How to Reverse Airtime to Mpesa in One Simple Step
This is one of the simplest steps if you want to know how to reverse airtime to Mpesa.
Many of us find ourselves in that awkward moment when we mess and buy airtime accidentally. For instance:
- You buy airtime for 500 instead of 50, or any amount by adding an extra digit accidentally
- You accidentally choose to buy airtime instead of Paybill or send money
- Your phone is messed up and is playing tricks with its soft buttons and you end up completing the wrong transactions.
Safaricom has now made it easy to reverse airtime bought through mpesa.
How to Reverse Airtime to Mpesa Immediately
This is how to reverse airtime to Mpesa without sweating:
- Copy the Mpesa message you got when buying the airtime
- Paste into in to new SMS
- Send the airtime Mpesa message to 456
- Wait for Safaricom to reverse the transaction
Always remember that the reverse airtime to Mpesa message code is 456. You no longer have to get stressed by calling the ever-busy Safaricom customer care number 100.
Alternatively, if you are online, you can reach out to the Safaricom twitter or Facebook account pages and ask them to do the reversal for you. They will act immediately.
So next time you have bought airtime for your number or for someone else’s number, you can always do a reversal.
It is not clear however what happens if the airtime you bought already been swallowed by Okoa Jahazi or when someone has already used part of the airtime. You may probably just get back a part of it if necessary.
If you are looking for how to reverse airtel airtime bought from mpesa, this method works as long as someone has not yet used that airtime.
The faster you send the Mpesa airtime message to 456 the faster the reversal will take effect.
FAQs
How can I reverse airtime to mpesa?
It is simple to reverse airtime bought through MPesa. Just copy the message and send as SMS to 456.
How to reverse airtel airtime back to Mpesa?
Follow the same method of copying the message or forwarding it to 456.
How long does it take to reverse airtime to Mpesa?
Reversing airtime to Mpesa money should take effect immediately once the message is received. Unless there are other arising issues such as the airtime being swallowed by Okoa Jahazi or the recipient having already used the airtime.