e-Why, What & How · 2019-03-29

How to spot a fake microSD card & avoid being scammed – e-Why, What & How

This article has been re-published here with prior permission of MakeUseOf.

By: Gavin Phillips

Wish.com is an e-commerce site offering fantastic deals on a mind-blowing range of items. You can grab anything from night-vision goggles and underwear to Bluetooth adapters and dog seatbelts for your car.

The site, founded by former Google and Yahoo programmers, has caught the eye of keen deal seekers.

Something else caught my eye: microSD cards. MicroSD cards with massive volume sold exceptionally cheap. As it turns out, the vast majority of these cards are fake. They work in your device but show a fake volume. Sellers are scamming buyers.

Here’s how you avoid fake microSD cards.

What Does a Fake MicroSD Card Look Like?

The following image is an advert on Wish.com for a Huawei 512GB Class 10 MicroSD card. (Class 10 means it is really fast.) Now, there are a few problems with the image. Can you figure them out?

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