Paid to the wrong email
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
Hi All,
This evening I accidentally paid a sum of money into the wrong email addressed account. The email addresses were very similar and when I've tried to contact the recipient the mistaken/wrong email address doesn't exist. I could of been sick and I've no idea how to rectify this error. Can I somehow reclaim this money as is was sent in error.
Steve
- Labels:
-
Making a payment
-
Receive money
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
What does it say next to the transaction in your Paypal account?
1. Pending / Unclaimed.
2. Pending / Unclaimed with a cancel option.
3. Completed / Sent.
4. Pending / Uncleared.
5. Pending awaiting authorisation.
Advice is voluntary.
Kudos / Solution appreciated.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
If its completed then it has been sent to an email address that is linked to a paypal account, if it wasn't it would show as unclaimed.
So if you paid via friends / family then your only option would be to contact your card issuer and see if they will help you chargeback.
If you paid via goods / services then you can file a dispute for non receipt of item and as that 'email address' has nothing to send you then you should win the dispute.
IF however they decide to send 'something' trackable to keep the funds then if you do receive something immediately change the dispute to 'recieved but not as described' so that you can still get a refund.
Advice is voluntary.
Kudos / Solution appreciated.
Haven't Found your Answer?
It happens. Hit the "Login to Ask the community" button to create a question for the PayPal community.
- PayPal took money because of reimbursement that I had already received. in Payments Archives
- Can't receive payment to my account in Payments Archives
- Mistaken recipient. in Disputes and Limitations Archives
- SENT MONEY TO WRONG EMAIL INSTEAD OF MY COUSINS EMAIL....HELP in My Money Archives
- What can I do about Conflicting "Resolution" to Dispute by PayPal? in Disputes and Limitations Archives