It should be reported to the CBs shown on the fake certificates.A customer contacted me and showed me a fake AS9100 and ISO 9001 certificate that was sent to them for a metals distributor in Florida.
Who can we contact to report this fake certificate ?
My guess is the metals distributor is ALSO a victim in this scenario. Even ASQ members have been victimized by some of the scam artists who peddle nostrums ranging from "whitewash" certs from valid issuers who are a little greedy [or desperate] for the money to outright frauds with good publishing software making fancy certificates with zero inspection of operations based on "desk audits" of whatever paperwork the guy writing the check can provide.A customer contacted me and showed me a fake AS9100 and ISO 9001 certificate that was sent to them for a metals distributor in Florida.
Who can we contact to report this fake certificate ?
States they are compliant and not certified? Touchy ground and some of these folks here will scream like their fannies were on fire, but, if the organization and or consultant can supply objective evidence to support that statement then there's nothing wrong with it, but "caveat emptor". The mandate for 3rd party certification will outweigh self declaration and always rests with the buyer/customer and their needs and "self-declaration" must never be mistaken as the same as an accredited 3rd party certification.Thank you Jim, Sidney and Wes for your responses and comments.
I examined the certificate more closely and it was actually a Certificate of compliance issued by a Consultant for ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100( no version listed) with an expiry dated April 1, 2021.
This company who states that they are compliant, also indicate on their website that they supply Boeing, GE Aviation, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.
Here is a snippet from their website
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A customer contacted me and showed me a fake AS9100 and ISO 9001 certificate that was sent to them for a metals distributor in Florida.
Who can we contact to report this fake certificate ?
Indeed, a voluntary choice: the choice between multi-million dollar contracts and.........no contracts.It is an organizational choice.
Indeed, a voluntary choice: the choice between multi-million dollar contracts and.........no contracts.
In the Aviation, Space & Defense Sector, duly recognized certification for AS9100 is a contractual requirement in the overwhelming majority of cases. One might choose not to play, obviously.