Massive Fraud ! 123456wowo123456 aka mememao9898 eBay Fake Memory Seller

Did you buy Flash Memory Stick Pen Drive 16GB from eBay seller 123456wowo123456 formerly known as mememao9898? You risk data loss!

Please see: 123456wowo123456 aka mememao9898 Ebay Fake Flash Seller High Alert – China

This seller is trying to evade detection and continue frauding. The number of items sold and the volume of current listings are staggering! Will you let him get away with it?

Some of the items listed:

15 NEW 16GB USB Flash Memory 16G Thumb Drive Pen Stick
BNWT 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Memory Stick Pen Drive 16GB
BNWT 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Memory Stick Pen Drive 16 GB
BNWT 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Memory Stick Pen Drive 16 GB
16GB USB 2.0 RED HEART Flash Memory Stick Pen Drive
09 BNWT 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Memory Stick Pen Drive
06 BNWT 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Memory Stick Pen Drive
BNWT 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Memory Stick Pen Drive 16 GB
BNWT 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Memory Stick Pen Drive 16 GB
08 NEW 16GB USB Flash Memory 16G Thumb Drive Pen Stick
16GB BNWT 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Memory Stick Pen Drive 16G

123456wowo123456 aka mememao9898 Addresses:

ZhangYiFan

Room 102, Building 1,
No.60 Yard, Xinyuan Road,Luohu
District,
ShenZhen Guangdong
518000
China
TEL:13923845969

YONGQIANG LIU

26B Jinghuige.Jingxin Grarden,
No.2002 Lianhua Road, Futian
ShenZhen Guangdong
518034
China

Please test your device to ensure you have the advertised capacity with H2testw to ensure you have the advertised capacity. Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.

NobelDefender – Victim of eBay Fake Flash Memory Seller wholesalestore09. How The Internet Helped To Find Out The Truth. Observations,Testing.

NobelDefender is a victim of eBay fake flash memory seller, wholesalestore09. On October 7, 2009 SOSFakeFlash published: wholesalestore09 Ebay Fake Flash Seller High Alert Devious – China

On the same day, NobelDefender wrote to SOSFakeFlash to share his story:

Hi there

Thanks for putting up such a fantastic site, wish I knew of it before I bought and became a victim of a fake flash drive!! The details you require for putting up this sellers information is here:

Your output from H2testw 1.4: The media is likely to be defective.
105.9 MByte OK (216960 sectors)
5.3 GByte DATA LOST (11280512 sectors)
Details:5.3 GByte overwritten (11280512 sectors)
0 KByte slightly changed (< 8 bit/sector, 0 sectors)
0 KByte corrupted (0 sectors)
64 KByte aliased memory (128 sectors)
First error at offset: 0x00000000069f0000
Expected: 0x00000000069f0000
Found: 0x00000007ee300000
H2testw version 1.4

Item is still listed. The description says 32 GB Brand New 32Gb USB 2.0 flash drive A588
Seller’s address (as on the shipping package):

bj/Ebay Airmail Department

1. ESSE Flat 25-26 2/F Block B,
FOCAL IND CTR,
21 Main Lok St.,
HOM,
Hong Kong

I buy quite some stuff on Ebay and up until now I have had only pleasant experiences. Even with sellers who do end up selling fake batteries I end up getting a refund or a replacement.

This time I went about buying a flash drive, the price seemed too attaractive so I bought it. The seller at that time had no negative feedback so it all seemed ok. The item arrived quite late and I thought I would do a battery of tests before I leave any feedback. The drive looked sleek and nice.

I checked on my Mac at first tried copying a file that was 225mb, nothing big for a drive that claims to be 32 GB! Well at about 104 mb my mac would stop copying the file and be ‘stuck’! This got me suspicious and I formatted it on my laptop running Windows PC it showed 32 gb alright it even “copied” big files, but when I tried to access these files nothing happened! They wouldn’t open.

Obviously I got suspicious and “googled’ and discovered your site and H2Testw. Ran the test for a complete 3 hours and then when the verifying process started it just gave me 105.9 mb ok!!! No wonder the mac stopped copying at 104 MB!!! Imagine my shock, 32 GB and 105 MB! What a joke not even 1/4th of its advertised capacity!

