Are Bureau Veritas Audits Worth the Paper They're Printed On?

It would appear there is no way to authenticate a Bureau Veritas audit

After literally years of requests to authenticate their error-ridden Allocated Bullion Exchange (ABX) audits, Bureau Veritas has finally broken their silence with a bizarre response:

From: Theresa CLARK <theresa.clark@bureauveritas.com>
To: <redacted>, InfoukMail <info-uk@bureauveritas.com>
Cc: Jade Clemenson <jade.clemenson@bureauveritas.com>

Date: 18 Feb 2025, 15:36

Good afternoon <redacted>,

Please accept my sincere apologies for the delay in responding to you. To validate authenticity please contact the client directly as this is their property.

Many thanks,

BUREAU VERITAS
Shaping a World of Trust

Theresa CLARK

Client Services Manager - Metals and Minerals UK

Is Bureau Veritas actually telling us to check with the entity suspected of forging or manipulating their audits to determine their authenticity?

It would seem this is an open invitation to fraudulent entities to fake Bureau Veritas audits.

What value could these “third-party audits” possibly have if the auditor refuses to authenticate their audits?