The fake receipt scam: the screenshot arrived, the money did not
The buyer sends a receipt screenshot and asks for the item. The Pix was scheduled and cancelled, or the receipt was edited. A screenshot does not prove payment.
Also called: fake payment receipt, scheduled Pix scam, fake buyer.
How it works
- The scammer answers your ad and takes the price without haggling.
- They send a screenshot of a scheduled Pix, or an edited receipt, and ask you to ship today.
- Then they cancel the schedule. You lose the item and get no money.
Where it usually starts: marketplace, messaging app, in person.
How it arrives on Bipe. Simulation with sample people and messages.
How to spot it
- The receipt says "scheduled".
- The buyer is in a rush and sends a courier to collect.
- The money does not show in your statement yet.
What to do
- Hand over the item only after you see the money in your bank app statement.
- A receipt screenshot does not prove payment.
- Fell for it? Keep the chats and file a police report.
How Bipe helps
Each item shows where it stands on iPhone and Android.
Scam warnings
A warning shows under a message that looks like a scam, such as a rushed Pix, a new number or a boleto. It is on by default, with nothing to set up.
iPhone: In the test app · Android: In development
Pix requests
The request card shows the name your bank will display. If you see another name, don't pay.
iPhone: Coming soon · Android: Coming soon
What Bipe does not solve here
Bipe does not read your bank account. The warning reminds you to check, but you do the check.
Bipe only protects the chats that happen in Bipe. If someone in the family still uses another app, a scammer can write to them there.
Who describes this scam
Official pages with the scam's script and what to do.
- Procon alerta fornecedores sobre golpe do pix agendado e fraude no comprovante de pagamento (Prefeitura de Valinhos (Procon Valinhos))
- Segurança no Pix (Banco Central do Brasil)
Other common scams
- Fake relative
- Taken number or account
- Fake bank call centre
- Pix and fake boleto
- Fake shop
- Threats with your data
- Fake acquaintance
- "I sent you a code by mistake"
- Romance scam
- Fake lawyer
- Fake government body
- Fake delivery fee
- Fake job and task scam
- Fake support
- Fake second-hand sale
- Fake rental
- Wrong Pix
- Fake boleto
- Fake loan
- Fake investment
- Betting and "tigrinho"
- Fake link
- Phantom hand and fake app
- SIM swap
- Fake kidnapping
- Sextortion
- Group chat scam
- Fake fundraiser
Where these numbers come from
Researched on 13 October 2026. We only use numbers that have a source. Surveys by a company or a private association are marked as such.
- Segurança no Pix (Banco Central do Brasil, 2026-10-13)
- Procon alerta fornecedores sobre golpe do pix agendado e fraude no comprovante de pagamento (Prefeitura de Valinhos (Procon Valinhos), 2026-10-13)