States holding unclaimed assets

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When my mom died, there were some things that belonged to her that were never found, including a couple gold coins and a solid gold pocket watch that had belonged to a great grandfather. It turned out that they are in a safe deposit box that was taken over by the state of California, due to inactivity. I found the box through the state's unclaimed property website, and they give details on claiming ownership.

There is a vast amount of accumulated money and other property that the states are holding for people, millions to billions, not just the property of heirs of deceased, but wages, insurance payments, all kinds of stuff, that for one reason or another couldn't get handed over to the right party, and the people who that money is intended for, are often still alive. That also includes the property in abandoned safe deposit boxes. A lot of things can't get delivered when people move.

You should all check out your state's website for unclaimed property, and type in your name, to see what comes up. Sometimes they will not disclose what the property is. An address should come up with it, to clarify, as obviously people have the same names. I just found $800 in back wages that were due to a friend of mine, just by typing in his name. His address came up to confirm that it was my friend. Unfortunately, my buddy died prematurely of a heart attack, but his son, who I informed, can now claim the money.

Check it out...all I ask is a measly 10 % :D
 
That is very true, Jay. When I worked for our stock broker, we located some assets for a client. I checked for John and I, they did not have a dime of ours!
 
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Too bad, Gigi....I think that stock dividends are a big one that never get handed over, for some reason.
 
dang, i just found 8grand owed to my aunt, 1 grand owed to my dead great uncle, 27 cents owed to my mother and less than 50 bucks owed to my sister! lemme see how much i can ring outta them:evil:
 
In a nutshell- He, my uncle, and step brother went shark fishing in Costa Rica and never returned. Boat was found but ownership had been signed off by my uncle. Alot of political stuff was going on there at the time. I will never know the truth of it.
 
Not just the U.S. either. I got an e-mail from a guy in Nigeria who is trying to claim literally MILLIONS. He just needs my help to transfer funds, etc. In a few short weeks, I will get $2.7 MILLION just for holding the money in my account for him! How cool is THAT?! :thumbup:
 
You better jump on that Brett. I actually found a paycheck for two weeks pay from an old job of mine. I had direct deposit so I can't imagine what happened. I thought I had gotten everything. I got the paperwork from the State and I now have to go down and have it notarized and voila, I will have enough money to re-hose about 1/4 of my truck!
 
About as cool as me getting a call the other day, that I had won a free caraibian sea cruise, Only I had to deposite a little money into their account in order to claim it:lol:
 
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