Did you buy a Memorette micro SD/SDHC card on eBay? Memorette flash memory cards are low end, expensive and slow. They are a discount brand gaining in popularity with consumers who have a low budget. eBay is not the place to buy them, most are fakes. The advertised capacity is not what you will receive. […]
July 12, 2011 by techreporters
Buying flash memory cards wholesale from an internet site can be tricky and dangerous. Fraud is lurking for sellers who want a quick profit buying cheap and selling high for flash memory cards. Recently a seller in the China, Shenzhen Wushengda Technology Co Ltd was spotted by a buyer frauded on eBay. The victim began […]
February 15, 2011 by techreporters
eBay seller margarita.marjorie has been caught selling counterfeit fake SanDisk 32GB 32G Extreme SD SDHC 30MB/s 200X Class 10 flash memory cards. Over 532 were sold in this listing alone for SanDisk 32GB 32G Extreme SD SDHC 30MB/s 200X Class 10 (260730264248) before the listing disappeared. The internet site FakeFlashSentinel published an alert for margarita.marjorie: […]
January 15, 2011 by techreporters
techhunting eBay seller is documented for selling false capacity MP3 MP4 players and memory cards on eBay. Fake flash memory is also known as hacked or upgraded flash memory chips. TechReporters at FakeFlashNews recently received information on this seller from SOSFakeFlash. techhunting is suspected of belonging to an eBay counterfeit ring. To connect the dots, […]
January 4, 2011 by techreporters
Memory cards and eBay = 95% chance of buying hacked memory, do you need convincing? Did you buy a 32GB TF Memory Card 32G Micro SD SDHC MicroSDHC TF or 32GB Class 6 SDHC SD Flash Memory Card on eBay? Beware, of a fake! You might find yourself a victim of upgraded flash memory fraud […]
December 15, 2009 by techreporters
Transcend, Sony and Sandisk are patrolling eBay listings to spot counterfeits and fakes for their flash memory cards. They force eBay to remove the listings for fraudulent sellers immediately. Kingston Technologies also patrols for their usb flash drives, based on eBay member intel sent to them. So what are fake flash memory sellers doing to […]
July 19, 2009 by techreporters
SOSFakeFlash had uncovered a new counterfeit ring on eBay selling fake memory cards. The false capacities are 16GB and 32GB. Generic and Transcend 32GB Fake memory cards have been sold to unsuspecting eBay buyers. Update July 24th, 2009. fengfeng_joy2008 has changed his id name to happyyaoyao2009 as a result of articles published by the FrankenFlash […]
May 17, 2009 by fightflashfraud
Recent comments on our blogs have made us aware that some people do not know about the dangers of drop-shipping where flash memory items are concerned. Drop-shipping is a system in which an ebay member lists an item for sale but it is actually delivered by a wholesaler they have a drop-shipping agreement with. The […]
February 3, 2009 by techreporters
leadingstore is an eBay seller of Counterfeit (Fake) Flash USB drives, Memory Cards and MP Players. Based in China leadingstore is skilled in fake flash selling. SOSFakeFlash Published an alert on this seller on October 30th, 2008 Alert – leadingstore – Ebay Fake Flash Seller At that time this seller had only been investigated for […]
January 5, 2009 by techreporters
SOSFakeFlash, part of the FrankenFlash Project would like to thank victims of fake flash devices for their contributions and efforts to fight this horrible plague of data loss – it is Global. You can and you are making a difference! By reporting your fakes to SOSFakeFlash it is possible to publish an alert on the […]
January 5, 2009 by techreporters
One of eBay’s Fake Flash victims created a neat visual guide after reporting his fake to SOSFakeFlash. It is a wonderful example for anyone interested in repairing a fake flash drive and seeing how the tools work before trying to carry out a repair. Even if you don’t have an AMECO or Micov based controller […]
December 29, 2008 by techreporters
In recent weeks existing websites run by the FrankenFlash Project have been overwhelmed by consumers seeking help for false capacity flash devices purchased. The demand caused the international site to exceed it’s monthly bandwidth. Currently run by volunteers who fund expenses from their own pockets, the available sites have been limited. The issue needed to […]
November 26, 2008 by techreporters
Counterfeit scandisk 8GB CF EXTREME III Memory Cards have been detected on eBay. The Fraud by eBay seller, bazaarus has been reported to scandisk. RickThePhotoGuy led an investigation after having been sold a fake. Proceeding with caution, he contacted other members who bought the same card to verify if the memory card was truly a […]
September 5, 2011 by techreporters
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