I was the victim of a P2P scam about 3 months ago, and it took me nearly 3 months just to recover access to my Easypaisa account. Here's what happened:
I sold $300 $USDT on Binance P2P and chose Easypaisa as the payment method. The buyer sent the PKR amount to my Easypaisa account, which I immediately transferred to my Meezan Bank account. Once I received the money, I released the USDT on Binance.
2-3 days later, I tried to use my Easypaisa account and found it debit locked due to a "fraudulent transaction"—the same P2P payment. I assumed the money in my Meezan Bank account was safe, but unfortunately, that transaction was also flagged and locked, and it still remains frozen to this day.
It turns out the buyer used a stolen Easypaisa account to send me the payment. He even shared the CNIC of the sender to make it seem legitimate. That CNIC later helped me in proving my case to Easypaisa, but it still took:
Over 2 months
20-30 calls to the Easypaisa helpline
3 calls with supervisors
10+ emails
Eventually, Easypaisa unlocked my account, but I'm still fighting to get the funds released from Meezan Bank.
⚠️ Key Takeaways:
Always verify the sender’s ownership of the account.
Avoid accepting payments from third-party or suspicious accounts.
Just because the money is in your bank doesn’t mean it’s safe from being reversed or locked.
Stay safe and vigilant in your P2P trades. If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone.
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