In December 2021, the People's Daily published an article titled "Beware of Scams Under the Guise of "Auction" (Case-based Explanations)," in which the procuratorate said that the criminal suspect used the entrusted auction as bait to exaggerate the value of the calligraphy, paintings, and other items sold to the victim through false publicity, fictitious overseas auction ability, and exaggerating the value of the calligraphy and paintings sold to the victim, with the ultimate purpose of selling items to the victim at a high price and defrauding the victim of money. Therefore, this case is a fraud crime committed under the guise of entrusting auctions.
Recently, the salesman noticed a project called "Meilan Zhuju Art Auction and Trading Center" (hereinafter referred to as "Meilan Zhuju"), does the project have the characteristics of a scam pointed out in the People's Daily article? What are the hidden risks? This article will take a closer look. 、
Known as "state-owned assets", the background is doubtful
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According to the data of the enterprise inspection APP, Meilan Zhuju was established on January 3, 2019, belongs to the Hong Kong enterprise, China, the enterprise number: 2783699; the type of enterprise: private limited company According to the "registration information", the company's industry, main business, telephone, official website, mailbox, address and other information are not displayed.
According to the publicity: Meilan Zhuju Auction and Trading Center is controlled by state-owned enterprises, the platform shareholders have a strong background, and the platform is promoting listing on the NASDAQ in the United States, opening up international financial market channels for the majority of investors.
According to the data of the enterprise investigation APP, its alleged background enterprise, National Cultural Industry Investment Management Co., Ltd., was established on January 8, 2015, with the shareholder Wuzhou Communication Co., Ltd. holding about 50.9% of the shares, and Beijing Liansheng (Beijing) Investment Management Co., Ltd. holding about 49% of the shares (on October 13, 2021, it was listed as abnormal by the Beijing Chaoyang District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau because it was "unable to contact through the registered residence or business premises");
Also on October 13, 2021, the National Cultural Industry Investment Management Co., Ltd. was listed as an abnormal operation by the Beijing Chaoyang District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau because it "could not be contacted through the registered domicile or business premises".
It can be seen that Meilan Zhuju used two enterprises that have been listed as abnormal operations as endorsements, which seemed a little pale. In addition, from the available data, it is difficult to determine whether the National Cultural Industry Investment Management Co., Ltd. is really related.
In addition, in 2019, the State Administration for Market Regulation held a press conference saying: The government should no longer endorse or stand for corporate behavior, because it is easy to affect fair competition in the market and will also mislead consumers.
Shande Pay has been repeatedly punished
It is said that meilan zhuju fund regulator is Shande Payment, according to the data of the enterprise check APP, Shande Payment Network Service Development Co., Ltd. was established on June 4, 2011, the legal person Shen Shukang. The shareholder, Shande Bank Card Information Service Co., Ltd., holds 100% of the shares.
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According to the data of the enterprise inspection APP, Shande Payment Network Service Development Co., Ltd. has been fined a total of 27.7598 million yuan (except for the amount of confiscated illegal gains), as follows.
1. Administrative Penalty Decision Document Number: Shanghai Yin Penalty Zi [2021] No. 20, the reasons for punishment are: 1. Violation of merchant management regulations; 2. Violation of liquidation management regulations; 3. Violation of account management regulations; 4. Transactions with unidentified customers.
Penalty result: A warning was given, ordered to make corrections within a time limit, confiscated the illegal gains of RMB33,961.09, and imposed a fine of RMB8.86 million, forfeiting a total of RMB8,893,961.09.
Penalty unit: Shanghai Branch of Chinese Min Min Bank; Data source: Chinese Min Bank; Penalty date: 2021-12-15.
2. Administrative Punishment Decision Document Number: Shanghai Yin Penalty Zi [2018] No. 15, Reason for Punishment: Violation of Payment Business Regulations; Penalty Result: Warning, confiscation of illegal gains of 6,683,465.89 yuan, and a fine of 18,049,804.49 yuan, with a total amount of 24,733,270.38 yuan. The relevant responsible person of the company is given a warning and a fine. Penalty unit: Shanghai Branch of Chinese Min Min Bank; Data source: Chinese Min Bank; Penalty date2018-09-30.
3. Administrative Punishment Decision Document Number: Shanghai Yin Penalty Zi [2017] No. 57; Reason for Punishment: Violation of Payment Business Regulations; Penalty Result: Confiscation of Illegal Gains OF RMB349,141.81 and Fine of RMB850,000.00, totaling RMB1,199,141.81. Penalty unit: shanghai branch of Chinese Min Bank; data source: Chinese Min Bank; penalty date: 2017-09-05.
Regarding the operation platform of the Meilan Zhuju Art Auction and Trading Center, and what problems exist in the relevant qualifications, the salesman will continue to pay attention to it.
Source: Catcher