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Well, not quite. Many people have unclaimed insurance proceeds, abandoned safe deposit boxes, and other monies that were undeliverable and are now in control of the states. This is the 21st century, adult version of looking for change in pay phones.

For most of the states, go to missingmoney.com. This is a service paid for by the states and there is no charge if your money is listed there.

California is among the states that does not subscribe to that site. For California, go to the Department of Revenue at http://scoweb.sco.ca.gov/UCP/.

Good luck finding money you forgot or didn't know was there.
 

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Well, not quite. Many people have unclaimed insurance proceeds, abandoned safe deposit boxes, and other monies that were undeliverable and are now in control of the states. This is the 21st century, adult version of looking for change in pay phones.

For most of the states, go to missingmoney.com. This is a service paid for by the states and there is no charge if your money is listed there.

California is among the states that does not subscribe to that site. For California, go to the Department of Revenue at http://scoweb.sco.ca.gov/UCP/.

Good luck finding money you forgot or didn't know was there.
I found a few friends some money...nothing over $100 but better than nothing at all.:blob:
 

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A couple years a go I found like $2500 in my name, but when I asked for it they said they guy was born in 1945. dang it. I guess it wasn't mine.
 
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I actually had an agency contact me and told me I had checks from 2 years back that got turned over to the state. This is when I was working in California because I started graduate school in Rhode Island.
 
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Damn, it says my old mortgage company owes me $70. If this comes through you got a few sticks coming your way...
 

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I just got an email saying I won the British Lottery!! I'm so amped right now. I need to go find my bank card so I can finalize the transfer of funds.
 

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I found $600 bucks owed to me by the state of Mass. Problem was after I claimed it the town I lived in hit for for an old unpaid care registration tax for $300. Hounded me weekly until I paid even though we had moved. Because I had not filed a change of address with the city they said I had to pay even though I had not lived there during the period in question.
 

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There are people that make money by doing this. Find money for people, get them to sign a power of attorney to you giving you the right to claim th emoney, and then you keep a percentage of the money.

Hard work for sure, but essentially you do all the legwork for someone that doesn't even know they have money owed to them and get paid for it.
 

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i did a look up a few years ago and there was $1500 in escrow from the first house we ever bought. I would never had known if one of those companies that claims to get the money for you hadn't sent me a letter. Their fee? $500!
 
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i did a look up a few years ago and there was $1500 in escrow from the first house we ever bought. I would never had known if one of those companies that claims to get the money for you hadn't sent me a letter. Their fee? $500!
Next time you'll know where to look and save the commission!
 
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