Archive for October 2009
Gremlin with private ebay sales for fake Kington flash drives
Seller qqqqbbbb is a sneaky little gremlin who keeps buyer IDs hidden to evade detection of fraud. This seller offers counterfeit fake capacity 32GB, 64GB and 128GB Kingston flash drives – you can trash lots of your valuable data with this seller’s cheap knockoff scam.
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.
UK ebay seller uses private listing to sell 16GB Kingston
If the 16GB Kingston flash drives sold by 010881_pink are genuine why is the seller using a private listing? This makes us suspect they may be counterfeit, fake capacity drives that will trash users files once the true capacity is exceeded. 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 64GB USB flash drives sold on ebay USA
US seller themustang15541 has sold quite a few of the fake flash drive shown on the left. The seller is currently listing a heart shaped model that we are fairly certain is also fake. Fakes trash users’ files. We have no idea whether themustang15541 is aware the drives are fake or not.
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.
Australian ebay seller lists massive fake flash drive for sale
We previously posted suspicions that Kingston flash drives from seller cantareballare could be counterfeit. This seller has now listed a very obvious fake at a massive 500GB capacity!
There is no such thing as a 500GB Sony Micro Vault USB flash drive! In fact there is no such thing as a 500GB USB flash drive period. Nobody makes flash drives in this capacity and the highest capacity genuine Sony is 16GB.
This fake flash drive will trash users’ files. The properties of the drive will display as 500 GB but this is nothing like the truth. The real capacity is tiny but the drive is programmed to fool the operating system.
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.
Another ID for the singjapan gang on ebay by the look of things
The ebay ID dd.ee3493 appears to belong to a fraud ring based in singapore which the fightflashfraud team christened the singjapan gang. Read the rest of this entry »
UK ebay member with probable counterfeit 64GB DT150 drives
We think these flash drives from germaninga are counterfeit. Read the rest of this entry »
UK seller with private auction on ebay for 64GB Kingston
We doubt very much that the 64GB Kingston DataTraveler USB flash drive in this listing by crystal_guru is genuine. We don’t think it was made by Kingston and we don’t think you could store anywhere near 64GB of data on it – we think it likely that all data over 4GB at most would be corrupted if you used this. The use of a private auction makes us think the seller may be aware of this.
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.
Another fraudulent ebay seller with fake Kingston flash drives
Seller weixin1088fa is yet another fraudster from one of the gangs in the far east who sell fake flash memory. The 64GB Kington flash drive shown above is counterfeit and fake capacity – not Kingston and not 64GB. Fakes appear to have the capacity stated when you look at the properties but this is far from the truth.
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 this Sony flash drive is genuine then why use a private auction?
If this 16GB Sony USB flash drive and the 8GB one listed for sale by sharky1378 are genuine we wonder why the seller is using private auctions. This makes us suspect that these may be counterfeit and fake capacity items that trash 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.
Suspect Kingston flash drives listed by ebayer in the USA
We doubt that the 64GB Kingston DataTraveler 150 flash drive listed by USA seller eplus09 on ebay are genuine. We think they will prove to be counterfeit and fake capacity. Genuine DT150 drives have individual serial numbers that can be checked with Kingston.
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.
Two models of obviously counterfeit flash drive on ebay Australia
Seller gjr1961 has listings for two models of 64GB USB flash drive on ebay Australia. Both models are patently counterfeits as neither Kingson nor Sony make these 64GB models. Read the rest of this entry »
Another ebay gremlin with fake 64GB flash drives for sale
Seller guoxing_0829 is yet another gremlin from China selling fake capacity flash drives. The flash drive above will have nowhere near the capacity claimed and will eventually corrupt users’ data. 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.
Another gremlin selling fake capacity flash drives on ebay
Seller fengtiaoyushun1618 is yet another gremlin from China selling fake capacity flash drives.
The flash drive in this listing is counterfeit and fake capacity. It will have a capacity much smaller than the advertised 64GB.
Fake flash drives eventually corrupt users’ data when the true capacity is exceeded as there is nowhere for them to go.
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.
Yet another ebay gremlin selling the fraudsters’ favourite
Seller tellwyf2009 is yet another gremlin from China selling the favourite fake flash drive supplied by most of the fraudsters on ebay.
These flash drives eventually corrupt users’ data because they are 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.
Another fraudster de-registered by ebay
Seller oghsncdj has been suspended by ebay for selling fake USB flash drives. This seller had auctions for a range of drives in various capacities. If you bought from this seller test your flash drive with the free program h2testw.
