It Worked For Us
I saw a bit on 20/20 (I think it was) about all the States having millions of dollars in cash and property that is unclaimed. They can't deliver it, because they don't know where the rightful owners are. They gave a web site where you could check to see if you had any unclaimed funds out there somewhere.
I went to the site and checked for my name in every place I'd lived. Nothing. I thought I'd check my wife's name, and her maiden name and viola! I found that she indeed has funds owed to her. She never got it due to a wrong address. It has turned out to be a substantial sum from many years ago. We are in the process of making our claim and receiving the funds.
There is no charge for the search, or for getting your money or property. This isn't a private company, it directs you to the official State Sites, every State in the country. Our State publishes a list each year of people with unclaimed funds, we check each year but we've never been on it. But this search turned it up. We've already checked and it is definitely hers.
I'm now in the process of searching for our entire family and close friends. I've turned up one more possibility. Some of the funds for people are very small amounts, but others are small fortunes. Everything from stock dividends, to money from relative's estates with no known heirs.
If you want to go to the site do this:
1. Check every State you've ever lived in.
2. Check both your name and your wife's name and maiden and former married names.
3. Be sure to check for your parents and deceased relatives in case there were unknown funds.
Here's the site:
National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators
http://www.unclaimed.org/
Hope you find some too.
Tuck
