Staying safe in P2P trades

Never trade outside the platform

Any trader suggesting you deal directly — on WhatsApp, Telegram, 'to save fees' — is setting up to steal from you. There is no legitimate reason. Report and move on.

Never release before the money lands

Not 'sent', not a screenshot. In your account and spendable. Screenshots are trivially faked and some payments reverse days later.

Pay from an account in your own name

Third-party payments are the classic setup for a stolen-funds dispute in which you lose both the crypto and the money.

Keep everything in the platform chat

If it is not in the chat, support cannot see it during a dispute.

Never mention crypto in a bank reference

Some banks automatically flag or freeze such transfers. Use only the reference the order provides.

Be suspicious of unusually good rates

A rate far better than everyone else's is bait, not a bargain.