# Never used bitsquare when you pay someone, what does reference look like

**URL:** <https://bisq.community/t/never-used-bitsquare-when-you-pay-someone-what-does-reference-look-like/1755>\
**Category:** Payment methods\
**Created:** [March 23, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/never-used-bitsquare-when-you-pay-someone-what-does-reference-look-like/1755 "2017-03-23T17:05:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![GHm5st4](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/ghm5st4/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@GHm5st4](https://bisq.community/u/GHm5st4)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/never-used-bitsquare-when-you-pay-someone-what-does-reference-look-like/1755/1 "2017-03-23T17:05:21Z")

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When you pay someone by bank, what does the trade id look like?

Please could someone post me an example.

Many thanks

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**Author:** ![ManfredKarrer](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/manfredkarrer/32/26_2.png) [@ManfredKarrer](https://bisq.community/u/ManfredKarrer)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/never-used-bitsquare-when-you-pay-someone-what-does-reference-look-like/1755/2 "2017-03-23T18:22:42Z")

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It is the first part (variable length) of the trade ID, which is either a random number, chars or mixed:

- 2342312
- fWaDuhDa
- faduhad  
-GJJYDKD
- 234kD3h3

No additional word is permitted, specially not: Bitcoin, BTC or Bitsquare  
If a user used such the peer has to open a dispute.

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**Author:** ![GHm5st4](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/ghm5st4/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@GHm5st4](https://bisq.community/u/GHm5st4)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 11:06am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/never-used-bitsquare-when-you-pay-someone-what-does-reference-look-like/1755/3 "2017-03-25T11:06:57Z")

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Hi,

**And this is the reference used to do a bank payment to someone?**

This is way better than localbitcoin then, as their reference for payment sticks out like a sore thumb, hence UK bitcoiners are finding their bank accounts via Santander are being cancelled.

[https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/5zrn80/uk\_banks\_are\_now\_closing\_customer\_accounts\_that/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/5zrn80/uk_banks_are_now_closing_customer_accounts_that/)

Many thanks

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**Author:** ![ManfredKarrer](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/manfredkarrer/32/26_2.png) [@ManfredKarrer](https://bisq.community/u/ManfredKarrer)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 4:47am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/never-used-bitsquare-when-you-pay-someone-what-does-reference-look-like/1755/4 "2017-03-26T04:47:52Z")

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Yes we took care to not make it easy for banks to fuck our users 😉