Fake USB Drive Scam Explained - How to Detect them and How they Work - Using RMPrepUSB

[@FedericoTerzi]

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[@jombali8891]

Problem is this that after refunding Ebay and Amazon don't take any action against fake sellers, that is they keep doing to other clients. Because not everyone have knowledge about these tricks

[@soseikiharagatatsu7859]

So that's why my 64 gb USB that I bought keeps getting corrupted everytime I move a large files it's not even 1 gb and the file keeps getting corrupted I thought the USB has virus but it was just fake

[@LauraOnDuty]

Thank you very much for this informative video, sir. I have suspected that there was something wrong with two USB sticks I have, one I ordered online with as much caution as I could take and a spare one I received when I was starting university. They don’t seem to work anymore. The one I got at uni kept corrupting the appearance of the images I use for my articles and the text displayed in the window was distorted as if Zalgo was involved. I know that reference to the creepypasta was corny, but I can’t describe it in any way. If I want a new USB drive for backing up more writing and such, I ought to stick to shopping in person and not online.

[@thisandthat1701]

i think its safe to say if youre not sure of any site/brand just google it ,adding the word scam.

[@ahmedelboghdadi5328]

Hey Federico! Thanks so much for the tutorial. I checked your channel since this is an old video and found your channel alive, which I'm very pleased to learn and happy to subscribe to 🤜

[@FedericoTerzi]

Thanks! :)

[@ianstyles9759]

Thanks mate big help saving me lots of time and true space

[@rybeenali4371]

Thank you I actually bought a 16 gig USB drive and It did not store anything even photos, I did the test it shows 1 gig only and that 1 gig is also corrupted

[@FedericoTerzi]

That's bad! Unfortunately, these scams are still very common

[@jasonmullinder]

software tells me to go to settings then select"list large drives" then doesn't show the drive

[@louisvillaescusa]

I just downloaded and used RMPrepUSB and selected "quick size test." I know I have a bogus 2TB USB stick and I just wanted to know what the real capacity was. The test has hung up at "95% complete - 1 min 8 sec remaining" for the last hour.

[@FedericoTerzi]

Not a good sign :D

[@e7ectric390]

I think this explains my problem. Thank you.

[@wylsonagustino7947]

Thanks! Really educative video, well made presentation and no unnecessary blabberings.

[@FedericoTerzi]

Thanks!

[@johngreen7546]

Educative?

[@joeyboymission9143]

Im here because I have the same case that being scammed in online

[@cmalc8]

Superbly logical and clear explanation. Thank you.

[@Zortan12]

Very interesting. Thank you

[@spartanrinzler2622]

7how do you revert it back to the real capacity so you can "safely" use the drive? in my case, an ssd not a usb

[@MixTapeOnTime]

I got scammed lost close to 500 GB of files I thought I successfully transfer them and deleted all original ones It was not transferred and the files in the usb are corrupted. Lost decades of work

[@thisandthat1701]

thats why i always make double copies of everything because flash drives have a shelf life too but i have no idea what it is !!!

[@NoosaHeads]

Can you give us a list of where to buy real, safe flash drives?

[@mikebanach7542]

well I just wasted $35 on a fake USB. Anyone have a link to a real 256G USb drive?

[@FedericoTerzi]

I would generally recommend buying your drives from Amazon, making sure that it is sold and shipped by Amazon itself. They usually sell legitimate drives only, and if for some unlucky event you end up with another fake one, they will refund you right away

[@mikebanach7542]

Federico Terzi funny enough I bought it from amazon and tested it on another pc and it doesn't work on that either so it must be the driver

[@FedericoTerzi]

@@mikebanach7542 That's pretty strange! Have you bought it from Amazon directly or from a 3rd party seller? In either case, you should be eligible for a full refund

[@mikebanach7542]

Federico Terzi directly from amazon, it does say I am eligible for a full refund, just ordered an hp brand 256G from Best Buy to be safe

[@FedericoTerzi]

@@mikebanach7542 Seems good

[@chinedudennis8102]

I keep seeing "removable disk 1tb for a 2tb USB I bought does it mean it's fake?

[@dip8]

i just got a 128gb goodram flashdrive from competition and idk how legit it is so what should i do? is it safe to plug it in?

[@lightpulp1144]

The command prompt like window is not showing anything, im testing a 2tb stick, should i give it more time or it don't work?

[@thisandthat1701]

anybody else find they are unable to extract the zip file for the download for this app?😔

[@hatemmegaly9613]

Thanks a lot really

[@FedericoTerzi]

You're welcome :)

[@yozan122]

bruh just after 10-15 mins i used the flash drive it already said 0 byte on the properties list i havent tried the app you said but im expecting itll be the same i spent 30 dollars on it and im not even sure if refund is available

[@Nieczytelny_official]

bro format lol

[@losenikromah7802]

I was trying to create a bootable usb drive to upgrade a pc and it's a fake...

[@Theserenity2980]

Thank you!

[@prettyfancypants907]

Mine is not reading at all. :(

[@jadchi]

Thanks man.

[@Ipanhanz]

It stuck at 85% , is that mean my usb is fake? Or it the software problem?

[@FedericoTerzi]

You have to be patient, it takes a while

[@ralfvillorente9857]

Can you make a video on how to fix them and make them on their original state?

[@FedericoTerzi]

Unfortunately, there is no technique to make them in the original state, they are a scam, there is no good "original state". One thing that you could do is formatting them in a way that only the real 12/13gb are visible and usable, so that you shouldn't get any corruption. That said, they are definitely unreliable as they are not genuine chips

[@ralfvillorente9857]

@@FedericoTerzi Would using the diskpart on the cmd control can change it back? I'm really not sure if that would really work and might affect other files on my computer.

[@FedericoTerzi]

@@ralfvillorente9857 I really don't recommend it... As the resulting USB key will be still a bad quality one, that you can't rely upon

[@charlesjsescoto]

@@ralfvillorente9857 based on experienced, it will NOT

[@robertmendoza6420]

Salamat pre

[@hardworkerzph]

grazie!

[@billygamer2137]

Sei italiano?

[@FedericoTerzi]

Yep :)

[@whoelsebutmeofcoursei]

I'm not sure, but don't buy pen drives from chinese online shops, it's so obvious it's a scam 99% of the time. Buy a pen drive at an actual pc hardware store on your area...

[@FedericoTerzi]

That's a good strategy, though it also might happen in those places as well (very rarely)

[@quo-ronah4272]

Your talking too slow, speed it up a bit

[@eduardobarrientos4497]

You know you can speed up the video instead, right?

[@Tanooki2006]

OMG you speak so fast. Next time please slow down in your video.

[@stox9630]

you are slow