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Tracy Hu

A Chinese wind power firm has apparently fallen victim to a scam that traded on the University of Oxford’s name to sell fake awards to companies, according to media reports.
State-run Longyuan Power Group allegedly paid for the made-up award of “Best Enterprise” in 2011 from the Europe Business Assembly, which claimed it could provide “recognition from Oxford”, the official Beijing Youth Daily reported on Wednesday.
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Longyuan Power appears on a list of award-winning “world famous brands” on the EBA website.
The general manager of the wind power producer, which has its headquarters in Beijing, was also named “Manager of the Year”, the report said.

But a Longyuan spokesman told the newspaper that the company had received many honours in recent years and he could not comment on the EBA awards as he did not recall them.
The EBA was set up in 2000 by two Ukrainian businessmen, British newspaper The Times reported on Monday.
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It is accused of targeting companies in developing countries to apply for fake awards such as “The International Socrates Award” and “The Queen Victoria Commemorative Award” for up to £9,300 (US$12,100) each, according to The Times report.
“Award winners” also get access to “exclusive Oxford University lectures”, the EBA says in its advertisements, which use images of Oxford colleges, the report said.

Awards were handed out at ceremonies in hired venues including Oxford Town Hall, the report said.
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Companies in developing countries were approached by the EBA via mass emails or cold-calls, former staff told The Times. The firms were told they had been nominated for a prize, then later asked to pay for an award package that included fees for the ceremony and accommodation.


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Chinese wind energy firm in Oxford fake awards scam, report says

The Europe Business Assembly claims to be an Oxford institution and is accused of selling fake awards. Photo: Handout

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Longyuan Power said to have paid for ‘recognition’ from company run by Ukrainian businessmen
