’t matter, if you made the mistake to buy a DT300 fake, tell eBay to cough up, give you your money back. From SOSFakeFlash, learn and become a wiser consumer for flash memory products.
Do you believe in cheap flash memory bargains on eBay? If you bought a flash memory item from mariveli9ql eBay seller you are advised to test item(s) immediately for advertised capacity. Read: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives. You may have purchased a fake flash memory product. If your memory item fails testing report immediately to SOSFakeFlash . If your eBay seller is deregistered from eBay, it is urgent you report in to SOSFakeFlash. If you do not, they will not be able to investigate and to record in the their database to publish an offical alert listing all items sold. eBay is suspending fake flash memory sellers to avoid buyers leaving feedback or recording the truth.
Never use any flash memory item without testing for capacity. If you purchased a fake you could lose your files and data. Read: Why Is Fake Flash Memory So Dangerous?
Please see Validation Memory links at FakeMemorySentinel for brand names and flash nand memory chip decoding. It is important for you to do that Gb is Gigabits, not Gigabytes. 8 bits is 1 byte. You need to divide by 8, if manufacturer lists size as Gb. Exercise care in disassembly of your item to decode, they can be delicate so be gentle. If you are interested in looking through the Catalogue of fakes you should visit FlashdriveFacts. You can even add yours to the collection by documenting and sending the information to SOSFakeFlashDrive@gmail.com, FlashChipDirector is always looking for new models.
eBay seller Worldstore20112011 has all the traditional “Tells” of fake flash memory sellers based in eBay China and offered a Huge selection of counterfeit Kingston, SanDisk and Memorette items. eBay is very afraid of sellers in China, they don’t dare offend them, did you know that? Remove sellers there and no more eBay. It’s hard to believe a seller would dare to list a DT310 Kingston DataTraveler for only $16.02.
Worldstore20112011 frauded how many buyers? That is the burning question SOSFakeFlash asks. Did eBay contact you and refund you your money? Worldstore20112011 tried another dump and run. A lot of fake flash memory sellers registered in eBay China are starting up again and trying to break through the “Great Wall” of the FrankenFlash Project.
If you think it is safe to buy usb flash drives, mp players or memory cards from eBay sellers registered in China, have a look at this SOSFakeFlash category:
Buy flash memory from eBay sellers in China, expect to be frauded.
It’s that simple. How can SOSFakeFlash be sure? How did we get so many confirmed sellers? eBay buyers before you reported in to us. That’s how we know.
If you don’t believe eBay is afraid of sellers registered in China, then you need an eBay history lesson:
published in 2009, it reveals the truth. What eBay did. There were top people in eBay who did not agree and they were left with one choice – leave eBay. They voted with their feet. Since then, hundreds of thousands of disillusioned eBay members have done exactly the same thing. They learned that “eBay Buyer Protection” was a scam, a spin. The cute little graphic was meant to give a false sense of security to buyers. Click. Bid. Discover the real truth later.
Victims of flash memory fraud on eBay will all tell you the same thing:
Do not accept it. Do not accept a 45 day claim window (used to be 60 days!). Do not accept any email eBay robots. If you paid with a credit card, skip the misery eBay or PayPal might try to put you through, call the credit card company and get them to do a reversal for fraud. Ouch! Both eBay and PayPal hate this, it forces them to go after the seller or lose money.
Do you believe in cheap flash memory bargains on eBay? If you bought a flash memory item from any of these eBay sellers you are advised to test item(s) immediately for advertised capacity. Read: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives. You may have purchased a fake flash memory product. If your memory item fails testing report immediately to SOSFakeFlash . If your eBay seller is deregistered from eBay, it is urgent you report in to SOSFakeFlash. If you do not, they will not be able to investigate and to record in the their database to publish an offical alert listing all items sold. eBay is suspending fake flash memory sellers to avoid buyers leaving feedback or recording the truth.
Never use any flash memory item without testing for capacity. If you purchased a fake you could lose your files and data. Read: Why Is Fake Flash Memory So Dangerous?
Please see Validation Memory links at FakeMemorySentinel for brand names and flash nand memory chip decoding. It is important for you to do that Gb is Gigabits, not Gigabytes. 8 bits is 1 byte. You need to divide by 8, if manufacturer lists size as Gb. Exercise care in disassembly of your item to decode, they can be delicate so be gentle. If you are interested in looking through the Catalogue of fakes you should visit FlashdriveFacts. You can even add yours to the collection by documenting and sending the information to SOSFakeFlashDrive@gmail.com, FlashChipDirector is always looking for new models.
