NatWest free £10

trickydicky14

Email from NatWest giving me a £10 e-gift card as a thank you for being a customer, just click this link. Is this for real or a scam.

It looks very real, anyone else had one.

Woodstok2000

What is the exact email address that it came from? If you're not sure how to check that you should hover your mouse pointer over the sender's display name on a computer, or tap the name on a mobile device, to reveal the underlying address in parentheses or brackets

If an email claims to be from a trusted organization but looks suspicious, check the internet headers to see the true routing path and return address:

• Gmail: Open the message, click the three vertical dots next to the reply button, and select Show original.
• Outlook: Open the email in its own window, go to File > Info > Properties, and look at the Internet Headers box.
• Apple Mail: Open the message and go to View > Message > All Headers. [1, 2]

Look for authentication tags like SPF: Pass or DKIM: Pass, and ensure the From domain matches the Return-Path domain. You can learn more about analyzing these pathways through the IT@Cornell Guide on Email Headers

When you hover your mouse over the link (don't click on it), what is the address shown?

• Hover: Place your mouse cursor over the link. Look at the bottom-left corner of your browser window. A small box will pop up showing the actual destination URL.
• Copy and Paste: Right-click the link and select Copy Link or Copy Link Address. Paste it into a blank text document (like Notepad) or your browser's address bar to read it safely.

On a Phone or Tablet

• Long-Press: Press and hold your finger on the link for two seconds. A small preview bubble or menu will appear showing the full web address.

Be careful when looking at the link and email addresses - scammers often use different alphabets to make a link appear geuine. e.g. www.natwёst.com

flaneurs_lobster

It's real, got mine yesterday - £10 Waitrose gift card now sitting in Google wallet.

The email has your part-postcode to show it's not random spam.

Bit odd in that just a click is needed to activate and make the gift available, no need to validate or log into anything.

Welcome and unexpected freebie.

trickydicky14

This must just be for selected customers as my wife has not had one. I wonder if RBS will be doing something as well?

subjecttocontract

Where's mine ? I didn't get one.

flaneurs_lobster

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82144607#Comment_82144607

Probably, no indication on email of addressing subset of customers (Reward Account, Premier etc).

I put maybe 1-2 transactions/mth through NatWest although have just opened Cash ISA.

subjecttocontract

Ive got almost £100K in Nat West so where's my £10 voucher ?

danny13579

I wonder how they decide who gets this gift card? First Direct did a similar thing a couple of years ago where selected customers received an email for a gift card (more than £10) if they completed something like 5 debit card transactions.

Needless to say I have not received this email. Then again I only use NatWest (and RBS) to cycle through £1,250 and pay out 2 small Direct Debits each month. So I guess they don't consider me worthy of sending a £10 gift card! 😥

Woodstok2000

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82144655#Comment_82144655

If it's this: https://www.natwest.com/myrewards.html

Then it is more about spending/direct debits/using the app than about your balance.

danny13579

Woodstok2000 The link you posted is for the rewards that we all get every month for fulfilling certain conditions such as cycling £1,250 per month through the account, paying 2 Direct Debits (2x£2) and (until 1st October) logging into the app (£1).

The £10 gift card is a different offer, available to selected customers.

UKX69

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82144655#Comment_82144655

Curses, I’ve only got £40k in NatWest at the moment, but I’ve been with them for over 50 years…So where’s my MY voucher??