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If you are looking for a particular ebay seller enter the seller ID in the search box in the right hand panel. Please bear in mind that this blog is about suspected fake flash memory – sometimes a seller may not know their item is fake and (very occasionally) we might be wrong. Proven fraudsters will be found on sosfakeflash.
Please read very carefully – we often say that the seller may not be aware of a problem – if so the seller could be a victim too! Careful reading will show why we consider some sellers more suspicous than others. We do not want to persecute honest sellers who fell foul of fraudulent suppliers! Communication with your seller will often reveal fairly quickly whether or not they deliberately sold you a fake.
Can you beleive your operating system? No you can’t!
We notice that sellers of fake flash drives on ebay (either deliberately or through ignorance)
sometimes show screenshots of drive properties shown by the operating system. This only shows what the control chip tells the operating system. Often this information is false. Do not be fooled by it!!
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Are ebay/paypal trying to keep users safe? – we don’t think so!!
After many months of alerting ebay to fraud on their site we have come to the conclusion that the claims made about buyer protection are (for the most part) empty rhetoric. Read the rest of this entry »
This 64GB flash drive on ebay is counterfeit and fake capacity
This flash drive listed by leoiek, a seller based in China, is not made by Sony and it is not 64GB.
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Looks like yet another fake flash fraudster on ebay
We think all the USB flash drives and memory cards sold by xuefenwei will all be fake capacity items that trash users’ files. Anyone who buys flash memory should test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
Five 128GB Kingston USB flash drives on ebay for this price??
The start price for this job lot of 5 128GB Kingston DataTraveler 200 USB flash drives listed on ebay by qinjing34 (registered in France) is less than one would expect to pay for a single genuine one. This leads us to the conclusion that these simply have to be counterfeit and fake capacity. This seller has also listed what we think is a fake 64GB Kingston. The flash drives are in private auctions but other items are not.
The fact that this seller is using a private auctions leads us to think that the seller may know they are counterfeit. If this is the case then it is nothing less than deliberate fraud. Genuine Kingston flash drives of these capacities all have individual serial numbers which can be used to verify the drives with Kingston. We don’t think Kingston will verify any from this seller. Fake flash trashes data after a while.
As usual we strongly advise ebayers to test all flash memory with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
We think this 128GB Kingston will turn out to be counterfeit
We think the 128GB Kingston flash drives listed on ebay by petermg21 will turn out to be counterfeits that trash users’ files after a while. The seller may be unaware of this possibility. Serial numbers of genuine drives can be verified with Kingston but we don’t think they will verify these.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
this is not a genuine 128GB Kingston DataTraveler 200
This flash drive listed by 2004alonso is a counterfeit that will trash users’ files. Genuine 128GB Kingston DataTraveler 200 USB flash drives come in only one colour (not the colour shown here) and all have individual serial numbers which allow users verify genuine drives with Kingston.
As usual we strongly advise ebayers to test all flash memory with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
Another UK ebay seller seems to have shopped in fakeflashland
UK ebay member nag-1962 is yet another seller who has been shopping in fakeflashland. This seller may have absolutely no idea that these 8GB Hello Kitty USB flash drives (Item number: 160381529217) are likely to be fake but we are fairly certain they are. We have never come across a genuine flash drive in this packaging.
We suggest that nag-1962 tests them with h2testw to check. Fake flash memory corrupts users’ files. We certainly wouldn’t want these in our Christmas stockings!!
As usual we strongly advise ebayers to test all flash memory with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
Hmm – this UK seller’s ebay listings look a bit suspect!
UK seller uk.proskill has sold a number of 16GB Integral USB flash drives on ebay. In all the listings the seller warns against cheap imports:
16GB Integral Courier USB 2.0 High Speed Flash Drive/Memory Stick – 2 Year Warranty
This is a quality product from top UK Brand Integral – Beware of cheap fake imports.
The listings also always say the flash drives have been used a few times:
Perfect for Work, College, School or Home.
used only few times – perfect working condition.
How many people do you know who had at least SIX genuine 16GB USB flash drives that they used a few times and no longer need?? Few people (other than those involved in film or animation) would really have the need for flash drives of 16GB or over.
