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The Ministry of Finance (MOF)
today (30 Nov 2004) launched a central unclaimed monies website for government
agencies to post their unclaimed monies records. |
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These unclaimed monies are monies
held by government agencies which Government would like to return but have not
been able to do so because agencies have not been able to contact the owners
at their last known addresses. |
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There are various categories of
unclaimed monies such as tender deposits, deposits as ordered by the Courts
and foreign worker levy bonds. |
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The website (URL:
unclaimedmonies.gov.sg) lists
names of companies/individuals, information on the last known address, the
categories of unclaimed monies as well as contact details of the government
agency’s officer whom prospective claimants can approach. |
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Any individual or company with a
potential claim to some unclaimed monies with government agencies can go to
the website, type in his name and conduct a search. |
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For public agencies which already
have or will have their own websites such as the Supreme Court and the
Insolvency and Public Trustee’s Office (IPTO), the central website will also
provide a hyperlink to these registers, thereby facilitating information
search by prospective claimants. |
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Prospective claimants who wish to
apply for refund of their unclaimed monies should approach the relevant
government agency as listed in the website. The claimant will need to prove to
the agency that they are indeed the rightful owner of the unclaimed monies. |
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This unclaimed monies website will
be operational from today, 30 November 2004. |
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Source: Ministry of Finance
Press Release 30 Nov 2004 |
Government launches Unclaimed Monies Web site
