Money sent to closed deceased persons account?

[Matthew31]

mum died a while back.

I had her estate sorted out and all accounts closed.

 

Today I was just checking her emails and I saw there was an email off the national lottery.

 

They said

"We have transferred the balance from your National Lottery account to the bank account associated with your debit card because it is about to expire".

 

I thought it was just spam at first but it had a username down the bottom.

I entered mums usual password and sure enough it logged in

 

 

I checked transactions to see at the end of August this year they did send £26 to my mums bank.

 

I never even knew she had a lottery account.

 

 

What happens now?

 

 

That bank account was closed around 6 months ago.

 

 

Thanks

[dx100uk]

firstly ask the bank if the payment has been returned?

then contact NL and explain the circumstances.

see what they wish to do.

 

 

they might transfer it to another account wit the relevant proof .

 

 

dx