I quickly logged on to check the feedback of the seller, and what do I find? He has made it “Private” there were 7 negatives and in another day 9! Obviously the other buyers have figured out that they have also received fake drives! And now by making it Private I can’t read their feedback. After going through your site I have registered a complaint with Paypal for a full claim.

Of course the seller is in denial and says his drives are 32 gb if I don’t like it I can return it! But he is not willing to pay for the return mail.

My stand is that since this is not a damaged or spoilt drive in fact is a fake drive, why should I pay for the return?? They have deliberately sent me a fake drive when they knew it full well its fake. I am still waiting for the decission from Paypal.

But in the meanwhile I thought it would be wise to submit this information to your site, so that more people don’t get fooled. If there are so many cases on Ebay, then Ebay should do something about this! Make a policy decission to either make the seller pay more as guarantee for the drives or some other way to protect the buyer.

Hope this helps someone.

Thanks

NobelDefender

SOSFakeFlash, part of the FrankenFlash Project has been battling against sellers of false capacity flash memory products for over 22 months. The problem still continues on eBay, the evidence continues to grow against fake flash sellers operating on eBay and also on eBay itself for refusing to address the problems. The issue is over five years old. It is said that over 90% of all flash memory products sold on eBay are false capacity. NobelDefender call for eBay to DO SOMETHING! is not new, all victims on eBay say exactly the same thing. So far, eBay does little except suspend sellers when enough people complain. This unfortunately leads to listing information disappearing – SOSFakeFlash does it’s best to preserve information for victims.

SOSFakeFlash can not publish an alert on a seller without evidence. As a victim reported in on wholesalestore09 we were able to investigate and issue an alert on the internet.

Members like NobelDefender realizing something is wrong, search the internet for information, and find us. If you suspect you have purchased a false capacity flash memory item on eBay, please test it and if you discover you have a fake, report in, using the Report A Fake Tab.

Your information is important to warn others about bad sellers on eBay. NobelDefender’s observations on wholesalestore09 demonstrates why. wholesalestore09 has changed his feedback to private so people can not see what buyers have to say. Even worse, no one can see who bought from wholesalestore09 to warn them to test. NobelDefender’s testing makes that very clear. Buyers of wholesalestore09 are at risk of loosing their data – there are over 750 victims out there.

The issue of fake 32GB and 64GB usb flash drives on eBay continues to be serious. wholesalestore09 was one of these sellers. See: Warning! eBay 32GB 64GB Fake Flash Memory Outbreak – USB Pen Drives. Please patrol eBay for suspect listings and warn buyers to test. You could save someone from serious data loss and help remove fraudulent sellers of these fake capacity usb flash drives that are so dangerous to a persons data.

eBay Fake Flash Memory Sellers Search Tool – Information On Bad Sellers – October 2009

Need information on an eBay seller who sold you a flash memory usb pen drive, mp3 mp4 player or memory card? 85% of items purchased on the internet and 90% on eBay are false capacity items – they have been reprogrammed to lie about the real size of the flash memory storage chips!

SOSFakeFlash investigates eBay sellers who sell flash memory products and publishes information and articles on fraudulent sellers along with stories of frauded eBay members. If you bought any item advertised on eBay in the following capacities: 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB or higher use this new search tool to see if information already exists on your eBay seller.

October 2009 – SOSFakeFlash Battle Plan

Welcome to SOSFakeFlash’s new “Public” notice board for strategy to continue purging eBay of fake flash sellers. You will always find it under Category: Battle Plan – Strategy. Also see: Using The SOSFakeFlash Battle Plan Bulletin Boards – How They Work – Rules

The most serious issues facing us:

• An escalation in 32GB and 64GB false capacity flash memory pen usb drives
• Getting the message out to international websites and forums, especially in languages other than English.
• Ensuring that SOSFakeFlash is left in feedback so that victims can find help when they search on the internet.
• Private auction listings
• Email assistance requests for help with PayPal refunds
• Email assistance requests for help repairing fake mp players, memory cards, usb flash pensticks.
• Getting victims to contact other buyers for a fake flash seller!
• eBay sellers changing their id names or using a new id the moment they get suspended.
• eBay victims who change their feedback to get a refund and create MORE victims because they only thought of themselves and not others!

