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Template · by u/PilotAlanHis full prompt (Reddit comment)Posted by u/PilotAlan in the thread on Nov 11, 2026, "with what we learned going through the process": an email sweep for money owed, a search of MissingMoney.com plus each state's own site, matches shown before filing, a paperwork checklist per claim, spouse claims and tracking. Heads-up: his step 4 lets the bot file confirmed claims with no further permission, and step 6 lets it email your spouse if you authorize it.Open it ↗Template · by u/PilotAlanA shorter version from @ducksays (X)Posted Nov 11, 2026: his chief-of-staff Grok Bot found $130 in state unclaimed-money databases. His one-paragraph prompt searches MissingMoney plus each state's site, lists amount and source, preps the forms and doesn't submit anything without asking.Open ↗
Our adapted version
Ours Our version, condensed from his prompt and comments, with an approval step before every filing. His full prompt is linked above. Fill in the [BRACKETS].
Find unclaimed money owed to me (and my household) and prepare the claims. You search and prepare; I approve every filing and every message.
ABOUT US
- Names to search, including every former or maiden name: [names]
- Every state we've lived in, worked in or owned property in: [states]
- Any business we own: [business names]
1. EMAIL SWEEP
- Search my connected email for money owed to me: refunds confirmed but never received, promised checks, rebates, deposits, settlements.
- Note every state my mail shows I've lived in (old utility bills, mortgage statements) and add it to the list.
2. SEARCH
- Search MissingMoney.com AND each state's own official unclaimed-property site directly. Official .gov sites only, never paid finder services.
3. SHOW ME THE MATCHES (then stop)
- For each record: name, city or address, holder, amount and state.
- Many hits are other people with the same name. I'll tell you which are ours.
- Flag amounts under a few dollars as probably not worth the paperwork.
4. PREPARE EACH CLAIM I CONFIRM
- One claim per person.
- A checklist of what that state needs and what we already have: current ID, proof of SSN, proof of each reported address from our own records, a marriage certificate for a name change, a notary only if the state requires it.
- Find those documents in my files and list them. Don't upload them anywhere yet.
- Follow each state's submission rules (portal upload, or a print-ready packet to sign and mail).
5. FILE ONLY WITH MY YES
- Show me each claim before you submit it and wait for my yes for that claim.
- Never ask for my SSN in chat; I'll enter it myself in the state's secure form. Never store or repeat it.
- Never email anyone, including my spouse, without my yes for that message.
6. TRACK
- Note each claim number, the date filed and the review time, and remind me if a state asks for more proof.
What they did
- He asked his Grok Bot to look around the country for unclaimed funds for him and his wife.
- It found $1,000 in three states. One record was unpaid wages from a Burger King job in the 1980s.
- In a comment he explained where the proof came from: the bot went through his iCloud and pulled bills and tax returns showing prior addresses, copies of their driver's licenses (saved from a mortgage application) and their marriage certificate, since one record was under his wife's maiden name.
- He signed the forms and took pictures of them. The bot turned everything into PDFs and submitted the claims online. He says it took less than 10 minutes of his time.
- It also found refunds in his email that had never been claimed, and requested those too.
- His tips: tell the bot every former name to search under, and every state you've ever lived in.
- He then posted his full prompt in the thread (linked above). In short: sweep your mailboxes for refunds, checks, settlements and unpaid invoices owed to you, and note every state you've lived in. Search MissingMoney.com and each state's own site, official .gov sites only, never paid finder services. Show the matches before filing. Ask for the SSN only through a secure form. File one claim per person. Give a checklist of what each claim needs. Follow each state's submission rules. Track the claims until they're acknowledged.
- Heads-up: his prompt has the bot file confirmed claims without asking again. Ours asks before each one.
“Took less than an 10 minutes of my time”— u/PilotAlan (r/GrokBot), Reddit
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Our notes
- What it takes
- Grok Bot, every state you've lived in and every former name, and email and files it can read for proof of old addresses (he used iCloud). His full prompt is linked; @ducksays posted a shorter one.
- Where it breaks
- Searching only the national site, missing maiden names, claiming a same-name stranger's record, using paid finder sites, and pasting an SSN into chat. He didn't say whether the states had paid yet.
- Human checkpoint
- The bot searches, matches and prepares each claim. You confirm which records are yours, approve each filing, enter your SSN yourself in the state's secure form and sign.
- Tools involved
- Grok Bot, Every state you've lived in and every former or maiden name, Email and files it can read for proof of old addresses (he used iCloud), A current ID, proof of SSN and, for a name change, a marriage certificate, You, to sign each claim form
✓ Verified Source link checked and still live. Notes by Thomas, editor. How we verify
Approval rule
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In our version the bot searches, matches and prepares every claim, and you confirm which records are yours and approve each filing and each message before it goes. His prompt let the bot file confirmed claims without asking again. Sending, buying, posting, deleting and submitting forms always need a human.
Set it up
- Write down every state you've lived or worked in, and every name you've used, for everyone you're searching for.
- Run the prompt and let the bot search the official sites.
- Go through the matches and say which are yours; skip the tiny ones.
- Check the checklist and documents it prepares for each claim.
- Approve each claim, enter your SSN yourself in the state's secure form, and sign what needs signing.
- Mail any paper packets, and keep the claim numbers until each state pays.
Common failures
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- Searching only the national site. His prompt says MissingMoney.com doesn't catch everything, so it searches each state's own site too.
- Forgetting maiden or former names. One of his records was under his wife's maiden name.
- Claiming records that belong to someone else with the same name.
- Using a paid finder service or a lookalike site instead of the official .gov one.
- Sharing an SSN in chat. He had it entered only through a secure form.
- Counting a filed claim as money received before the state pays.
Variations
- Run it for parents or other family members. A commenter said they were running it for all their family members.
- Add a business you own, since businesses can have unclaimed property too.
- Run the email sweep on its own for refunds that were promised but never arrived.
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