Why third-party payments are risky
Payments from an account that is not the buyer can be reversed or stolen.
Beginner 3 min readUpdated 5/27/2026
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On P2P, the person you're trading with should pay from an account in their own verified name. A payment from someone else (a "third party") is dangerous.
The risks
- The real account owner may reverse the payment or report it as fraud, and you lose both the cash and the crypto.
- It may be stolen money, which can freeze your account during investigation.
- It breaks the audit trail that protects you in a dispute.
The rule
If the sender's name doesn't match the buyer's verified name, do not release crypto. Cancel or open a dispute. Coinwaka requires payment-method names to match verified identity for exactly this reason.