We are not kidding about the escalation for 32GB and 64GB fake capacity! Sellers are using multiple item listings and frequently private auctions as well. We need people to contact any buyers for these capacities and if they fail testing to report in immediately using the Report A Fake Tab. Early detection is key! Also patrol and leave suspect id’s as comments on this post. You can ask others to assist in contacting buyers for a seller on this article by leaving a comment. It helps people to focus their energy wisely.

eBay members are needed to contact others. We are seeing some evidence of improvement – reports from people who say “I received a message to test”. It helps detect new sellers, to investigate and enter the details into the database. Our fake flash eBay sellers lists are based on reports and also the alerts we issue. SOSFakeFlash has a zero tolerance policy, it takes only one confirmation for a seller to be entered. eBay makes it very difficult for people to warn others, one person has a quota of 5 messages a day, because of this, many people are needed! 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
• How Contacting eBay Buyers OF Fake Memory Purchases Saves Others – A Victim’s Thank You!

If you receive confirmations from a buyer, get them to join you in contacting others for the same seller! Tip. Stick to the same seller for at least one week, or make sure you put the sellers eBay id in your message so you don’t get confused. Sending messages can take less then 15 minutes a day, once you get the hang of it. It can also be fun to reach out to other members and very satisfying when you prevented someone from losing information.

SOSFakeFlash has pulled the rug from under many eBay powersellers, when victims join together! eBay and PayPal are forced to take notice when members unite.

See the hot list for October 2009: October 2009 – Ebay Fake Flash Seller Hot List

Leave your comments on this post. Help warn. Help alert!

October 2009 – Ebay Fake Flash Seller Hot List

These eBay sellers need the attention of all Fake Flash angels and commando’s:

1. showwhat
2. kinhome88
3. safe2star
4. upcomingtrend Mission Accomplished

showwhat

showwhat was chased by eBay members and took a fake flash selling break. He is back with a vengeance. What is he selling that is new? 32GB fake usb flash drives! People will lose both data and money unless he is forced to take another “break”! Can you help warn buyers? Read:

• showwhat Ebay Fake Flash Seller High Alert Devious – China

safe2star

safe2star has been around for a long time. This is another powerseller who uses a lot of private auctions. What will it take to have safe2star suspended? Read:

• safe2star Ebay Fake Flash Seller Alert Devious – Hong Kong.
• safe2star Scam Fraud On Ebay – Seller Continues To Evade Buyers. eBay Does Not Step In To Suspend Seller For Fake Memory MP Players and Memory Cards
• safe2star Violates eBay FeedBack Policies – Seller Of Fake Flash Memory Products – Massive Fraud

kinhome88

kinhome88 is managing to sneak through the cracks. Formerly this seller only sold MP Player fakes but has now graduated to selling fake usb flash drives. Can he be stopped? Yes, if people contact buyers and make eBay and PayPal’s life a misery. Read:

• kinhome88 Ebay Fake Flash Seller Alert – China
• Yogi’s Fake 32GB MP Player From kinhome88 eBay Fake Flash Memory Seller – Charger Blows Up

upcomingtrend

This is the worst offender on ebay at the moment. upcomingtrend is using private auctions and is a powerseller with a very high score. Check his feedback and if you see “Private” for an eBay item number, it is hiding a fake! Please contact anyone who left positive feedback. Report listings to eBay. How people chose to address this seller is up to them and according to their conscience.

upcomingtrend has been STOPPED! Thank you everyone for all the effort put in.

Read:

• upcomingtrend Ebay Fake Flash Seller Alert – China
• upcomingtrend Ebay Fake Flash Seller Warning Alert – China
• eBay Fraud – Heng Fung House – Home To eBay Counterfeit Ring – Lei Sio Hong. Connected To The Don Of Fake Flash In the Orient – 3ToTrade. SOSFakeFlash Investigation.

If you can spare 15 minutes a day, please help! Warn buyers for these sellers! 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
• How Contacting eBay Buyers OF Fake Memory Purchases Saves Others – A Victim’s Thank You!

These sellers are on theHot List, Will you help make them history? If you are a victim of fraud on eBay, make a difference, fight back, warn others and contribute by saying NO! Help your fellow eBay members, save them from data loss. Help them to march to PayPal and claim refunds. Money is hard to earn these days, fraud should not be part of the “eBay experience”, neither should members suffer the loss of their valuable data.

