Is it a scam to reserve commemorative coins?

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China, and the People's Bank of China will issue commemorative coins. Many people have the idea of collecting commemorative coins. However, it is precisely because commemorative coins are collectible that some lawless elements take the opportunity to speculate and sell fake commemorative coins to collect money.

Criminals usually commit fraud in two ways: first, they publish false information about the pre-purchase of "70th birthday commemorative coins" on the Internet to induce victims to fill in personal information and transfer money to pay for the pre-purchase. Second, pretending to be the staff of banks, insurance companies, postal services and other departments, selling "70th birthday commemorative coins" to victims through dating software or telephone, and losing contact after receiving advance payment through WeChat and Alipay.

The police reminded that the following matters should be paid attention to when purchasing commemorative coins:

Commemorative coins are issued by the People's Bank of China, and no other institution has the right to issue commemorative coins. Only the commemorative coins issued by the People's Bank of China are real commemorative coins. The People's Bank of China will make an announcement in official website in advance before issuing commemorative coins. Previously issued commemorative coins can also be found in official website.

Look at the sales channels of commemorative coins. The People's Bank of China will also provide the inquiry address of the sales channel when issuing the announcement of commemorative coins. Banks are the most common channels for selling commemorative coins. As long as you buy commemorative coins through the bank, there will be basically no fakes. In addition, some gold shops, trading banks and investment companies are also eligible to sell commemorative coins, and these dealers can also be found on the website designated by the central bank.

Commemorative coins also have anti-counterfeiting function. In fact, as long as you understand the above two points, the possibility of buying counterfeit money is very small. Of course, it is not excluded that some counterfeiters make counterfeit money exactly like the central bank commemorative coins, or pretend to be issuers. At this time, the anti-counterfeiting features on commemorative coins are the last line of defense. The anti-counterfeiting features of commemorative coins and how to identify them will also be announced in advance before the commemorative coins are issued.

When the People's Bank of China issues commemorative coins, it will announce the issuance plan to the public in advance. When each project is released, it will also announce the announcement to the public. This information can be found on the website of the People's Bank of China. The police reminded the public to fully understand and carefully choose the commemorative coin information to be collected in advance, and not to believe in some false propaganda, including some appreciation analysis and so-called market prospect prediction, to avoid being deceived.