Thousands of illegal tag ads stamped with the phrase "Strictly banning illegal tag ads" have been confiscated by civil administrators in the Chaoyang District, Beijing Morning Post reports.

The administrators came across tag ads bearing the words "State-run enterprise with a reliable reputation", together with a seal of the Repair and Installation Centre of the Beijing Gas Group, pasted to the walls of several housing blocks.

But the official-looking stamps and phrases on these tag ads are not authentic.

The Beijing Gas Group said it had not distributed such tag ads. The only number for their repair service is 96777, while the contact number on the counterfeit tag ads constantly changes.

Civil administrators caution citizens not to be taken in by illegal tag ads, no matter how "official" they appear.

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