Yogi’s Fake 32GB MP Player From kinhome88 eBay Fake Flash Memory Seller – Charger Blows Up

Buying a false capacity MP3 MP4 Player on eBay happens all the time. SOSFakeFlash is also receiving reports that these items often have a dangerous wall charger too – they “blow up” and can lead to electrical fires!

On June 25, 2009 SOSFakeFlash Published: kinhome88 Ebay Fake Flash Seller Alert – China

You should read the email from the kinhome88 in that alert! It may explain why he has been able to continue frauding through the summer of 2009 and continues unchallenged in the Fall of 2009. kinhome88 now also offers those fake usb memory flash pen drives SOSFakeFlash has seen a few too many times.

eBay buyer victim “Yogi” bought this 32GB Touch Screen MP3 MP4 Player from kinhome88:

Yogi provided the following listing description from kinhome88:

PACKAGE INCLUDED
———————————

32GB Touch Screen MP3 MP4 Player
USB Data & Power Supply Cable
High Quality Earphone
USB Wall Charger (Free Gift!!!)

Yogi said:

Received a Wall Charger which BLEW up !See picture

Yogi Observed:

High Quality Earphone….it’s subjective….

The 32GB player with 2,8 inch screen….After putting more than 2 GB on the memory the problems start to arise. corupt files etc.
Because of the site.. I decided to open the MP4 player. It has a Samsung memory chip :

SAMSUNG Flash
K4S281632C-TC1L

The Hardware chip is:
ANYKA AK3631LQ14402
FS01F9

SOSFakeFlash had a lot of difficultly trying to find this the memory chip at Samsung: K4S281632C-TC1L when found, the serial was for SDRAM and was an EOL product (end of life). Very confusing. The investigators have no idea what to make of this. An SDRAM flash memory chip being used in an MP Player? Or was it a counterfeit nand memory chip, using a legal serial number from Samsung? Or was this chip “converted” to be used in low quality MP Players because it was an EOL memory chip? At the moment no one really knows.

Yogi on testing the capacity:

Output of H2Test 1.4.. after completing the writing of the 32 GB and the verify starts it complained about errors and it/… crashed.
Because the writing of 32 Gb takes so very long I didn’t do the test again.

Yogi has filed a claim with paypal as do many eBay victims.

Yogi’s false capacity MP Player, reveals two additional facts buyers need to be aware of:

1) Wrong storage memory chips being used, possibility of counterfeit knock offs or recycled chips that should not be used in MP Players.

2) Wall chargers that are an electrical hazard. Yogi’s MP Player was damaged as a result. Wall chargers that are sub standard and not properly certified could damage your electrical outlet, MP Player and possibly start a fire in your home.

In hunting for unrealistic bargains on eBay you could end up with much more than a false capacity memory item.

Meanwhile kinhome88 continues to fraud and SOSFakeFlash sees little evidence of buyers attempting to contact and warn others who bought from this seller. As a result, kinhome88 will to earn and to sell fake memory items to unsuspecting eBay members.

If you feel this is wrong, lend a helping hand, warn buyers of kinhome88.

• How To Warn Others On eBay As A Fake Flash Angel – Fight Back Against Fake MP Players, Memory Cards, USB Flash Drives – A Guide
• How Contacting eBay Buyers OF Fake Memory Purchases Saves Others – A Victim’s Thank You!

Ebay Fake Memory Reading List 20090930

This is your short reading kit to help you with your eBay Fake Flash Seller.

All the information comes from previous victims who contributed to assist YOU the victims of the future! You will find all the information you need in this reference list.

Please make sure you report in for your eBay fake flash seller using the Report A Fake Tab.

Your evidence is important! We build the fake flash sellers list from people who report. It helps us to issue alert posts on the internet to help others. You should report in, even if an alert has been issued or the seller exists on a list, you can increase the count against a seller. If a seller has been suspended by eBay, the id “deregistered” you can still file a claim with paypal. If you advise us quickly we can still investigate and preserve the evidence.

Testing For Real Capacity Of Memory Storage Chips:

You can run a program to find out what the real size is of your MP Player, usb flash drive your memory card is. Please read: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives

It will explain about the program H2testw. It includes access to download links and a poll for you to vote on as to how useful the article was to you.

How you can help out:

• How To Warn Others On eBay As A Fake Flash Angel – Fight Back Against Fake MP Players, Memory Cards, USB Flash Drives – A Guide
• Did You Leave Positive Feedback For A Fake Flash Seller Of MP Players, Memory Cards Or USB Flash Drives Purchased On eBay?

