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Hey Guys- I recently became aware of a major scam on eBay. Hackers in China are selling flash drives with less memory than they advertise. Users like PikesPeakTraders sell thousands of 'hacked' flash drives from China. The problem is that the hackers change a log file that makes the flash drive think it has more memory than it does. When you receive the drive, if you right click and go to properties it will display a larger amount of memory than it really has- so when you put data on it that exceeds it's actual memory, old data will be deleted.
This problem is nearly impossibly for the average Joe to detect because the flash drive looks and works normally- until it's memory is filled.
Here's how to protect yourself from this scam:
This problem is nearly impossibly for the average Joe to detect because the flash drive looks and works normally- until it's memory is filled.
Here's how to protect yourself from this scam:
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So you want to get a nice, high capacity flash drive for a friend for the holidays. Here are a few cardinal rules to follow to avoid getting scammed:
(if you've already bought an unbranded flash drive online, skip to the next step)
1) Buy a brand name flash drive
-Most brands are reliable in terms of storage. Most unbranded drives aren't
2) Know your product
-I was naive enough to think that many companies (including unbranded ones) are producing 16GB flash drives- I could be wrong, but I believe the only company selling one of that size is Corsair. This goes for any size...
3) Look on the packaging
-If the buyer shows a picture of the packaging, see whether the storage is printed directly onto the packaging, or if there's a sticker on it that has it. If it's printed on, it's more likely not to be a scam as that means the company probably hasn't tampered with it
4) AVOID BUYING FROM EBAY!
-Ebay has been seemingly overrun by scam artists selling falsely listed items- avoid buying anything that's not a well-known brand name from Ebay at all costs!
(if you've already bought an unbranded flash drive online, skip to the next step)
1) Buy a brand name flash drive
-Most brands are reliable in terms of storage. Most unbranded drives aren't
2) Know your product
-I was naive enough to think that many companies (including unbranded ones) are producing 16GB flash drives- I could be wrong, but I believe the only company selling one of that size is Corsair. This goes for any size...
3) Look on the packaging
-If the buyer shows a picture of the packaging, see whether the storage is printed directly onto the packaging, or if there's a sticker on it that has it. If it's printed on, it's more likely not to be a scam as that means the company probably hasn't tampered with it
4) AVOID BUYING FROM EBAY!
-Ebay has been seemingly overrun by scam artists selling falsely listed items- avoid buying anything that's not a well-known brand name from Ebay at all costs!
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THEY ARE WAITING TO CATCH YOU "WHOLESALE "LOTS
AND THEY WILL CHARGE THE SAME AMOUNT OF WHAT YOU CAN PAY FOR REAL IN AMERICA THAT IS REAL CAPACITY TRY TO COPY 100GB FILE FOLDER TO YOUR DRIVE OR LESS SEE WHAT HAPPENS THERE IS NOTHING THERE IS NO MEMORY TO STORE NOTHING!!!!!
Mrlunna13