So I got a letter from a lawyer...

[depreciator]

Melbourne company.
They quoted my previous PPOR address and asked if I was the bloke who used to live there.
If it was me, they said there was $601.16 owing to me and if I called them they would help me get it.
So naturally, I went to google and put their name in along with 'scam'.
That led me to Whirlpool, where I learnt it wasn't a scam. But I also learnt that I can get the money myself without having to pay someone a fee for assistance in locating it.
On the home page for the Office of State Revenue, is a tab for 'unclaimed money'. I entered my surname and hit 'search', and sure enough, there it was, $601.16 owing to me for 'IAG overpayments'. (I have no idea what it was.)
I found a cousin of mine was owed $418.00 and I let him know.
There is a bit of paperwork to do to prove who I am, but it's not too onerous.
Scott

 

[LoneWolf]

Melbourne company.
They quoted my previous PPOR address and asked if I was the bloke who used to live there.
If it was me, they said there was $601.16 owing to me and if I called them they would help me get it.
So naturally, I went to google and put their name in along with 'scam'.
That led me to Whirlpool, where I learnt it wasn't a scam. But I also learnt that I can get the money myself without having to pay someone a fee for assistance in locating it.
On the home page for the Office of State Revenue, is a tab for 'unclaimed money'. I entered my surname and hit 'search', and sure enough, there it was, $601.16 owing to me for 'IAG overpayments'. (I have no idea what it was.)
I found a cousin of mine was owed $418.00 and I let him know.
There is a bit of paperwork to do to prove who I am, but it's not too onerous.
Scott

Well done Scott!! Good investigation Inspector

 

[Terry_w]

Interesting.

Here is the search for NSW
http://www.osr.nsw.gov.au/ucm/find/search/

 

[Terry_w]

And for VIC
http://www.sro.vic.gov.au/sro/srona...575A100444187CA415EBF65E76C47CA2575A100442060

 

[Aaron_C]

Thanks for the link Terry. No bonus for me today

 

[NatMerc]

Melbourne company.
They quoted my previous PPOR address and asked if I was the bloke who used to live there.
If it was me, they said there was $601.16 owing to me and if I called them they would help me get it.
So naturally, I went to google and put their name in along with 'scam'.
That led me to Whirlpool, where I learnt it wasn't a scam. But I also learnt that I can get the money myself without having to pay someone a fee for assistance in locating it.
On the home page for the Office of State Revenue, is a tab for 'unclaimed money'. I entered my surname and hit 'search', and sure enough, there it was, $601.16 owing to me for 'IAG overpayments'. (I have no idea what it was.)
I found a cousin of mine was owed $418.00 and I let him know.
There is a bit of paperwork to do to prove who I am, but it's not too onerous.
Scott

Be surprised if it was scam, there's many companies around like this that regularly check the unclaimed monies list and then locate the missing recipients and charge them a % of the amount once it's reclaimed. If it was a scam they would just be randomly contacting people, not going through the list then going through the laborious task of locating missing people.

But well done on getting the money back yourself!

 

[LoneWolf]

I just searched under my old man's name, and there he is, LOL $170 bucks

And nothing for myself

 

[Peter_Tersteeg]

I'm rich!

Owed $29.31 from a place I rented in 2000.

Now I just have to find a document that links me to that address...

 

[Jake D]

I'm more likely to find out I'm in debt.

 

[Scott No Mates]

Plenty of people with $10,000's sitting with the OSR for super.

You'd think that they'd miss it.

 

[TPI]

Cool, $39 coming my way!

 

[handyandy]

My old company has $380 sitting at NSW OSR but the company is no longer registered so the whole process is even more long winded.

Haven't convinced myself that it's worthwhile bothering.

Cheers

 

[westminster]

No such luck for me - often it's dividends or overpayments

Australia wide tool

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

My Aunt knew she had money on the register but hadn't gotten around to claiming it and would often get letters from solicitors to 'help' her get it - for a fee of course. It's ambulance chasing for unclaimed money

 

[RicePud]

Interesting. Nothing for me, but this is the link for WA:

http://www.dtf.wa.gov.au/UnclaimedMonies/queryUM.asp

 

[BayView]

$219.31 for us...

 

[Colin Rice]

0 results found

 

[TMNT]

I found my name

I'm owed 0.41 from a place I've never heard of

Some guy with thr same surname is owed 42k though from cba

I am gonna check my birth certificate in ccase I have a middle name I'm not aware of

 

[Spades]

None for vic but just checked one for nsw...My name popped up but it's not mine.
Oddly enough,the guy works for the same company i work for.

 

[New_b]

No luck for me. However my dad is $300 richer.

 

[Spades]

Australia wide tool

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

Thanks for the link westminster,
Pulled up one in the same suburb i use to live in...Same name and is owed 2k.