To understand about Fake Flash Sellers Read:

• Stephen And eBay Fake Memory Seller Hjstore – A Short Conversation
• fengfeng_joy2008 Fraud – Conversations between THH And Fake Flash Seller On Fake 32GB Memory Cards. Tale of Denial, Bribery And Violation Of eBay’s Feedback Policies
• FAKE 16GB 32GB 64GB – Conversations Between A Fake Flash Seller and A Victim – The Truth About the Scam Exposed

A Victim’s insight: ebidetrade001 Ebay Fake Flash Seller High Alert Devious – Hong Kong

Victim consumer education on nand flash storage chips:

• 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.
• Genuine Verses Fake Counterfeit USB Flash Drives – A Guide – USB Flash Chips Used – Grades A B C D
• What Are The Real Costs For Flash Chips In China? Guide 2009

Want to know the bid prices eBay victims paid for fake MP Players. Read: MP Players On Ebay – Current Prices For Cheap Fake 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB 32 GB SOSFakeFlash’s Report it includes Q2, 2009!

Important Reading:

• PayPal Refunds Victim Of Fake – False Capacity USB Flash Drives Purchased On Ebay. 8 Month Battle Leads To Success.
• eBay – What To Do When Sellers Demands You Change Your Negative Feedback To Positive For A Refund Or Demands Positive As A Condition Of Refund – A Guide
• USB Flash Drives Best Price Bargains Fair Value To Sell Or Buy 8GB 16GB 32GB
• MP Players On Ebay – Current Prices For Cheap Fake 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB 32 GB SOSFakeFlash’s Report
• SOSFakeFlash Consumer Education Week 20090605 – 20090612. The Problem of Counterfeit and Fake Memory Sold On Ebay
• PayPal Orders You To Return Fake MP Players, Fake MP Players , Fake USB Flash Drives, Fake Memory Cards To Get A Refund? Think Again!

PayPay Guide:

• PayPal How Long Do You Have To Claim For A Refund In Disputes? A Guide About PayPal From eBayer’s Experiences

eBay:

• Why eBayers Don’t Get Refunds When They Return Fake Flash
• eBay Private Auction Listings – eBay Fake Flash Sellers Prefer – Victims Learn The Meaning The Hard Way – A Guide
• eBay Victims do not leave positive Feedback or change FB to positive to get refunds!
• eBay Fake Flash Sellers Of MP Players – USB Flash Drives – Memory Cards – About Their IDs

Checking A Sellers Negative And Neutral Feedback:

Use this tool: http://toolhaus.org/cgi-bin/negs

type in your sellers name. Make a note of revised feedback. Those are eBay members who gave into to a fake flash seller in exchange for their money. This tool preserves their original comments before they caved in and allowed you to fall into the fake flash sellers net.

SOSFakeFlash does accept financial donations. If you found this tool useful, please make a small donation to Toolhaus.org – see their PayPal donate button.

eBay Fake Flash Seller Lists:

See the Category Negative FB Tool You will find the most recent lists in this category. We close a fake flash sellers list, usually every month and offer a new one. If you go through the archive of past lists, you can see our progress. You are the ones who really allow for that to happen by reporting in and fighting back.

Repairing Your Fake Flash Device:

Do you want to repair your fake flash memory item? Read: Should You Repair A Fake USB Flash (Pen) Drive?

Please vote on the polls for the article. We need to know your opinions and directions!

If you still wish to proceed, begin with a visit to http://fixfakeflash.wordpress.com/ and read the article on About VID PID Repairing Counterfeit Flash Drives – Steps To Succeed to begin your journey.

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Recruiting – SOSFakeFlash Needs Help:

Do you have any time to spare? We need new members and help! You can sign on for a short term of duty or a long one. Generally people play it by ear. This is a difficult fight. Current members are suffering from exhaustion, all because they are trying to help – YOU! If you are interested in helping, let us know. You can write to SOSFakeFlashDrive@gmail.com

We need people to warn others, to patrol eBay for potential fake flash listings for MP Players, memory cards and usb flash drives. We also need people who could translate some articles into foreign languages. You decide how you can help.