Unless the seller is someone who ran a small business in the creative industries that went bust we can’t see why uk.proskill would be selling used 16GB Integral flash drives. We suspect they may turn out to be fakes and advise anyone who bought from this seller to test the flash drive!!
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
We wouldn’t give this UK ebay seller top rating!!
Ebay may give UK seller ijtdirectltd top rated seller status but we certainly wouldn’t!! Buyer feedback indicates that all the items shown above were either fake or faulty. We first quetioned whether memory cards from this seller might be fake back at the beginning of September – since then there has been a lot more negative and neutral feedback.
This feedback not only suggests that flash memory items (memory cards and flash drives) may either be fake or faulty (causing data loss) but that the seller’s claims about fast dispatch are not lived up to and that the seller lists items when they are out of stock. It also seems that the seller is sometimes less than responsive to buyer complaints.
We think it is very unwise to buy memory cards, media players and USB flash drives on ebay – there are very few (if any) reliable sellers with genuine items who list on a regular basis. The fact that ebay gives a seller top rated status just seems to mean the seller rakes in profit for them – not that the seller will give you good service!
Several notorious fraudsters in China have top rated seller status!!
As usual we strongly advise ebayers to test all flash memory with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
Fraudsters’ favourite USB flash drive listed by devious ebay gremlin
Seller angel99888998 is a devious ebay gremlin pretending this fake 16GB USB flash drive is in the UK – the seller cunningly gives a real UK postcode as the location!! This fake flash drive will trash users’ files.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
128GB Kingston flash drives on ebay are too cheap to be real
The 128GB Kingston DataTraveler 200 USB flash drives listed for sale on ebay by pkbgoods and other sellers are too cheap to be genuine. They must have come from one of the many fraudulent wholesalers supplying counterfeit and fake capacity memory that trashes users’ files. The seller may not realise this.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
Fake 32GB Kingston in private listing on ebay Australia
Seller aussietechltd has obviously been shopping in fake flash land. This seller bought these counterfeit 32GB Kingston DataTraveler 101 drives from one of the many fraudulent wholesalers. These fraudulent wholesalers supply counterfeit and fake capacity flash memory items at prices that are often below the cost of manufacturing genuine ones. Fake flash memory trashes data after a while.
The fact that aussietechltd is using a private listing suggests to us that this seller may be aware that he or she is selling fakes. Many sellers don’t know because they didn’t do their research but it seems this may not be the case with this seller.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
This 32GB flash drive on ebay is counterfeit and fake capacity
This 32GB USB flash drive is a fake without a shadow of a doubt.
Any flash drive you see with the Vaio name on it is a fake that will corrupt your files.
Vaio is a Sony trademark which is used only for laptops, not for flash drives.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
We think this UK ebayer has been shopping in fakeflashland
We think it is highly unlikely that the 128GB Kingston flash drives or the 64GB generic flash drives listed on ebay by 666secret666 are genuine. We think they were purchased from one of the many fraudulent wholesalers who sell fakes that trash users’ files. The Kingston drives would all have individual serial numbers that can be used to verify them if they were genuine. We don’t think Kingston will verify these. Like many sellers 666secret666 probably has no idea that these are likely to be fake.
As usual we strongly advise ebayers to test all flash memory with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
Seems this USA ebay member went shopping in fakeflashland
We think that USA ebay member tekcom09 has been shopping in fakeflashland and bought a number of counterfeit Kingston USB flash drives from one of the many fraudulent wholesalers selling fakes. We suggest that this seller checks serial numbers with Kingston.
If they are genuine each drive will have an individual serial number that can be verified with the company. We don’t think Kingston will verifiy the drives that tekcom09 listed on ebay. The seller may (like many other ebay sellers) be unaware that they bought from a fraudulent supplier.
Most ebayers have no idea of the real cost of flash memory – we appeal to both sellers and buyers to educate themselves about this issue! Buy cheap and you will almost certainly pay dear – but there are also fakes sold at around the price you would expect to pay for a genuine item on ebay and elsewhere.
Unless you are an expert in flash memory our advice is:
Don’t either buy or sell these items on ebay!!
