Refunded but still shows on my bank trying to deduct the money

[Azragul]

I sent 47 quid to the wrong email and cancelled and refunded it and On my PayPal it says refund complete however on my bank account it is still trying to deduct the 47 quid I send out originally and showing on my pending transaction not letting me touch the 47 quid in my bank. Did something go wrong.

[kernowlass]

@Azragul

Gosh you were lucky, if that mis-spelled email address was valid to another person you 'may' have lost your money !!

Luckily you could cancel, so when you cancel a payment those funds can't do a u-turn > they start to process the second you pay and have to process through to paypal who will then either return them to your funding source (if you paid with a debit or credit card), or credit your paypal balance (if it was funded from your balance or instant bank transfer), but that takes a few days and sometimes up to a week.