SharpEdge’s Communications With mememao9898 eBay Fake Flash Memory USB Penstick Seller

SharpEdge is a victim of eBay fake flash seller, mememao9898 now known as 123456wowo123456 . You will find the communications between victim and fraudulent seller interesting. While mememao9898 stated that he would take up the issue with the supplier, mememao9898 continues to offer the items for sale. Read SharpEdge’s story to gain insight on dealing with your seller.

Hello

I thought I would let you know as I wanted it entered into the database as evidence and so that you can post an alert.
Also, I have had feedback from other user’s with similar issues and who I have advised about you’re website.

SharpEdge said:

I asked for a replacement (tested BEFORE shipping) .

My email to seller:

Dear mememao9898,

Received item – thanks.
However, copied 9Gb of data but upon retrieving -corrupted.
Verified data as good ,re-copied but again, upon retrieval – corrupted.
Seems that after 4Gb – corrupts.
Checked with a recommended usb testing tool which verified that it’s only 3.8Gb storage capacity.
I would like to return the item for replacement.
Please supply full address for return and confirmation of you’re return policy.
Could you check the replacement and verify that it is 16Gb BEFORE sending.

Regards

– SharpEdge

Seller’s response:

Dear SharpEdge,

Dear friend,
We apologize to you for the quality of our product, we are checking it with the factory which signed the contract with us, and would investigate their responsibility.

We would take all the responsibility anyway!

So, in this case, we will refund your full money within 48HR, please check your paypal account. and we have left the positive feedback for you! Would you please ship the item back to us? So we can further investigate the problems of this item.

We will fully refund you the postage costs (as our goods with little profit,hope you choose don’t expensive shipping way,so we can afford it), please remark your Ebay ID with the item, so we can handle it ASAP.
There is ship address:

YONGQIANG LIU
26B Jinghuige.Jingxin Grarden,
No.2002 Lianhua Road, Futian
ShenZhen Guangdong
518034
China

Anytime you have questions, please contact us. we would do our best for you to satisfy you! Thank you for your kind understanding and support!
Best Regards!

– mememao9898

SharpEdge observed:

As you can see , no option but refund even though I asked for REPLACEMENT rather than refund.

My email to seller:

I see that the refund transaction is already progress.
I did not really want a refund but a replacement.
Anyway ….thanks .
I have been to the Post Office and the cheapest shipping/postage option available is at £6.19 (this is more than half of the cost of the device !!!).
Please let me know if you are willing to reimburse/credit and then I will send/ship the faulty/fake device.
Also, how will this be paid to me when you receive it ?
Please advise and I will send you authentication of post/shipping and tracking of the parcel.
Or better still, please send another replacement (checked and verified that it is definitely 16Gb and I will pay immediately – see my profile).

– SharpEdge

Sellers response:

Dear SharpEdge,

Dear friend,

Thanks for your reply and your checking with the post office.

The postage cost in your palce is still too high to us.

If we get it back, lessing the post cost and our human resource cost, we could not get much back.

And we have got one other device which got the same problem as yours back already.

So, in this case, please keep it.

Thanks

– mememao9898

SharpEdge Action:

OUTCOME : REFUNDED and item smashed and disposed due to faulty and fake.

SharpEdge suspicions:

Also, I think the seller is trading under another ID : lingwawa98982009 as the picture and website profile display are similar – see item descriptions : 280392433245 & 280392433028.

Regards
SharpEdge

The alert issued for 123456wowo123456 aka mememao9898: mememao9898 Ebay Fake Flash Seller Alert – China

Warning! eBay 32GB 64GB Fake Flash Memory Outbreak – USB Pen Drives.

SOSFakeFlash has noticed an escalation in fake memory for 32GB 64GB usb pen drives on eBay.

SOSFakeFlash – Challenge 20090925

SOSFakeFlash continues to record information and to investigate. A recent analysis of our data and also monitoring the internet indicates the message is not reaching enough eBay buyers.

Top 30 Countries Impacted By False Capacity Memory Purchases On eBay. MP Players, Memory Cards, USB Flash Drives. 200909

SOSFakeFlash has 71 eBay member countries on file for fake memory purchases of MP Players, Memory Cards, USB Flash Drives. Do you want to know what the top 30 countries are? Is your country among them?

Urgent! Translation Needed – SOSFakeFlash For Information On Fake – False capacity Memory. MP Players, USB Flash Drives, Memory Cards To Combat Fraud.

