Hey everyone, I was being extorted by some guy in South Asia to make multiple friends and family payments to him or he would publicly post my personal information online. I made these payments, but a few hours later I called my financial institution and told them to place stop payments on these transactions before they were reflected in my checking account. The next day they were reflected in my checking account, and I thought that all hope was lost, but today I received notice that all the stop payments on these transactions had gone through and my checking account was credited with the entire amount that this criminal had extorted from me. The criminal began to threaten me through PayPal payment requests, and I was hoping to close my PayPal account so that I could avoid any relations with this person. However, PayPal said that I could not close my account because I have a pending transfer and some technical issues with my account. What do I do? I have already unlinked my bank account from my PayPal account and am content with having the money this individual attempted to steal from me returned to my possession. How do I close my account and cancel this pending transfer? Thank you!
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