32GB Micro SD SDHC Kingston Cards, are they cheap to buy? Your best answer is to visit a Kingston Technologies internet site in your region. On eBay you must be very careful if you are interested in purchasing a Kingston flash memory card. Every day there are new listings for counterfeit Kingston items. Most eBay members sort their searches by lowest price first. For flash memory items, this a deadly and unwise thing to do. It is also the fastest way to weed out fakes.
To protect yourself, go to the last page in your search and work your way backwards, if you are trying to find a real capacity Kingston memory card. Then check the sellers feedback. If it is good, your next step is to send a message to the seller asking if the seller is an authorized Kingston reseller. Should the seller reply he is not on Kingston’s list, ask where the seller purchased his inventory. Most Kingston upgraded memory items are purchased from Chinese internet wholesale sites. You can also ask if the seller performed validation with Kingston. All Kingston flash memory products can be validated. Keep all your email correspondence with the seller, you might need it to file a claim if you find out your item is a counterfeit or false capacity.
An eBay seller has a lot of overhead. He must pay listing fees. He must pay a percentage of the sale. He must pay PayPal fees. He must pay for shipping, packaging the item too. And he needs to make a profit. All these things have to be factored into the price. If he is offering a 32GB 32GB Micro SD SDHC at only AU $9.98 then something is wrong. Selling on eBay is not a hobby, it is a business for most sellers. If they offer a buy now price of $9.98 and even throw in free shipping you must know something is WRONG! Or do you? If you agree that a price like this screams FAKE and is obvious, then why do people still bid and buy?
At the time alfonso3181’s listing was captured by the investigation team in the FrankenFlash Project, he had already sold to 27 buyers. Just how many did he sell before he deregistered. Did eBay catch him or did he close his account and run with the money? The dump and run is becoming all to common on eBay for fake flash memory sellers. This is the new strategy for fake flash memory sellers. They are very much aware of SOSFakeFlash and the other sites and they also know they don’t have a lot of time to fraud anymore. If you bought from alfonso3181, did eBay give you a full refund? Did eBay contact you and apologize?
eBay may pull the listings for fake 32GB Micro SD SDHC cards, make your life miserable when you try to view the item you bought on your won list, poof you can’t see it anymore! But, if they don’t refund you and the listing disappeared, BEWARE! It means eBay knows the seller sold fakes! It also means you have a very strong case to file a claim and get your money back! It really doesn’t matter who the seller is, or the country of registration. It is eBay’s job to protect you from scam artists. After all, it is eBay that inserts “Buyer Protection” on listings. Are they deceiving people? It is your job to make sure they don’t. Demand your refund, do not accept any 45 day claim window nonsense (where flash memory is concerned, after all the fraud is 9 years old on eBay) and let them know you won’t accept their participation in flash memory fraud.
Probably the most painful experience where flash memory fraud is concerned are flash memory cards. Too many people have lost their important events, their memories of happy occasions. Currently memory card fakes are the hottest thing sold on eBay. We don’t see eBay stopping the sale of these items any time soon, it is one of their most important sources of revenue.
Do you believe in cheap flash memory bargains on eBay? If you bought a flash memory item from alfonso3181 eBay seller you are advised to test item(s) immediately for advertised capacity. Read: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives. You may have purchased a fake flash memory product. If your memory item fails testing report immediately to SOSFakeFlash . If your eBay seller is deregistered from eBay, it is urgent you report in to SOSFakeFlash. If you do not, they will not be able to investigate and to record in the their database to publish an official alert listing all items sold. eBay is suspending fake flash memory sellers to avoid buyers leaving feedback or recording the truth.
Never use any flash memory item without testing for capacity. If you purchased a fake you could lose your files and data. Read: Why Is Fake Flash Memory So Dangerous?
Please see Validation Memory links at FakeMemorySentinel for brand names and flash nand memory chip decoding. It is important for you to do that Gb is Gigabits, not Gigabytes. 8 bits is 1 byte. You need to divide by 8, if manufacturer lists size as Gb. Exercise care in disassembly of your item to decode, they can be delicate so be gentle. If you are interested in looking through the Catalogue of fakes you should visit FlashdriveFacts. You can even add yours to the collection by documenting and sending the information to SOSFakeFlashDrive@gmail.com, FlashChipDirector is always looking for new models.
