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Fraud Alerts

API has received copies of the following certificates; however, these certificates were never issued by API. The facilities listed on these certificates are not certified, registered, or licensed by API in any fashion. This list does not indicate that the company itself created each certificate, only that the certificate was not issued by API and is not valid.

API updates its Composite List in real-time, automatically displaying active applications as soon as they are received and license statuses (such as suspended or cancelled) as they are decided. For an up-to-the-minute list of all Monogram/APIQR Program participants, please see the API Composite List:  https://mycerts.api.org/Search/CompositeSearch

Any issues with the accuracy of this page should be sent to nonlicenseelist@api.org


Facility Address Website Other Certificates / Products
Akay Industries B.V. Klompenmakerstraat 71, 3194 DD Hoogvliet Rotterdam, Netherlands https://akayindustries.nl/ Akay Industries B.V. misuse
TianJin XinYue Steel Group aka Tianjin Xinyue Industrial & Trade Co., Ltd. Daqiuzhuang Industrial Area, Jinghai, Tianjin, China https://www.xinyuesteel.com/ TianJin XinYue Steel Group aka Tianjin Xinyue Industrial & Trade Co., Ltd. Misuse
Kaval Industries Ltd. 142 Cranarch Landing SE Calgary, AB, Canada. T3M 0Z7 http://www.kaval.ca/ Kaval Industries Ltd. Misuse

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KV Valve International Address (1): 185 Branham Lane, San Jose, CA 95136
Address (2): No.5 Kaki Bukit Road 2, City Warehouse #02-09, Singapore 417839
http://kvvalve.com/ KV Valve International Misuse

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Vatac Valves Corp. Address (1): Longyou Industrial Zone, Quzhou, Zhejiang, China 32440
Address (2): 3751 E Horsetooth #6-200, Fort Collins, CO USA 80525
http://www.vatacvalves.com/ Vatac Valves Corp. Misuse

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Hebei Deyuexin Petroleum Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. Xiwang New District, Mengcun County, Cangzhou, Hebei, People's Republic of China Also known as: Hebei Tiandixing Pipeline Co., Ltd. Hebei Deyuexin Petroleum Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. misuse
El Belbsy for Trading Land Piece No. 159/199 Haron El Towel, Quana Egypt El Belbsy for Trading misuse
EGL Equipment Services Co., Ltd. No. 58, 2nd Industry Road, National Civil Aerospace Industry Base, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China https://www.egl-geo.com/ EGL Equipment Services Co., Ltd. misuse
Glorytek Industry (Beijing) Co. Lttd No. B-2507, DongWeiCheng, GuanZhuang, Chao Yang District, Beijing 100024, People's Republic of China https://www.glorytekdrills.com/ Related entities: (1) Glorytek Industry (Factory) Co., Ltd. (2) Glorytek Industry (Perth, WA Australia) Co., Ltd. Glorytek Misuse
Vantorque India Pvt. Ltd. Plot No. 281/A, Road No. 16A, Wagale Industrial Estate, Thane, Maharashtra, 400604 India https://vantorque.com/index.html Additional location: W-175, Midc, Ambad Nashik, Maharashtra, India Vantorque India Pvt. Ltd. misuse

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Shandong Xiongyi Metal Products Ltd. High Tech Zone, Jinan City, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China https://www.zgxysteel.com/ Shandong Xongyi Metal Products Ltd. misuse
Shanghai Yuying Machinery Technology Co., Ltd No. 198, Zhuhe Road, Gaoyong Village, Zhuqiao Town, Nanhui District, Shanghai 201324, People's Republic of China http://www.shyymt.com/ Shanghai Yuying Machinery Technology Co., Ltd misuse 1 Shanghai Yuying Machinery Technology Co., Ltd misuse 2
Shandong Junbaocheng Steel Co., Ltd Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China https://www.sdjbcsteel.com/ Shandong Junbaocheng Steel Co., Ltd
Gulf Petro Services 5256 Brittmoore Road, Houston, TX // 5615 W Fuqua St, Houston, TX Gulf Petro Services misuse 1 Gulf Petro Services misuse 2
Hebei Crossing Drill Bit Manufacture Co., Ltd Junziguan Village, Shijing Countryside, Hejian, Hebei, People's Republic of China https://en.crossingbit.com/about.html?  Hebei Crossing Drill Bit Manufacture Co., Ltd misuse

