Greetings everyone. I was just wondering if anyone else has had experience with sending money to the wrong bank account and how long it took for y'all to get your money back or if you ever did?
My situation:
Mother asks for financial help, so I sent 1k but entered the wrong number (I had put 7 instead of 1). Only realised this because she said she hadn't received anything after 30 minutes and it was an Osko payment. I checked again and that's when I saw my mistake. Unfortunately, the money didn't bounce back, meaning someone else has that account number and so I immediately contacted my bank that same night (I'm with UP). They told me that it can take up to 6 weeks and there's no guarantee that I'll get my money back.
It has been 3 weeks since and they said they haven't heard back from the other bank (People's Choice) and now I'm worried that the longer it goes, the less likely I'll see that money. I considered contacting the other bank to tell them of the situation but unsure if that would just complicate things.
Has anyone had a similar experience and could advice what the best course of action to do?
I can't really afford losing 1k to some random tbh.
Thanks everyone!
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