I accidentally withdrew my money to an bank account that doesn't exist
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Hello, I'm sorry to bother you all with this, but it is an emergency.
Today I received my pay for some commission work I did, and as I usually do when I get paid, I went to deposit my balance into my bank account.
However, I messed up badly, and when I went to authorize the transaction, I must have accidentally selected the wrong account (I was using my phone so I must have brushed it on the touchscreen), so I unknowingly sent it to an old savings account. But the savings account no longer exists, I closed it years ago when I made my final transaction for a purchase, so I have no idea what is going to happen now. The email I received to notify me of the withdrawal was titled "You recently requested a withdrawal of funds to your bank account", rather than being titled "Your withdrawal was successful", so I'm hoping that upon inspection they'll see it was an error and isn't possible. But I can also no longer find a way to cancel it, or even get in contact with Paypal right now, as their lines are down for the night and I can't find a form for the situation on the disputes page.
I'm quite upset and worried right now, I accept its my fault, but I have payments due soon and I'm worried I may have lost the money. Is there any way to cancel a transaction like this? If you can help, or even have experience and insight, please share with me and respond.
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If the funds fail to transfer then they should bounce back to your paypal balance, allow 7 days and if no sign contact customer services for a trace.
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Kudos / Solution appreciated.

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