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That was nice of you, you probably could've kept the money and there isn't much they could've done.

Ask me how I know :( PP money was not recoverable that one time my ex sent it to the wrong email address.

Paypal has a "reverse charge" button. You should be able to cancel any payment within a reasonable timeframe.

Must be a newer feature, this was back in 2014 and there was no button.

Thankfully it was only $500 bucks or so, not $45,000.