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
Seller on ebay bought fake Kingston from fraudulent wholesaler
Our investigations reveal that seller curry9854 who listed these 128GB Kingston DataTraveler 200 USB flash drives is entirely wrong if he or she thinks they are genuine. They were purchased from a fraudulent wholesaler in China that supplies counterfeit and fake capacity memory that trashes users’ files after a while.
The prices at which this wholesaler supplies flash memory items is below the cost of manufacturing genuine items. If curry9854 checks the serial numbers with Kingston (all genuine drives of this type have individual serial numbers) then this seller will learn the truth.
As usual we strongly advise ebayers to test all flash memory with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
Are these 128GB Kingston flash drives on ebay counterfeit?
If this 128GB Kingston DataTraveler 200 listed on ebay Australia by ranwoz is genuine the seller is taking a big risk by listing it with a tiny start price as he or she could make a huge loss. We wonder if it might be counterfeit – genuine ones have individual serial numbers which can be used to verify the drive with Kingston.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
We think this used 64GB USB flash drive on ebay is a fake
We think that this used 64GB flash drive listed on ebay Belgium by philjonn2 is a fake purchased from one of the fraud gangs in the far east selling fakes on every ebay site in the world. The seller states it is very little used – that’s no surprise, but we are not sure whether to beleive this.
If philjonn2 tried to use it to store anything much then files would have started to become corrupt. Did the seller buy something they didn’t need because it seemed a bargain? Or is this someone who is trying to get at least some of their money back by palming a fake off on another ebay member?
We don’t know the answer to these questions at the moment but what we do know is that the buyer should test it with h2testw – we think we know what the buyer will find!
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
Counterfeit 64GB Kingston in private listing on ebay UK
This model of Kingston USB flash drive is not made in 64GB capacity – if andriusmit had checked the Kingston website before purchasing these from a fraudulent supplier then this seller would have realised they were counterfeit.
As usual we strongly advise ebayers to test all flash memory with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
We think this 16GB Kingston flash drive on ebay is counterfeit
We think the Kingston flash drives shown on the left which kugoer listed in private auctions with a start price of $00.01 with free P&P are bound to be counterfeit and fake capacity.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
We think it unlikely that this 4GB flash drive on ebay is genuine
We think it is highly unlikely that the 4GB USB flash drives in the listing above by jie2059 (an ebay member registered in China) is genuine. For one thing, we have never come across one of these that had the capacity claimed by the seller. All were fakes that trash users’ files. For another thing we wouldn’t trust a seller who is prepared to commit customs fraud, as indicated by this statement in the listing:
Item will be shipped by air mail and mark as “Gifts” with a lower value declaration
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
Another Counterfeit Sony flash drive on ebay UK
This 16GB USB flash drive listed by london-sale is counterfeit and fake capacity. It will corrupt users’ files after a while. The seller may not know this but Sony do not use the Vaio name for flash drives, only laptops – the seller obviously bought from a fraudulent supplier.
We advise everyone to test all flash memory with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
16GB USB flash drive on ebay Australia is certain to be fake
Every flash drive we have tested that came in this packaging turned out to be a fake that would corrupt users’ files after a while. We expect this one listed on ebay by zok.34 will also be a fake. The seller may be unaware that there is such a thing as fake flash memory but zok.34 can learn the truth by testing them with h2testw.
We advise everyone to test all flash memory with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
This 128GB Kingston on ebay UK is too cheap to be genuine
We think seller jackerybakery has been shopping in fake flash land and purchased counterfeit 128GB Kingston DataTraveler 200 USB flash drives from one of the many fraudulent wholesalers. The seller may have no idea that these are likely to be fakes that will corrupt users’ files after a while. We suggest jackerybakery checks the serial numbers with kingston – genuine drives all have individual serian numbers which can be verified with Kingston. We don’t think they will verify these.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
Seems we have yet another fake flash gremlin on ebay
Seller wangying868 has mainly supplied 32GB SD memory cards like the one in the listing above but has also sold a number of the fraudsters’ favourite leather type flash drive. We fully expect that all flash memory items from this seller will turn out to be fake capacity items that will corrupt anything saved to them after a while.
As usual we strongly advise ebayers to test all flash memory with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
The buyer of ebay item 250534970970 may have a nasty shock!
