# The dark side of payment agents

**URL:** https://community.deriv.com/t/the-dark-side-of-payment-agents/87775
**Category:** Payment Agent
**Created:** [January 11, 2025, 8:37am UTC](https://community.deriv.com/t/the-dark-side-of-payment-agents/87775 "2025-01-11T08:37:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 1
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### Author: ![cladose-aggadah-2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71c47a/32.png) [@cladose-aggadah-2](https://community.deriv.com/u/cladose-aggadah-2)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2025, 8:37am UTC](https://community.deriv.com/t/the-dark-side-of-payment-agents/87775/1 "2025-01-11T08:37:04Z")

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Paid payment agent for funds and he wont release them payment agent was a scammer.Want my funds back and i need information on the payment agent identification please help

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