Did you buy a false capacity, fake memory card, MP Player or USB Flash drive? Do you know another language besides English?

If you can write in another language SOSFakeFlash needs your help!

The message to warn people in their own languages isUrgent!. There is a serious exposure. Too many people do not know about the issue for fake memory or that flash chips can be altered to lie about their real size. It leads to data and file loss.

Can you help?

SOSFakeFlash News 20090912

You are keeping us busy! A lot of email is being received. Make sure that when you report to us you send all the information we need when you use the Report A Fake Tab. Otherwise you end up in the “Need Details” basket and we rarely have time to look at it.

Priority is for new sellers. Also increasing the counts against existing sellers is very important for the eBay Fake Flash seller lists it makes it harder for eBay to ignore a seller! It is okay to post information on the report a fake tab as a comment, but remember to send in your information. It makes it a lot easier to send to the data entry team.

Thank you for diving into the trash bin to find those addresses. More eBay id’s are being connected to existing counterfeit rings. We hate to say this but when a seller is suspended, they just use another id. They are skilled at fraud.

Don’t belive the sellers stories. Stephen And eBay Fake Memory Seller Hjstore – A Short Conversation

 

To those of you fighting back with eBay listings, Thank You! There is a degree of risk involved. eBay doesn’t like this. We need the message inside of eBay! Stephen And eBay Fake Memory Seller Hjstore – A Short Conversation You might find this hard to believe but some honest seller on eBay in the Orient are starting to fight back. Unfortunately we can’t mention the details. eBay also reads our site. We are very pleased. Honest eBay sellers everywhere are suffering because buyers run to to the cheapest price sellers. The genuine sellers can’t complete against the fraudsters! It is not fair. If only people knew more about the prices for flash memory chips! What Are The Real Costs For Flash Chips In China? Guide 2009

To those who are contacting other eBay buyers. Keep saving people. We need you! It is helping. How Contacting eBay Buyers OF Fake Memory Purchases Saves Others – A Victim’s Thank You! If you found our site and you want to help read our new guide: How To Warn Others On eBay As A Fake Flash Angel – Fight Back Against Fake MP Players, Memory Cards, USB Flash Drives – A Guide

Every person can make a difference. Help a little or Help a lot. It depends on your free time. You get to chose how you would like to fight the issue. Warnings inside of eBay are desperately needed. That is where the problem is. Keep the Fake Flash seller list growing, report in!

Don’t forget this neat tool to see a sellers negative and neutral feedback: http://toolhaus.org/cgi-bin/negs

Urgent – Hjstore eBay Seller. Did You Buy A 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Memory 16G Pen Stick Thumb Drive From This Seller?

hjstore is an eBay seller of fake – false capacity usb flash drives on eBay. He is hiding behind private auctions and belongs to the Lei Sio Hong and 3totrade counterfeit rings operationing on eBay. Please read:

eBay Fraud – Heng Fung House – Home To eBay Counterfeit Ring – Lei Sio Hong. Connected To The Don Of Fake Flash In the Orient – 3ToTrade. SOSFakeFlash Investigation.

Do not use any usb flash drive purchased from this seller. Test immediately to determine it’s actual size. Report in to SOSFakeFlash immediately using the Report A Fake Tab .

Please contact buyers for hjstore. Any positive feedback showing “Private” as the eBay item number is hiding a false capacitiy usb flash drive. To learn more about contacting other eBay members see: How To Warn Others On eBay As A Fake Flash Angel – Fight Back Against Fake MP Players, Memory Cards, USB Flash Drives – A Guide

There is no time to lose! Recently many id’s in the counterfeit ring have been suspended. They are activating their reserve id’s to continue their fraud. Help shut Hjstore down. Fake flash sellers who use private auctions are the most deadly.

Hjstore’s Addresses

Lei Sio Hong

Halim Agus Ekein

Room 1921, Heng Fung House,
Hong On Estate,
Shatin, Hongkong

3totrade – The Don Of Fake Flash In The Orient

Yi Na(HJ)

32B, XiaoFeng Building ,
YouYi Road, Luohu District,
Shenzhen, 518002
Guangdong Province
China

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:

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

As an eBay member it is your RIGHT to share your “buying experience” with others and ask them about theirs. If you bought a fake mp player, usb flash drive or memory card you should warn others for the seller. People do not test the capacity properly, they discover the truth much later after leaving positive feedback. Many lose important information.

