Premium Bond Winner ?

Slinky

Tommo2448 said:

Here's a puzzle for the experienced Premium Bonders on this thread...

I have a tiny holding of £31, almost all dating back to Xmas/birthday presents from relatives in the 1960s/1970s.   I have never won anything (surprise !).

However, this evening I received an email from NS&I to say, "We just wanted to let you know that we've received a bank transfer into your NS&I Premium Bonds.  We'll get in touch again soon to let you know your Bond numbers" - which was a surprise as I have not made a bank transfer into my Bonds !

The format of the email is 100% correct, from outgoing@nsani.com, everything else the same as what I have got when I have made my own bank transfers into my other accounts.  It is not spam.  No-one else has the details to make a bank transfer.

I am wondering, therefore, if I have actually had a win (no doubt small), and they have reinvested it ?  However, there is nothing in "prize history", and I have checked with my holder's number on the "prize checker", but nothing showing.

I notice that the account prize options are currently set as payment by warrant and sent by post, rather than reinvested or paid to a nominated account.  That was set up years ago and to be fair I haven't changed any of it (I probably should, once I work out what has happened).

Does this make sense ?  I guess when they give me the Bond numbers, as they promise the will, all will become clear.
Thanks in advance

outgoing@nsani.com  Did you copy and paste that email address from them?  There's a d missing from nasandi

Blue_Violet

2 x 50 1x 25 on full holding - still waiting for the big one!

MallyGirl

2 x 25, 1 x 50, 1 x 100 on £45k holding

mandarin6

£100 on an old bond that keeps giving, nothing on new bonds.

skitskut

Wow just wow 😲 £675 this month! and £300 last month! on FH. Please no one take this thread as an average, people so much more likely to post when win big. I know I just have! 

eskbanker

skitskut said:

Please no one take this thread as an average, people so much more likely to post when win big.

There are plenty who post about poor winnings too, but that's not to say that they actually average out as such - anyone looking to understand the likely return should work on the basis of this being in the region of 2.6%, so roughly £1,300 annually on a full holding, i.e. £100 or £125 are average months for maximum holders.

tony_1

What day do you think they will pay out winners this month 11th or 13th ?

2 day bank holidays at the start of a month must have been very beneficial for NS&I to keep the money for that long.

skitskut

I think it will be the 12th. Isn't it the sixth working day of the month each time?

Lomcevak

My Starling account shows payments pending for 12th April

ForumUser7

puddsykit said:

Checked this months list of high value winners and it looks like i've won £10,000!!! Can't believe it, only held them for about 2 years. :-) Just waiting for conformation tmrw now.

Ur famous!

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid04TkWM1hQNWJtm1RUqNSycnrhBCcnsKhmEg9pdonCPovV7iREh2UJdj4ni2pJGFsal&id=100064628352355