Report your fake if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay. If you send in your information there is a permanent record of the fraud – ebay may be able to remove the evidence of fraud from their site but they cannot wriggle away from evidence held in a database.
UK ebayer used private listings for suspect 64GB DT150 flash drives
Seller 0170*page used private listings to sell these 64 Kingston DataTraveler 150 flash drives – this suggests to us that the seller may be aware that they are counterfeits. Counterfeits are fake capacity and will corrupt users’ files when the true capacity is exceeded. Genuine Kingston DT 150 drives have individual serial numbers which can be verified with Kingston. We don’t think they will verify these.
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 fraudulent ebay seller with fake USB flash drives
Seller jinchaomianfei168 has had some listings removed by ebay so there is no doubt whatsoever that this seller is fraudulent. Read the rest of this entry »
UK ebay seller with suspect 32GB Kingston in private auctions
We very much doubt that the 32GB Kingston flash drives from vaughnstephen are genuine. Serial numbers can be checked with Kingston to verify genuine drives.
The use of private auctions make us suspect that the seller may be aware that these are dodgy.
If they are counterfeits (as we strongly suspect) they will be fake capacity and will corrupt users’ files when the real capacity is exceeded.
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.
An ebay gremlin pretends fraudsters’ favourite is in the UK
Gremlin fake flash seller ghdnyue568 is pretending these fake flash drives are in the UK. They are not – they are in China and when buyers use them they will corrupt their 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.
UK ebay member sold dodgy 64GB Kingston USB flash drives
UK ebayer damianoitaliano sold a number of these 64GB Kingston DataTraveler USB flash drives. We think these are counterfeit and fake capacity. Buyers can check serial numbers with Kingston – if we are mistaken (which we doubt very much) they will be able to verify the drives as genuine from the serial numbers.
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.
Hong Kong seller with incredible flash drive listings on ebay
Snoopy just isn’t coping with what he sees on ebay now. On sighting the listing (above right) from unlimitedsource2u09 he fainted on his doghouse again murmering “Good greif!” Read the rest of this entry »
UK ebay seller with suspect listing for 64GB Kingston DataTraveler
Seller cloe2064 assures ebayers in this listing that this item is genuine. We very much doubt it. If it is genuine then buyers will be able to verify the serial number with Kingston. We think it highly unlikely that Kingston will verify these.
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.
Hi ho – yet another fantastic bargain on ebay, we don’t think!
Seller zhangguo2009 is yet another gremlin from China selling fake capacity flash drives – you’d be hard pushed to get a genuine 16GB USB flash drive for a total of £17, let alone a 64GB drive!
The flash drive in this listing is counterfeit and fake capacity. It will have a capacity much smaller than the advertised 64GB.
Fake flash drives eventually corrupt users’ data when the true capacity is exceeded as there is nowhere for them to go. 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 Hong Kong ebay gremlin to us!
Snoopy will fall off his dog-house in a dead faint if these 16GB combined audio recorder/flash drives from franco-shop prove to have anywhere near a capacity of 16GB. We think that franco-shop is yet another gremlin seller on ebay selling fake flash.
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.
Fake 128GB DataTraveler 200 listed by UK ebay member.
UK seller hedefileri says in this listing “128GB Data Traveler. it is copy however it is working like real one. not return accepted. next day delivery. it works with windows vista.” – unfortunately hedefileri is wrong in thinking it works like a real one. It won’t. Once the real capacity (probably no more than 4GB) is exceeded the data on the drive will become corrupt and the user will lose their 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 your fake if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
Another ebay gremlin ID registered in China goes into action!
It seems the ebay ID nba189 belongs to one of our fraudster friends in China. This ID was prepared well in advance – the ID was registered in September 2008, but this little gremlin was only activated recently.
The flash drive shown below will have a capacity much smaller than the advertised 16GB. Read the rest of this entry »
UK seller lists fake 512GB USB flash drive on ebay
Snoopy started to weep in utter despair when he saw a listing by UK ebay member mskoneshop for a 512GB Kingston USB flash drive. Kingston do not make a flash drive of this capacity. Neither does anyone else.
It would not actually be technically possible to fit enough memory chips into the swivel type flash drive pictured here to create a 512GB flash drive. A flash drive of this capacity (if someone does eventually put one on the market) would be a lot larger than this and would cost over £500. Read the rest of this entry »
We think this 128GB Kingston DT200 on ebay is counterfeit
We think this 128GB flash drive listed on ebay by shinooni1 is counterfeit and fake capacity.