We have suspected for some time that UK selller rdalot has been sellling fake capacity flash drives. Item 250534970970 sold on November 24th is probably a fake that will corrupt the buyer’s files. The picture shows a little shiny sticker that we have seen on many fakes but never on a genuine flash drive.
Feedback indicates that at least some rdalot buyers received a different (but probably equally fake) flash drive from this selller. We were not sure whether rdalot was a deliberate fraudster at first, but recent developments suggest this may well be the case. At any rate, we wouldn’t take the risk of buying flash memory from rdalot given the attitude the seller seems to have to buyer complaints!!
Given this seller’s responses to buyers we wouldn’t be at all surprised to receive threats of legal action against us from rdalot. However, we don’t think rdalot has a leg to stand on.
This seller would be better advised to refund everyone who bought flash drives. This would be far cheaper for rdalot than attempting to sue us (lawyers are very expensive) and better for everyone else, especially dissatisfied customers!
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
UK ebay member lists patently fake USB flash drive
This flash drive listed for sale by UK ebay member hmida76 is patently a fake that will corrupt the buyer’s files. There is no such thing as a 120GB USB flash drive – by which we mean something of the size you can put on a keyring or lanyard.
There are hard drives of this capacity that connect via a USB cable but you would find it darned inconvenient to put something this big on your keyring or a lanyard (if you even could – as they are not designed that way) and you would probably look very silly indeed, if you found a way to do it!!
This is perhaps is demonstrated by the (admittedly bad) little picture on the left of the smallest size of portable hard drive (dimensions rather than capacity) that connects via USB ports possesed by the author of this post. It is shown with a lanyard and the author’s car keys.
At least perhaps the photo demonstrates the difference between a USB flash drive and a portable hard drive that connects to the computer via a USB cable! Would you want to wear something like this round your neck or carry it on your keyring?? I certainly wouldn’t.
This is the only type of portable drive that comes in 120GB capacity.
USB flash drives like the one pictured in the listing at the top of this post do not come in this capacity – the closest is 128GB and a genuine one would probably cost you £300 or more. Anyone who buys high capacity flash memory on ebay is asking for trouble. Please folks – do your research before you buy anywhere (not just ebay) either for yourself or – even more importantly – to sell to others.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you (or your customers) run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
There is no such thing as a Sony Vaio flash drive – this is fake!!
Seller rowanwilliam123 may not be aware of this but Sony do not sell flash drives of higher capacity than 16GB. The Vaio trademark is only used for laptops not for flash drives. There simply is no such thing as a 64GB Sony Vaio USB flash drive. This item is counterfeit and fake capacity and will trash users’ files after a while.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
Another suspect 64GB Kingston DataTraveler on ebay UK
The buy it now price in this listing by annglad for a 64GB Kingston seems rather too low – and it seems the seller is willing to sell it for less – below manufacturing cost for genuine ones if we are not mistaken. We think that this ebay seller purchased these from one of the many fraudulent wholesalers who sell counterfeits. Counterfeits are also fake capacity and corrupt users files.
We advise everyone to test all flash memory with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
Looks like a fraudster selling counterfeit Transcend cards on ebay
We think w-ss is yet another ID being used by fraud gangs in China to sell fake flash memory. We think the 32GB Transcend SD memory cards from this seller are counterfeit and fake capacity. Fake memory cards will trash your photos after a while.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
64GB Kingston DT200 drives sold by this UK ebayer must be fake!
The fightflashfraud team didn’t notice the listings for 64GB Kingston DataTraveler USB flash drives by UK seller dropship2009 until after all three listed had sold. These simply have to be counterfeit (and therefore fake capacity causing file loss and corruption) as you simply cannot buy genuine ones, even wholesale, at the prices these sold at.
We think the seller probably knows they are fakes as private listings were used. Private sales hide what was sold so that no one knows what a feedback comment is about unless buyers decide to put something like “fake 64GB DataTraveler failed testing with h2test” in a comment.