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Shandong LiKe Metal Materials Limited Room 102, Office Building No. 1, Nanlongxing Auto Parts Factory, Dongshou Road, Heilongjiang Road, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province https://www.sdlkmetal.com/ Shandong LiKe Metal Materials Limited
Anyi Metal Products (Shandong) Co. Ltd Bldg #23, Shenwu Community Licheng District Jinan City, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China https://www.anyisteel.com/ Anyi Metal Products Fake License
Jiangsu Zhenguan Metal Products No. 88 Qianhu Road, Binhu District, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China 214151 www.jszgjs.com /// www.m.jszgjs.com This certificate determined to have been altered by Jiangsu Zhenguan Metal Products and provided to at least one potential customer Jiangsu Zhenguan Metal Products altered certificate
Chen Steels Co., Ltd. (aka Chengdu Derbo Steel) Room 3908, Block 1 Park View Plaza, No.530 Tianfu Avenue, Chengdu, People's Republic of China http://www.derbosteel.com/ /// https://www.derbosteelpipe.com/about.html Chen Steels / Chengdu Derbo altered certificate

Note that the facilities listed on this page are not licensed or registered under the Monogram/APIQR Program. They are not approved or endorsed by API in any fashion.

Any issues with the accuracy of this page should be sent to nonlicenseelist@api.org


Facility Address Website Other Claim
Shanghai Yichen Industrial Co., Ltd. Room 619, 6th Floor, Taifu Commercial Plaza, No. 2399, Shuichan Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai, China http://www.chnyichen.com/Html/En/Index.html Shanghai Yichen misuse

It has come to our attention that individuals have contacted Monogram/APIQR Program participants either claiming to be API or acting on behalf of API and requesting payment for auditing expenses and/or licensing fees. Note that API does not use any collection agencies or firms and all communications regarding fees for the Monogram/APIQR Program are handled through API Quality Finance. Keep in mind

  1. API employees will never contact you using an email that does not end in “@api.org,”
  2. API employees will never ask you to make a payment directly to a third party,
  3. All official Monogram/APIQR information is found on our website at https://www.api.org/products-and-services/api-monogram-and-apiqr, and
  4. API does not issue commercial/trade licenses.

API takes misuse of its name extremely seriously and we will be working with the appropriate legal authorities to identify and address any such fraudulent schemes. By making you aware of this, we hope to avoid and ultimately stop victims falling for scams using API’s name. If you are contacted by someone who you suspect may not be appropriately representing API, please follow the directions below to report the fraud immediately.


Signs of Fraudulent Requests for Payment

  1. The email does not come from an official “@API.org” email address, and instead uses an address from an unrelated domain or free email service.
  2. The email name displays the domain “@api.org,” but the address in the header doesn’t actually match and shows a different domain.
  3. The person gives you contact information that does not match API’s public contact information at its headquarters in the United States or the official international representative offices in Brazil, China, Dubai, or Singapore.
  4. The person states that they will not accept phone calls or that all transactions must be completed by email.
  5. The person asks for your banking information by email.
  6. They provide you with applications or other documentation using the API marks that do not match materials found on the official API website at www.api.org.

What Should I Do?

Do

  1. Please contact API using the API Monogram/APIQR Contact Form to advise us that you are in receipt of fraudulent communications and in your email include the following three items:
    • The original email.
    • Original subject line – please do not change the original subject line of the email you received.
    • The complete headers, including the headers – email headers contain a detailed record of the specific route that an email takes through the internet when it is sent to you.
  2. Forward the same emails to the abuse addresses of the Internet Service Providers or ISPs involved. For example abuse@gmail.com and aol_phish@abuse.aol.com.
  3. If you sent payment per the instructions of the fraudsters, consider contacting your local law enforcement, your bank and the bank to which you sent the payment.

These items will help us to investigate and identify the individual(s) that are misrepresenting themselves as API employees and take appropriate action.

Do Not

  1. Click on any links in the email.
  2. Open any attachments that arrive with the email.
  3. Reply to the email or contact the senders in any way.
  4. Respond to unsolicited business propositions and/or offers of membership from people with whom you are unfamiliar.
  5. Disclose your personal or financial details to anyone you do not know.
  6. Send any money. If you become a member of API, an invoice will be sent to you after the membership decision has been made. API will not ask for membership payment before confirming your status as a member.
  7. Engage in further communication if you believe the communication may be fraudulent.
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