IPID / IPIP “Fund Transfers” Are A Scam
IPID or IPIP “transfers” are not legitimate payment instructions. The documents that promote them rely on invented mechanics such as so-called code servers, final release codes, and email “payment guarantees.” None of these form part of recognized clearing or settlement at regulated financial institutions.
How The Scheme Is Marketed
Invented Rails
References to an “IP/IP Code Server,” “host to host non-retail,” or a “SWIFT IPIP Full Automatic Cash Funds Transfer.” These are not recognized payment messages or rails.
Code-Word Theatre
Exchanges of server slips, screenshots, release codes, and blocking codes. None are part of bank settlement processes.
Paper Promises
MT199 “pre-advices,” email “Payment Guarantee Letters,” and multi-party fee tables are used to create the appearance of a transaction before any verifiable funds exist.
What Legitimate Practice Looks Like
Payments
- Customer transfers use standard, traceable rails with bank-verifiable references. Examples include a customer credit transfer with a unique end-to-end reference.
- Banks do not “download” cash from private servers and do not act on screenshots or proprietary release codes.
Capital Raising
- Mandated process with scope, retainer, and success fee on a best-efforts basis.
- Structured data room, underwriting memo, term sheet, diligence, definitive documents, conditions precedent, and staged disbursements.
Recurring Red Flags In Circulated Documents
| Claim In The Paperwork |
Why It Fails |
| “Transfer via IP/IP Code Server” then bank “download” of funds |
Settlement does not occur by downloading value from private code servers. No regulated payment system uses this mechanic. |
| MT199 pre-advice as proof of funds |
A free-format message does not move money or evidence settlement. It cannot substitute for a real transfer. |
| Release codes and blocking codes to “complete the download” |
Proprietary codes are not part of clearing. They exist only in these narratives. |
| Email “Payment Guarantee Letters” endorsed by a bank |
Private letters do not create an independent, enforceable bank obligation. They are not recognized undertakings. |
| “SWIFT IPIP Full Automatic Cash Funds Transfer” prior to payment |
No such message exists in recognized payment standards. The step is fictitious. |
| IMFPA fee tables and distribution lists embedded upfront |
Legitimate transactions do not pre-allocate commissions tied to unverified flows. This is a hallmark of paper-trading schemes. |
One-Minute Filter For Sponsors
- Ask for the payment rail and a verifiable bank reference. If the answer is “IPID/IPIP,” server slips, or release codes, disengage.
- Decline any “receiver” role without a lawful contract trail, invoicing, and KYC/AML clearance.
- Do not accept private letters or PDFs as substitutes for regulated bank undertakings.
Frequently Asked Questions
If “IPIP” appears in a contract header, can it be a private rail outside public standards?
No. Private contracts cannot invent settlement rails. Banks process payments on recognized systems with auditable references. If a bank cannot trace it, it is not a payment.
An MT199 was sent. Can we rely on it as evidence of funds?
No. A free-format message is not a credit transfer. It does not instruct payment, reserve liquidity, or prove settlement. Treat it as noise unless paired with a verifiable transfer on a real rail.
Our counterparty shared a “Payment Guarantee Letter” on letterhead. Is that enforceable?
No. An enforceable bank obligation requires a regulated instrument issued by a licensed institution under clear rules. Email letters and PDF “endorsements” do not create such obligations.
Why are large fee tables and broker lists attached before any payment exists?
Because the commercial aim is to trade paper and fees, not to settle funds. Pre-allocating commissions without a verifiable payment event is a classic marker of a scheme.
Could a “receiver bank” clear funds if the right codes are provided?
No. There are no proprietary codes that convert screenshots into ledger credits. Banks credit accounts only after receiving valid payment messages through recognized rails.
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