@Rwfeath92 wrote: I sent money via friends and family, immediately cancelled because I sent the wrong amount, and PayPal still withdrew the cancelled amount from my bank account. Will this clear up on its own or should I be worried? Because the money I sent and cancelled never went through to the person I was sending it to, and yet I was still charged. Essentially the money is no where right now...HELP! When you pay someone it is never instant > paypal credit them for you and then start the process of uploading your funds to paypal from your funding source. This is done so you get your item more quickly (if its a purchase). So when you cancel that payment those funds can't do a u-turn > they 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.
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