Really interesting link - do you have unclaimed money sitting out there?

[HopeHoops]

This is kind of interesting. NBC's Dateline either did or will shortly air a piece on unclaimed money. Apparently each state has a database you can search. I tried it but didn't find anything for myself or my wife, but there were people with our names in other parts of the state that came up. You can get to all of them through http://www.unclaimed.org/ - give it a whirl - you never know. It takes you directly to the treasury department page for each state, so it isn't a gimmick, although the article said people are mining it to try and scam people for "recovery fees".

[LeftyMom]

1. My Mom collected a utility deposit or something owed to my late Grandmother via one of those sites.

[old mark]

2. Thanks for posting this link! I found 3 separate claims I have that

I had no idea of - one going back to 1991.
I downloaded the form, will sent it in this weekend.
Thanks again.

mark

[livetohike]

3. Thanks for posting this! I know I have some unclaimed

retirement money from teaching in South Carolina back in the 70's!!!

[mnhtnbb]

4. Thanks for posting. Found 3 claims for hubby in previous state where we lived!

[mnhtnbb]

5. And 1 for my deceased parents!

[BurtWorm]

6. Yeah, sure. Then they tell you to come collect it at the armory and...

when you arrive you find thousands of other people thinking they're coming to collect money owed them only to have the doors locked and warrants served on your sorry asses.

Been there. Done that.











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[LibertyLover]

7. Thank you for posting that link

I checked my name and actually found that I was owed some money. I submitted the claim form and we'll see what happens. There was no amount listed, so if it comes through it will be found money.

[mzteris]

8. damnit!!

I found $$ for my ex husband, my sister, her ex-husband, her kid, my brother and his kid . . . and not a damn thing for me!!! :cry:

[marzipanni]

9. Over the past year or two I've had fun finding money for people

I put in names of old friends who moved, a cousin who moved, a cousin whose mom died and some money was in her name, older people I had known 15 ago who died and their heirs didn't know about some money that had been held by the state because the owner couldn't be located.

I have looked up treasurer/controller websites of a few states- I didn't know that there was centralized route to get there- thanks for posting it!