14/05/2026
Yesterday I had let a lovely lady know that her cherished pictures were lost. She had them stored on an external hard drive that she had purchased from Amazon. The drive was fake! When purchasing from Amazon, always make sure that the item is supplied by Amazon themselves. Amazon market place is mostly safe but there are people selling fake goods. It can be tempting the cost of storage being so high currently, but if someone is selling a 16TB device for £50-£60 it will be fake. This problem is not limited to Amazon, shoppiong online can be a dangerous place, yesterday I managed to get Facebook to remove 2 fake adverts.
If a deal looks to good to be true, it probably is! This does not just apply to computer parts, so double check before you buy and read the reviews.