As usual we strongly advise ebayers to test all flash memory with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
Suspect 64GB Kingston DT150 sold on ebay UK
We doubt that this 64GB Kingston DataTraveler 150 USB flash drive sold by m_alkadi03 will prove to be genuine. We suspect that it will turn out to be counterfeit and fake capacity. The seller may have no idea that there could be a problem with these which were probably purchased from a fraudulent supplier in China.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
16GB Kingston flash drives from Thailand seem a bit too cheap
We think these 16GB Kingston flash drives listed on ebay by 2009thaiproduct could be counterfeits as they seem rather on the cheap side.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
This 4GB flash drive from China seems a bit on the cheap side
The 4GB Usb flash drives sold by sinophonehelen seem a little on the cheap side for the seller to be making any profit if they are genuinely 4GB. This makes us wonder if (like most of the flash memory from sellers in China) they will turn out to be fake capacity. As usual we strongly advise ebayers to test all flash memory with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
These 128GB Kingston DT200 on ebay USA are counterfeit
It seems that moses3815 has been shopping in fake flash land as the flash drives pictured in this listing are not genuine 128GB Kingston DataTraveler 200 USB flash drives. The seller may be unaware of this.
As usual we strongly advise ebayers to test all flash memory with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
This is not a genuine 128GB Corsair flash drive
This flash drive listed by matrixreloaded3 is not a genuine 128GB Corsair – it is the wrong model!! This seller obviously went shopping in fake flash land and came back with these. The seller may not realise that these are counterfeit and fake capacity.
As usual we strongly advise ebayers to test all flash memory with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
Gremlin from China lists an unusual fake 64GB USB flash drive
Gremlin seller absolutehi listed an unusual fake 64GB USB flash drive on ebay. The model above appears to be a long discontinued Kingston model that was never made in 64GB. Either these are totally counterfeit or fraudsters bought up discontinued Kingston stock and re-programmed them to the false capacity of 64GB.
Either way they are file corrupters – as all other flash drives sold by absolutehi will be. We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
We think this Kingston DataTraveler is a counterfeit
Seller maliks121 (registered on ebay USA) bought this flash drive from claudetteowens – a seller who we reported on as listing a non-existent model of Kingston at the beginning of October. As claudetteowens had at least two models of fake flash drive one can only assume that all flash drives sold will have come from the same fraudulent supplier.
Rather than selling this suspect flash drive to someone else maliks121 should test the drive with h2testw and demand a refund from claudetteowens if (as we expect) it fails testing.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
A very dodgy looking listing for a flash drive on ebay UK
We think the listing above (item number 270490178354) by usbislanduk looks very dodgy indeed!!
We think this and the buy it now listing (item number 27048233262) are an attempt to dispose of counterfeit and fake capacity 32GB Corsair Voyager flash drives as 8GB generic drives. The seller is using a private listing for the buy it now to hide what was sold.
Investigation by the frankenflash project a couple of months back revealed the likely source of a fake drive of another type sold by this seller as genuine in a private listing. No doubt this came from the same source. In the listings the seller says:
NOTE: 32GB written on case but testing with H2TESTW gives 8GB
What the seller omits to say is that these flash drives will eventually corrupt all data unless the seller managed to reprogram them successfuly – and even then they will never be reliable.
Looks like another fraudster from China selling on ebay
This familiar 64GB USB flash drive listed on ebay by wuzhua8 is bound as usual to be fake capacity – fakes trash files. We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
Fraudster changes ebay ID yet again to fool ebay members
The ebay ID wangwang.great is a new one for known ebay fraudster 123456wowo123456 formerly known as mememao9898 who has defrauded a huge number ebayers with fake 16GB USB pens. Worse – eventually buyers will find files vanishing or being corrupted.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
Suspect 64GB Kingston DataTraveler 200 on ebay UK
The buy it now price of the 64GB DT200 USB flash drives sold by update_127 seems too low for them to be genuine. We suspect that this seller bought from one of the many fraudulent wholesalers supplying counterfeit and fake capacity memory items that corrupt users’ files. Genuine 64GB Kingston flash drives have individual serial numbers which can be used to verify the drive is genuine. We don’t think that Kingston will verify these.
