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/Sounds like "pa" (as in "papa") + "keh" + "teh" + "chee" (as in "cheese") + "leh" + "no"/

A classic street scam where someone approaches you with a package supposedly full of cash they just "found" and convinces you to put up your own money as a sign of good faith, only to disappear with your real cash while you're left holding worthless paper. It's one of the oldest cons in Latin America.

Example

"Ten cuidado en el centro, a mi tío le hicieron el paquete chileno y perdió todo lo que traía. -> Be careful downtown, my uncle got hit with the paquete chileno scam and lost everything he had on him."

"¿Cómo caíste en el paquete chileno? Eso es más viejo que mi abuela. -> How did you fall for the paquete chileno? That scam is older than my grandma."

Regional synonyms:

Besarse con alguien en Argentina y Uruguay, generalmente en una fiesta, boliche o salida nocturna. Es más que un beso casual de amigos pero menos que el inicio de una relación formal.