Make sure to fill up all the boxes that is marked as compulsory (*).Ĭlick on “Search for Unclaimed Moneys” and enter your Identification Number into the provided space. Your account will be deactivated after six months of inactivity, so if you have previously registered and have not logged in for the past six months, you’ll need to register for a new account. You may then fill in the form to register your new account. Note: You may first need to change the default language to English, or you may proceed in Bahasa Melayu. Then click on ‘Registration’ in the top right corner as per the screenshot below to get started. My step-by step experience of claiming my unclaimed monies is outlined below, and be sure to read till the end as I will also explain how to overcome a certain bug (as of 28 November 2020) in the system:įirst, head over to this link to register for a new account. As I registered for another account, I realised that the user interface had changed and the more I explored, the more I realised that eGUMIS now allowed us to submit forms online. I was asked to create an account again as my account had expired after six months of inactivity. Towards the end of 2020, I read an article on The Star that stated the government could consider using unclaimed monies as a “source of revenue” – this triggered me to check my unclaimed money again. I remembered I had a small sum of money unclaimed, but due to the trouble and since the amount was not significant, I procrastinated and left the money unclaimed, on purpose. from tax relief), you’ll need to queue up without knowing if you even have any unclaimed money! However, earlier in 2020, the AGD’s eGUMIS portal went live and it was a significant improvement for people wanting to check whether they had any unclaimed monies.ĭespite this breakthrough, if you wanted to claim the money, you were still required to pay a visit to the AGD’s office to submit a physical form (Borang Permohonan Bayaran Balik WTD “UMA-7”). Start to finish, it took about two months from the time I spent five minutes filling out a form and mailing it until I got my money.Previously, to check whether you have any unclaimed monies (eg. Sure enough, my two checks arrived in the mail within the week. I put in my claim numbers and saw that they had been processed. I searched and found that Ohio's Division of Unclaimed Funds has a status checker (I assume most other states and provinces are similar). A few months later, one of my coworkers mentioned that they had gotten their money after I had mentioned it. Getting my moneyĪfter finding my name on the unclaimed funds site in the beginning of April, I filled out the forms and submitted them to the Ohio Division of Unclaimed Funds later that week. I sent off a few quick emails to let them know - hopefully they, too, can get a little extra windfall. Of all the family and friends whose names I entered in, I'd estimate about 30-40% of them returned back with missing money. It felt a little stalker-y, but I figured nobody would turn down the chance to get some free money. Telling my friends and familyĪfter I found this missing money for myself, I started putting in the names of everyone I knew. Other jurisdictions have slightly different procedures. Ohio's law states that you must also send a copy of your ID and requires a notary only for funds over $1,000. I printed off both of the claim forms and sent them to the Ohio Division of Unclaimed Funds in separate envelopes.
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