Thanks. The address I sent the money to was the same fellow... I
mistakenly used his npormal mail address instead of his PayPal
address. So I guess I'll just have to get the card company to reverse
the payment, as there is no account for the money to go into. Oh,
silly me...

On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 12:38 AM, David Kao <dtkao0205@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The person who received your money by mistake is the best person
> to help you. That person can refund your money back to you in a
> few clicks after logging in. Just email that person and ask for
> the refund. If it gets nowhere then here is a PayPal Customer Service
> phone number to call: 1-888-221-1161.

In order to proceed with this (or any) number you have to state or
punch in your phone number. Good ol' PayPal refused to accept my
number, the very number stated on my PayPal stats page.

> This number can be found after you login into your PayPal account.
> You will find a Contact Us link at the bottom on the account overview
> page. By clicking Contact Us you will see a help page which has another
> link that says Help By Phone. Clicking it will get you the above
> phone number. I once called that number and after some buttons later
> I was able to talk to a live person. You can talk to the person for
> as long as you need to describe the problem and listening to the help
> suggested by the person. I am not sure they can cancel your payment.
> I believe they will tell you to contact the person who received your
> payment and ask for a refund. Unless the person is a thief you should be
> able to get your money back quickly.
>
> David

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