Please confirm your item's authenticity with each respective manufacturer's contact below. Please report the seller's detail and the supply source.

The manufacturers are very interested to locate the factories mainly in Asia/China that have been manufacturing these counterfeit flash items infringing their respective copyright.

SanDisk support hotline

1. SanDisk Australia +61.1800.793652
2. SanDisk Brazil +55.800.891.4506
3. SanDisk China +86.800.852.1251
4. SanDisk France +33.171.230.328
5. SanDisk Germany +49.695.007.2840
6. SanDisk Hong Kong +852.3002.7886
7. SanDisk India +91.800.100.3277
8. SanDisk Italy +39.2.6968.2725
9. SanDisk Singapore +65.800.852.3607
10. SanDisk UK +44.207.365.4193
11. SanDisk USA +1.866.726.3475, SanDisk Extreme Memory Cards +1.866.270.5532

SONY support hotline

1. Sony Australia +61.1300.137669 / +61.2.9878.9712
2. Sony China +86.800.810.2228 (Toll free hotline) / +86.106.588.0933
3. Sony Germany +49.180.525.2586
4. Sony Hong Kong +852.2345.2966
5. Sony India +91.115.167.9990
6. Sony Singapore +65.6544.8600
7. Sony UK +44.870.511.1999
8. Sony USA +1.888.476.6972

Below is an additional statement from SONY (UK)

If the product you purchased malfunctions and you suspect it to be counterfeit, we advise you to inform Sony and to send the product, a covering letter and the proof of purchase to:

Customer Information Centre
Sony United Kingdom Limited
Pipers Way
Thatcham
Berkshire
RG19 4LZ

We can then determine whether the product is a counterfeit or not and let you know.

If the product you have purchased is counterfeit, you are entitled to contact the person or the retailer who sold it to you and demand a refund.

We would also advise you to contact and inform the relevant authorities (e.g. Trading Standards, HM Revenue & Customs, or the Police).

Best regards,

Steve Dowdle
Managing Director, SUK Sales Company

Kingston support hotline

1. Kingston Australia +61.1800.620569
2. Kingston China +86.800.810.1972
3. Kingston Germany +49.180.500.8617
4. Kingston UK +44.193.273.8950
5. Kingston USA +1.800.435.0640, +1.877.KINGSTON

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