The seller may have no idea that there could be a problem with these because most ebay sellers do not realise the true cost of genuine brand name flash memory. We urge ebayers to do thorough research before buying such items to sell on ebay.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
4GB Sandisk USB flash drive in private listing one ebay Ireland
If this 4GB Sandisk USB flash drive is genuine then why is seller mymemory111 using a private auction? Private auctions are not intended for this sort of item – only for high value items like houses or cars, or things like medication or sexy undies that people would rather keep private. This makes us wonder if it will turn out to be yet another counterfeit that will corrupt users’ files.
As usual we strongly advise ebayers to test all flash memory with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
Bendy figure flash drives may be fakes that trash files
If ehappyseller2009 bought these bendy figure USB flash drives from one of the many wholsale outlets in China advertising on the Internet they are very likely to be fake capacity.
Fake capacity flash drives trash users’ files. We suggest ehappyseller2009 (registered on ebay Australia) tests them immediately with h2testw.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
Another fraudster from China selling fake flash on ebay
We are certain the flash memory items sold by happily-sunny will prove to be fake capacity and will trash users’ data. We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
If these Kingston flash drives are genuine seller may make a loss
If the 16GB Kingston DataTraveler 100 USB flash drives listed on ebay Australia by seller jamesw4827 are genuine the seller is at risk of making a large loss. We wonder if the reason the seller feels able to afford to list with such a low start price is that they are cheap copies from one of the many fraudulent wholesalers out there. If this is the case then these will corrupt users’ files.
We advise everyone to test all flash memory with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
128GB Kingston DT200 on ebay Australia with low start price
The low start price (below manufacturing cost) of the 128GB Kingston DataTraveler USB flash drives listed by im_your_dad lead us to think that this seller bought from one of the many wholesale outlets selling counterfeit and fake capacity flash memory that corrupts files. Seller im_your_dad should check serial numbers with Kingston – if we are wrong they will be able to verify the drives.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
Patently counterfeit Kingston DT200 drives on ebay Canada
This listing on ebay Canada is for patently counterfeit Kingston DataTraveler 200 flash drives. This drive is not made in 16GB so must have come from one of the many fraudulent wholesalers. The use of a private auction makes us think that perhaps seller sinacoltd is aware these are fakes that will corrupt users’ data.
If This seller is not aware of the fact that they are fake we suggest that sinacoltd checks the Kingston website then it will be clear that they must be counterfeit. Any other flash drives from the same supplier will be equally fake.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
Looks like another fraudster in China listing flash drives on ebay
The 16GB USB flash drives auctioned on ebay by power-item are highly unlikely to be genuine. They will probably have a real capacity of less than 2GB – once the true capacity is reached such drives corrupt users’ files.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
We think these 8GB USB flash drives on ebay UK may be fake
Two pictures on a listing by seller ktwtradingltd lead us to suspect that this seller purchased the 8GB USB flash drives listed on ebay UK from a fraudulent supplier.
The one on the left shows a little sticker with the drive capacity – we have only ever seen such stickers on fake capacity drives, never on genuine flash drives. Another picture shows packaging that we have seen on quite a few fakes during the last year.
Seller ktwtradingltd may have no idea there is likely to be a problem with these. Few sellers test their drives properly – at most they look at the drive properties and assume that what they see there is the truth. Far from it – fakes are programmed to fool the operating system. When the real capacity (usually 2GB at most) is exceeded users’ files begin to be lost and corrupted.
We advise everyone to test all flash memory with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
Fake leather and steel type USB flash drive on ebay Poland
This 32GB flash drive listed by seller volvik-960 is a well known fake, sold by almost every fraudulent wholesaler, which we assume is where they came from. Seller volvik-960 may well be unaware of this but any flash drive that comes in the packaging shown is certain to be fake.
As usual we strongly advise ebayers to test all flash memory with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
128GB DT200 on ebay UK are too cheap to be genuine
Seller pavhimself must have purchased these 128GB Kingston DataTraveler 200 flash drives from one of the many fraudulent wholesalers in fakeflashland. No one could sell genuine ones at this price so these simply have to be counterfeits. Counterfeits trash files.
The seller may have no idea that the drives are fake – genuine ones have individual serial numbers that can be verified with Kingston -we suggest that pavhimself checks with Kingston and tries to get a refund from the supplier if (as expected) Kingston can’t verify the drives.
We advise everyone who buys flash memory items to test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased – otherwise you run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
