[LINK] Spam filters may increase government unclaimed account revenue

[Jim Birch]

You can look up your name in government lists of unclaimed moneys.  This
used to be a state system but there is now a national register which for
some reason includes an enhanced view of a dog's eyeball:

https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/tools-and-resources/find-unclaimed-money/unclaimed-money-search

Just enter a name.

There are also some chancers who mine the register and match people then
offer a reclamation service with a fee which may be half the amount.  If
you ever hear from one of these outfits, go direct to the list.

- Jim


On 17 April 2013 10:06, Tom Worthington <tom.worthington at tomw.net.au> wrote:

> This week I noticed an email in my Spam folder warning that if I did not
> send my details, unclaimed money in my bank account would be transferred
> to the government. The message contained the word "advices" so I thought
> it was a badly worded scam. I was about to press the "Junk" button to
> tell the system to block future such messages, when I noticed it was
> from my financial adviser. It turned out this was a genuine message.
>
> Australian banks are required to send the government any money in an
> account which has not been used for three years. Had I not read the
> email, my money would have disappeared. How much money is going to the
> government because the unclaimed account notices look like Spam?
>
>
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