China Consumers Association said:

"Promotion before running" may be suspected of fraud

  News from our newspaper (Reporter She Ying) In response to the recent frequent pre-office promotions of businesses, the China Consumers Association issued a voice on January 29, strongly condemning this "last hack" approach, thinking that companies still engage in pre-office promotions. Promotion may be suspected of fraud.

  Recently, an online education platform was reported to be facing bankruptcy and bankruptcy.

The Consumers Association of China and some provinces and cities received a large number of feedback and requests from consumers.

Many consumers said that the company had already encountered operating difficulties in July and August of 2020, but during the "Double 11" period, it still hyped up the normal collection and sale of lessons. Many consumers bluntly said that they "paid tens of thousands of dollars. My child hasn't even attended a class yet."

  Business operations are experiencing difficulties, and multi-channel fundraising returns are excusable. However, intentionally concealing business conditions and continuously advertising to attract consumers to return funds are obviously undesirable.

  The China Consumers Association is warning relevant companies and operators that relevant training institutions continue to promote, recruit students, and charge high fees even when they know that there are major risks and it is difficult to resume normal operations. Apart from infringing consumers’ right to know, it is very likely that Has been suspected of contract fraud, and the fact that false propaganda and running away with money have had a bad impact on society and should be strongly condemned.

  Relevant competent authorities should severely crack down on it, and strengthen the restraint and punishment of fraud and bad business practices through measures such as enterprise establishment review, fund account supervision, credit review, criticism interviews, and criminal responsibility, so as to effectively protect consumers Security of funds and legal rights.

  The China Consumer Association also reminds consumers that in the process of selecting relevant training courses and paying fees to receive services, they must pay attention to whether relevant companies have abnormal operations in their operations, pay appropriate attention to relevant public information issued by authoritative departments, and pay attention to choosing appropriate consumption. Payment methods, careful judgment and selection of various types of prepaid consumption, rational consumption, and legal rights protection.

  She Ying