Money

$6,000 Tax Refund and $800 in Unclaimed Money: A "Find Me Money" Grok Bot Caught a Mistake on a Tax Return

  • Level Beginner
  • Setup~30 min (estimated)
  • Evidence Some evidence
  • CostNot stated in source
  • No-codeYes
Grok BotSource-linkedBeginner-friendly

What they did

Could there be a mistake on your tax return? This user set up a Grok Bot named "find me money". It found about $800 in unclaimed funds in a state they used to live in, and a mistake on their tax return that they say is getting them $6,000 back.

How it went

Unclaimed money claims and a short list of possible tax return fixes to check with a preparer.

Worth knowing

  • One Reddit comment, no details on what the tax mistake was. Have a tax professional confirm any amended return before you file it. Only use official state unclaimed property sites, never paid finder services.

Prompt

Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.

Find money I'm owed. 1) Search the unclaimed property site for every state I've lived in: [states], under my name and past addresses. 2) Read my last [3] tax returns and look for missed credits, deductions or errors. Explain each one in plain words with the likely amount. 3) Don't file anything. Give me a list to take to a tax preparer, and draft claim forms for any unclaimed money for me to submit.

Recommended

Try it in Grok Bot

  1. Copy the prompt (button below).
  2. Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
  3. Connect the listed tools (as needed) as connectors when Grok Bot asks.
  4. If the task repeats, ask: "Make this a daily routine."

Alternatives: the same prompt works in Claude, ChatGPT Agent, OpenClaw.

Set it up

Stack: Grok Bot + tax return PDFs + state unclaimed property sites

  1. Read the original source for full context.
  2. Connect the tools your agent needs.
  3. Paste the prompt and replace [bracketed] placeholders.
  4. Run once manually and check the output before scheduling it.

Generic suggested steps, not from the source.

Evidence

First-hand Reddit comment in r/GrokBot: about $800 unclaimed funds and a tax return mistake worth about $6k back

Source: Reddit · 2026-10-21 · Verified by us: not yet · Report broken or outdated

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