I've received 2 letters from entirely different companies, who check out as legitimate businesses - one is a chartered accountant on the Melbourne Accountants list, and both claim to have found an entitlement for me of exactly the same amount down to the **57.12.

They want 20% as their fee to recuperate the money. The fee to be deducted after retrieval and the balance sent to me.

I've researched about unclaimed money and tried all the suggested searches and nothing turned up.

Anyone had experience with these types of companies?