Read the rest of this entry »
Another gremlin listing the fraudsters’ favourite on ebay
These flash drives from steven_zhang2009 are fakes – the favourite model with fraudsters. They will corrupt users’ files after a while. Anyone who buys flash memory items should test them with the free program h2testw irrespective of where they were purchased.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
Fake Kingston USB flash drives listed by UK ebay seller
Looks like UK ebayer mpbelectronics has been shopping at one of the wholesale outlets in fake flash land.
The model of flash drive shown on the left is not a genuine 32GB Kingston DataTraveler. It is a fake that will trash users’ files.
As these are fake we expect the 16GB model from this seller will also be fake.
We strongly advise testing all flash memory items you buy with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
UK ebay seller lists fake 32GB Kingston USB flash drive
The 32GB Kingston DataTraveler USB flash drive in the ebay listing shown above by UK seller oceanspas is fake fake fakity fake. This seller should have stuck with selling things related to swim spas and hot tubs as selling flash drives is likely to land the seller in all sorts of hot water!! Read the rest of this entry »
This fake 32GB flash drive on ebay will make you tear your hair out!
We hope that any customers who bought these fake flash drives from linkun1239898 also bought one of the seller’s wigs. They will need the wig when they start tearing their hair out because all their files have been trashed by the fraudsters’ favourite fake flash drive!
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.
Seller on ebay USA with fraudsters’ favourite at a fantastic 128GB!!
We think the real capacity of the flash drive in the listing above from seller djramix123 will be closer to 128mb than 128GB. Read the rest of this entry »
Another ebay gremlin with counterfeit DataTraveler drives
This flash drive sold by pret1021 does not have a true capacity of 64GB – it is a fake that will trash 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.
Another gremlin selling fake USB flash drives on ebay
Seller obamastores is yet another gremlin from China selling fake capacity flash drives. This flash drive will have a capacity much smaller than the advertised 32GB.
Fake flash drives eventually corrupt users’ data when the true capacity is exceeded as there is nowhere for them to go.
We have proof of this seller’s fraud – an alert was issued on the sosfakeflash blog on 8th October.
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. Your reports are important – they are the evidence of the fact that ebay continues to allow this fraud to continue unabated.
Another UK ebayer with the fraudsters’ favourite fake flash drive
Snoopy just had an email message on his laptop from an ebay member about this listing.
Snoopy had a look at the link the ebayer sent him and has some news for UK seller nienovaja. All flash drive tested by the frankenflash project that came in this packaging were fakes that would corrupt users’ files after a while.
The particular model listed here is the fraudsters’ favourite – which is always fake capacity whether it is in this packagang or not.
It will have nowhere near the 16GB stated by the supplier and suggest that nienovaja tests them with h2testw and demands a refund from the supplier, no doubt one of the fraudulent wholesalers in the far east.
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.
Seller in Lithuania lists fake 256GB flash drive on ebay
This 256GB flash drive listed on ebay by dariuli4ka is fake fake fakity fake. Read the rest of this entry »
Looks like yet another counterfeit 128GB DT 200 on ebay USA
Looks like go2guy101 is yet another ebay seller who bought counterfeit 128GB Kingston DataTraveler flash drives from one of the many fraudulent wholesalers in the far east. Read the rest of this entry »
Gremlin selling fake DT150 at below manufacture costs for genuine ones
Here we have a listing by fine_trade100268, another ebay gremlin selling 64GB flash drives at below what it costs to manufacture a genuine one.
If you buy cheap flash drives on ebay you wll pay dear. You can expect to get a fake that will trash all your 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.
Looks like more counterfeit DT200 flash drives on ebay USA
No one could afford to list genuine 128GB Kingston DataTraveler flash drives at auction with a start price well below what they would cost wholesale. This leads us to conclude that allthingsgood09, like many other ebayers, got these from a fraudulent wholesaler. The serial numbers of genuine DT120 drives can be verified with Kingston. We are certain they won’t verify these.
If we are right these flash drives will corrupt users’ data after a while because the capacity is fake. 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.
Another ebay fraudster sells DT150 drives for less than manufacturing costs
These 64GB flash drives from chunyuan-quintessence-collection are counterfeits. Real ones cost more than this to manufacture. They are also fake capacity and will trash your files after a while if you use one.
