Claim Your Long-Lost Property
Banks and governments lose track
of account owners, due to post office mistakes, misspelled names,
business and banks that go bankrupt, unplanned
changes of address, marriage breakup, unexpected job relocation,
and relatives dying without a will. The government holds
on to the money virtually forever, or until it is claimed.
America has a total of more than $10 billion in unclaimed money. That averages
out to $150 for a typical family of four.
MissingMoney.com
is a free, easy-to-use site that discovers whether there is some
unclaimed money for you.
Here are some tips to keep in mind when searching for lost money:
- Another way to find lost accounts is to get a
free credit report, which might show
an account or deposit that you've forgotten about.
- If you have a common
name (e.g. "John Smith"), you may find that the money
really belongs to someone else with the same name.
- To find out how common your name is, type your first
and last name in the boxes below (ignore the city and state boxes) and select
your country. Then click the Search button. A new window will
open that tells you how many adult "name clones" you
have running around. If you
see "Results 1-10 of 151", you know you have at least 151 clones
in America.
Note: Women are under-represented in
these searches, because they
will often list only their first initial, or they're living at a male-owned
residence. So ladies, if the search reveals 100 name clones, you
really have about 165.
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Claim Your Long-Lost Property 
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Time to complete:
| 1 to 5 minutes per name you search, depending on how common your name is. |
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Money you'll spend:
| $0 to search |
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What you'll get:
| Maybe nothing, maybe thousands of dollars. Most finds are a few hundred dollars. |
Step-by-step instructions:
- Click here: MissingMoney.com. A new window will open with this page.
- When you search, type in your last name and first name. If you have a common name,
type in your middle initial too. However, remember that if you
type the middle initial (example: "John R Smith") you
may not see records that omit a middle initial (e.g. "John Smith".)
- If you see your name listed, that means that
you (or someone else with the same name) have
unclaimed money waiting for you.
- Remember to search for friends and relatives, maiden names, and business
names that you may own. If you have an uncommon
last name, try searching for that last name only.
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