These sellers on eBay hurt a lot of people and they make a great deal of money. The only way to stop them and shorten their eBay lives is to warn others. eBay only allows a member to send up to 5 messages a day. This quota means one victim can not be effective against a seller, it needs more victims to compensate for the 5 a day message limit.

In 2008, one eBay member asked other buyers about the usb flash drives they purchased. The usb flash drives were fakes. These eBayers also started to contact others.

Soon a full scale war to rid eBay of these items began. There have been many battles and there will be more. The only thing preventing a return to the old days on eBay is YOU!

So how do you warn others? Here is a guide that shows you how. The things to do. The thing’s you should not do. It’s not hard being a fake flash angel, it can take less then 15 minutes a day of your time. Will it make a difference? Yes. Learn why.

eBay Scam – Urgent! Did You Buy From getwowprice Also Known As greatwallseller?

If you bought an MP Player or usb memory pen stick flash drive from an eBay seller known under the ids of getwowprice and greatwallseller you risk losing information! You may not be aware that you purchased a false capacity device. The advertised capacity was wrong!

The flash storage chips were digitally altered to lie about their real capacity and fool operating systems.

SOSFakeFlash on August 28, 2009 published: getwowprice aka greatwallseller Ebay Fake Flash Seller High Alert Devious – China

Currently known as getwowprice, eBay has suspended this id! getwowprice has been sent to eBay Fake Flash Prison. It is urgent you test immediately! File a claim with paypal. Do not delay.

Currently PayPal is harassing victims of this seller’s scam refusing to cooperate with refunds.

getwowprice aka greatwallseller is one of the worst cases of fraud on file with SOSFakeFlash. Using private auctions this seller frauded thousands of members.

Paypal is not happy. Think of the money they need to refund! Do not let them get away with it! Force them to honour their supposed “Buyer Protection”.

One victim got this email from PayPal.

“Thank you for contacting PayPal.

Hello, my name is Katherine. I hope you understand that it is against PayPal’s policy to retain both the funds and the item therefore we require proof that the item has been returned to the seller before we will issue the refund.

If you fail to provide tracking information within 10 working days the claim will be closed in the seller’s favor and we can only advice you to take this matter outside of PayPal.

Thanks for sharing your concerns with us. We value what you have to say, and we know situations like this can be difficult. If you have more questions, visit our Help Center by clicking “Help” in the top right corner of any PayPal page.

Sincerely,
Katherine
PayPal Resolution Services
PayPal, an eBay Company”

This is the standard robotic stupidity paypal engages in . Do not be deceived by it. It is a silly template response. Please review PayPal How Long Do You Have To Claim For A Refund In Disputes? A Guide About PayPal From eBayer’s Experiences.

We advise you examine the telephone numbers available for PayPal: PayPal Telephone Numbers – Quick Reference Guide To Get A Human Responding Instead Of An Email Robot Try to get a human on the phone instead of a computer robot! Do not allow PayPal to make you a victim a second time. This seller’s fraud is amazing and PayPal enjoyed the fee’s.

getwowprice aka greatwallseller Addressing Information:

Chen Haijian

21A BZUO LUSHANDASHA
CHUNFENGLU LUOHUQU SHENZHEN
GUANGDONG
CHINA

Buyers for getwowprice aka greatwallseller need to be warned. In using private auctions, you will not see an eBay item number. It is not needed. If you see ‘Private”, it is hiding a fake MP Player or usb flash drive sold.

If you found this article find at least 5 members who left positive feedback at random. Send them a message. Warn them! Do a good deed. Tell them to test and march their claim to PayPal immediately! You can only send up to 5 messages a day. Save another victim!

Do You Have Information on Lei Sio Hong and 3ToTrade Don Of Fake Flash In the Orient Counterfeit Rings Operating On eBay?

FakeFlashNews published a detailed study on two counterfeit rings connected to each other on eBay. They sell false capacity usb flash drives, MP Players and memory cards.

Read: eBay Fraud – Heng Fung House – Home To eBay Counterfeit Ring – Lei Sio Hong. Connected To The Don Of Fake Flash In the Orient – 3ToTrade. SOSFakeFlash Investigation.