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 ebay gremlin selling fake USB flash drives
These 4GB USB flash drives from dodo_gogo are fakes. All other flash drives from this seller are certain to be fakes too – if you bought one, it will trash your files! Read the rest of this entry »
These 128GB USB flash drives on ebay USA look like fakes to us
We think the 128GB USB flash drives sold by ezshopline are fake capacity and will eventually trash users’ files. The seller (like many other ebay sellers) no doubt bought these from one of the many fraudulent wholesalers that sell fake flash memory.
Seller ezshopline may not be aware that they are fake – like many other people the seller probably just looked at the properties and assumed that what it said there is correct. This is far from the truth – fakes are programmed to lie to the operating system about the capacity.
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.
Another fraudster on ebay selling fake flash drives
Seller eastdragon2010 is yet another fraudster from China offering you the chance to trash your files with fake flash drives (alongside sales of ties and wedding dresses to build positive feedback).
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 your testing confirms you have purchased a false capacity device on ebay.
More dodgy listings for 128GB DT200 on ebay USA
It is highly unlikely that these 129GB Kingston DataTraveler 200 USB flash drives listed by weitz0ftn are genuine. We think this seller, like many on ebay, bought these from one of the dodgy wholesalers in the far east. We suggest the seller checks the serial numbers with Kingston. If we are wrong and they are genuine Kingston will be able to verify this and we’ll fall off our chairs in shock.
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.
Another ebay gremlin selling fake flash drives methinks!
Seems zhu_ellen is yet another fake flash gremlin on ebay – any flash memory from this seller is likely to be a fake capacity item that will corrupt your 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 your testing confirms you have purchased a false capacity device on ebay.
Looks like a counterfeit 128GB Kingston DT 200 on ebay USA
We can’t see how the 128GB Kingston DataTraveler 200 USB flash drives listed by bestbuy563 could possibly be genuine. We think they are counterfeits from a fraudulent supplier – if they were genuine then no seller could afford to list them at a start price of $99.00 unless, of course, the seller was a wealthy philanthropist.
We suggest that bestbuy563 checks the serial numbers with Kingston – if they are genuine (which we think impossible) then Kingston will be able to confirm this.
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.
Another ebay gremlin with a range of fake 64GB USB flash drives
Seller fanglei518 is yet another gremlin from China selling fake capacity flash drives. Genuine flash drives of 64GB cost a lot more to manufacture than fanglei518 sold them for.
There is absolutely no chance that anyone will get a genuine 64GB flash drive for £15! Do your research folks!! You can’t even buy reliable 16GB flash drives for this price. Read the rest of this entry »
Another seller on ebay USA with 120GB flash drives.
“Unbeleivable” was Snoopy’s only comment as he lay banging his paw on the ground in frustration after he saw listings by US ebay seller oo-store. Poor old Snoopy.
What he sees on ebay these days is driving him to the point of a nervous breakdown.
Snoopy knows a lot about flash drives. He knows what capacities they are made in and roughly what they cost to make. Read the rest of this entry »
Another baby gremlin selling fake flash drives on ebay
The flash drive in this listing by xiajin1977 is the fraudsters’ favourite flash drive, sold by almost every ebay fraudster in China.
It is guarenteed to trash your 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.
USA ebay seller lists 120GB USB flash drives on ebay
Poor old snoopy fainted yet again when he saw the ebay listing below from babiespower.
Snoopy knows his USB flash drives and can say for a fact that there is no genuine USB flash drive with a capacity of 120GB.
He just isn’t coping with what he sees on ebay these days – so many fakes, so many victims of fraud. Read the rest of this entry »
Fake 16GB Transcend SD cards sold on ebay USA
We have reason to beleive that the 16GB Transcend SD sold by acesdistributing in the listing above is counterfeit and fake capacity. Users will find that photos etc will become corrupted or vanish after a while.
Read the rest of this entry »
Another ebay gremlin selling fake flash drives
Seller xihaistore20086689898 offers several models of fake capacity flash drive. The one in the listing above is counterfeit as well as fake capacity. All this seller’s flash drives will trash your files eventually.
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 your testing confirms you have purchased a false capacity device on ebay.
Buyers fail to notice they bought fake USB flash drives on ebay
UK seller memoryking_com is one of many who have been selling the fraudsters’ favourite flash drive shown on the left for months without anyone who bought one realising they are fake.
This seller doesn’t sell these at the huge capacities that fraudsters in the far east do. The ones from memoryking_com are only advertised at 16GB capacity (rather than the 32GB, 64GB and 128GB capacities adverised by some sellers) but they are fake capacity none the less.
