Fraud alert: Fraudulent payment requests related to FIDE World Youth Chess Championships
Dear National Federations, We would like to alert you to a serious fraud attempt involving the impersonation of the FIDE Events Commission and/or the Organizing Committee of the FIDE World Youth Chess Championships. It has come to our attention that fraudulent emails requesting payments have been sent to national federations in connection with the event. Please note that this communication was not sent by the Organizing Committee, nor by any official representative of FIDE. We would like to emphasize that all official communications regarding registration, accommodation, and payments are handled exclusively through official FIDE and Organizing Committee channels. In particular, all official correspondence from FIDE is sent exclusively from email addresses using the fide.com domain. We strongly advise all federations to: Disregard any suspicious payment requests; Carefully verify the sender’s email address before making any payment; Contact the Organizing Committee or FIDE directly through official channels if there is any doubt regarding the authenticity of a communication. Given the seriousness of the matter and the potential risk of financial damage, we kindly ask all federations to remain vigilant and share this information with the relevant persons within their organizations. Thank you for your attention and cooperation!