China Guardian has become aware of several fraud cases using its company name. The tricksters carve the company’s official seal, make up contracts, falsely declare they are collecting artworks for the company and sell collections in its name.
In March 2012, a man surnamed Wang received a phone call claiming to be from China Guardian asking him to attend the spring auction in May. The so-called China Guardian staff, surnamed Liu, asked Wang to buy 1,900 yuan worth of objects in exchange of membership. He transferred money to Liu who called again asking Wang to buy something at the price of 4,900 yuan to attend the auction. After the transfer, Wang received an invitation to the spring auction and two registration forms. Liu never called again and Wang realized it was a fraud and reported it to police. Liu had carved the official seal of China Guardian and used it to defraud Wang.
A spokesman for China Guardian said: “China Guardian has been established for 20 years. We are committed to running our business honestly and never ask clients for money to attend an auction or in exchange of membership. If you receive similar call, it must be the trick of fraudsters”.
To protect the interests and rights of collectors, China Guardian reminds it customers to pay attention to various frauds in the name of the company. If you want information about auctions, visit: m.woeiswo.com.