This suggests to us that people buying flash drives advertised as 8GB and over on ebay really have no need of such high capacity drives. Read the rest of this entry »
Gremlin listing fraudsters’ favourite and counterfeit DT150 on ebay
Gremlin seller yangyanfang1226 offers the choice of counterfeit 64GB DataTraveler flash drives or the fraudster’s favourite in 64GB flavour. Neither are really 64GB – both are fake capacity and will trash your 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 your fake if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
UK ebay member sells a fake 32GB flash drive as faulty
UK ebay member thegeekyfreak sold the “32GB” USB flash drive shown on the left on October 13th for £16.00. The drive was sold as being faulty.
It was not faulty – it was a fake capacity flash drive sold by a known ebay fraudster.
This picture and the drive in question are very familiar to the frankenflash project. Every flash drive of this model we tested turned out to be fake capacity. Such drives are programmed to fool the operating system.
Read the rest of this entry »
UK ebayer lists three very dodgy looking flash drives on ebay
We don’t know where mobilefreak1987 got the flash drives shown below but we do know that at least two of them, and probably all three, will be fake capacity drives which trash users’ files. Read the rest of this entry »
Flash drives from this ebay seller will all corrupt your files
This and every other flash drive from ebay gremlin srdxtk20099 will corrupt users’ files after a while. You simply cannot buy genuine 64GB flash drives at this price – in fact they can’t even be made for this price.
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 your testing confirms you have purchased a false capacity device on ebay.
Suspect Sandisk USB flash drives listed on ebay UK
We suspect that the 32GB Sandisk USB flash drive in the listing above and the 16GB Sandisk USB flash drives listed by UK seller andcad1 could be counterfeit and fake capacity. The seller may be unaware that there could be a problem with 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.
Utter madness on ebay!
This listing by mamaseller2009 (registered in China) demonstates just how insane fraudsters can get in attempting to get foothold on ebay with their fake flash sales. Read the rest of this entry »
UK seller with dubious listings for 128 Kingston USB flash drive
Seller oceans12345 has two listings for these 128GB Kingston DT200 flash drives. Read the rest of this entry »
Yet another ebay gremlin with 64GB flash at silly prices
Here we have another fraudulent seller of fake 64GB flash drives from China offered for sale on ebay at prices below the cost of manufacture for genuine 64GB 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 your testing confirms you have purchased a false capacity device on ebay.
Another UK ebayer selling 128GB Kingston DT200 flash drives too cheap
The 128GB Kingston DataTraveler flash drives listed on ebay by tkgeneric09 are just too cheap to be genuine. We conclude that these must be yet more counterfeits purchased from a fraudulent supplier.
Read the rest of this entry »
Here we go again with the fraudsters’ favourite on ebay
What you won’t get from honestselling3658 is honest selling! What you will get is a fake flash drive that will corrupt any files you save to it 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 your testing confirms you have purchased a false capacity device on ebay.
UK seller with suspect 64GB Kingston DataTraveler on ebay
We advise seller fgfbxsxgdhd to check serial numbers with Kingston, we don’t think they will say these are genuine. This seller could end up with some very angry buyers by selling these. Read the rest of this entry »
32GB Kingston USB flash drives on ebay USA are a bit cheap
These 32GB Kingston DataTraveler 150 USB flash drives listed by hswaitch on Ebay USA seem a bit too cheap for this model. This makes us wonder if the seller got them from one of the many fraudulent wholesalers in the far east. We suggest that hswaitch checks serial numbers with Kingston. If the drives are genuine Kingston will be able to verify this. If not the seller should remove the drives from sale and refund any buyers.
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.
UK ebayer sells fraudsters’ favourite USB flash drive
We don’t know where seller emmas-enterprise got this flash drive but we do know it is a fake that will trash users’ files after a while. 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.
De-registered ebay seller yaoxiang1011 seems to have a new ID
De-registered seller yaoxiang1011, suspected of selling counterfeit and fake capacity Kingston flash drives, was presumably suspended by ebay for selling counterfeits. It seems this seller had another ID in reserve and has returned to fake flash sales with the new ID. We urge anyone who bought a USB flash drive or other flash memory item from this seller to test with the free program h2testw.
Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
UK ebay member sells fake 64GB flash drive that will trash files
As ebay remove listings by andjul4 for these flash drives several times it seems the seller must be aware that these are fakes. Fakes trash users’ files after a while because they are fake capacity (though they fool the operating system into reporting the expected capacity.
