Or, more likely, Colorfly is trying to kill the Chinese resale market by floating that rumor. My Chinese "fake" accepted the new firmware upgrade. When I contacted Germany Colorfly about my C3 locking up, asking about warranty, I was told I was not covered as I bought it from a non-authorized retailer, NOT that I had a fake.
I believe Colorfly feels that any item not sold by an authorized retailer is a fake. Not the same thing as being a made-in-China knock-off.
If anyone has disassembled a C3, were any parts stamped with a manufacturing country?
Oh, and as to fakes being sold that you need to worry about on eBay, most/all of us have bought them for $90-110 US from Chine/HK. The fakes were the ones for $10 US, which didn't exist as they were offered by scam sellers. I've not seen anyone here talking about an actual, physical fake C3.