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The "wrong PIX" reversal trick

A stranger sends you a small PIX "by mistake," then contacts you — sometimes pretending to be the bank — asking you to send it back to a different key. The money they sent may itself be stolen, making you part of laundering it; or the "refund" simply sends your own money to them.

What to do: don't move it yourself. If you truly received money in error, report it to your bank and let them handle the return through official channels.

Threat examples

"I sent you a PIX by mistake"

Hi, I sent you R$200 by mistake — I'm so sorry, that was my rent money. Can you please send it back to this other PIX key right now?