Once the real capacity is exceeded files become corrupt or vanish altogether. 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 your fake if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
Seller in Belgium lists fraudsters’ favourite on ebay
This flash drive from seller djsmokey74 is fake capacity and will trash users’ data. Read the rest of this entry »
seller in Germany lists obvious fake USB flash drive on ebay
These 16GB USB flash drives listed by liebhaber22 are very obvious fakes.
Anything you see in this packaging or with the shiny capacity stickers on these will be fake fake fakity fake and will trash your files.
The seller no doubt purchased these from one of the many fraudulent wholesalers selling fake capacity flash drives and may be unaware that they are fakes.
This particular model (whether or not it comes in this package or has a shiny capacity sticker) has always proved to be fake – it is the fraudsters’ favourite!
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.
ebay gremlin drops silk tie sales in favour of fake flash drives
Having built up some positive feedback for silk ties wshy_198 has abandoned sales of these in favour of offering ebayers a selection of fake flash drives to destroy their data with.
Models include the DT150 shown in the listing above, the fraudsters’ favourite model (faux leather) and other familiar fakes.
We advise everyone to test flash drives 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 your testing confirms you have purchased a false capacity device on ebay.
360GB flash drive advertised on ebay Australia
There is no such thing as a 360GB flash drive made by Sony or anyone else. This is fake and will corrupt users’ files. The seller may not be aware of this – most people don’t do their research properly before buying flash drives 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 (or your customers) run the risk of data loss and corruption.
Report your fake if testing confirms you have purchased fake capacity flash memory on ebay.
A very suspect ebay seller in Hong Kong lists fraudsters’ favourite
This flash drive from amos282 is the fraudsters’ favourite and will trash any users’ data after a while. This seller has not been active on ebay for nearly 3 years – we suspect this may be an old fraudster returning (perhaps with a change of ID) – a familiar pattern of behaviour.
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 your testing confirms you have purchased a false capacity device on ebay.
2GB Kingston DataTraveler flash drives in private ebay sales
If these 2GB Kingston DataTraveler USB flash drives are genuine we wonder why on earth UK seller is hiding buyer IDs with private listings. Private listings are intended for very expensive items like houses and vehicles or for embarassing things like gimp masks. As a 2GB flash drive is neither expensive nor embarrasing we can only think of one possible reason for hiding buyer IDs.
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.
Another fake flash gremlin selling on ebay.
Fraudulent seller xieichuanlin offers two models of fake flash drive for sale on ebay – the swivel type shown in this listing and the fraudsters’ favourite model. Both will trash your files. A genuine 64GB flash drive cannot be made for this price let alone sold on ebay for this amount.
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 your testing confirms you have purchased a false capacity device on ebay.
128GB Kingston DT 200 too cheap on ebay
We can’t see how these flash drives listed on ebay by memory_lane could possibly be genuine.
Another fake flash seller from China listing on ebay
Seller fine_collection123 has a range of fake capacity flash drives for ebayers to trash their data on – you can can corrupt large numbers of files with this seller’s 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.
UPDATE 11/11/09
We are given to understand that an ebay member who apparently bid on an item from this seller (or perhaps a different seller with the same item?) provided a link to this post in an ebay forum.
Having read this post he asked the seller to cancel the transaction. The seller asked this buyer to leave 5 star positive feedback in return for cancelling the transaction.
NEVER GIVE IN TO SUCH BRIBES!
If you do, then you will make more victims! If a known or suspected fraudster selling flash memory items won’t cancel a transaction then pay (preferably through paypal using a credit card rather than debit card or from your bank account), wait for delivery, test the item immediately it arrives with h2tesw.
If the item fails this test report in to SOSFakeFlash with your test results and other info and claim a refund from the fraudster through paypal – you will find lots of useful advice about refunds on the sosfakeflash blog.
Fraudsters’ favourite flash drive from yet another ebay gremlin
Feel like trashing 30GB of data? Buy one of these from fuwa200892009 and you can do just that. There are no genuine 32GB flash drives that can be purchased for £15.
The highest capacity of genuine flash drive you can get for this price is likey to be 8GB. The flash drives from this seller are probably 2GB programmed to appear as 32GB.
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 your testing confirms you have purchased a false capacity device on ebay.
Seller from Hong Kong loads postage cost on ebay items
Seller newest_product has loaded the postage costs on this ebay item – which is a breach of ebay policies.
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