Report Fakes And Counterfeits
If you purchased a flash based device such as an MP Player, Memory Card or USB Flash drive on eBay and it is counterfeit and/or fake capacity you can report it to SOSFakeFlash. The information will be entered into their database. The information you provide is used to collect evidence and to publish alerts on the internet for fake flash sellers.
You need to test your item to make sure it is counterfeit and/or fake capacity. Please see: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives
To report you need the following information:
- eBay item number
- eBay Seller id
- Your eBay Buyer id
- Your output from H2testw 1.4
- eBay item description if the listing has been removed (optional)
- Seller address (complete) if you have it. (optional) Important to build profile and track multiple id’s
- A short word of you experience and or thoughts if you like (optional)
Send this information directly to sosfakeflashdrive@gmail.com
SOSFakeFlash can not enter information into the database without 1-4.
SOSFakeFlash is strict about collecting information, data that can be supported – has witnesses to the fake flash deed. They investigate reported sellers and issue alerts on the internet with details. Information provided by victims builds the fake flash seller list on eBay. It is also used to build a catalogue of all the items found and sold by sellers, it even includes the pictures of the item sold and the counts on file. SOSFakeFlash releases the reports to the general public for everyone to see, providing concrete documentation preventing it from disappearing long after listings are removed from eBay.
You can make a difference and fight back against the problem by reporting in. See http://sosfakeflash.wordpress.com/ to see what they do.
