MOF warns of unclaimed monies scam

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has advised the public to be wary of any
scheme via e-mails or flyers that claims to have links with the
Accountant-General's Department in providing services to process
unclaimed monies for a certain rate or charge.

In a statement
today, the MOF said the department has never appointed any individual
or company as agents that provided such processing services, and has
never imposed any fee or service charge to process unclaimed monies.

"Information
on unclaimed monies submitted to the department will be gazetted every
year, where copies could be accessed by the public at the National
Library.

"These unclaimed monies that have been submitted to
the registrar can be claimed at any time by any party who has the
rights to the fund," it said.

The MOF said all claim settlement
applications on unclaimed monies must be forwarded to the department or
any if its branches. -- Bernama