I was reading articles on CNN.com and found this article. I went ahead and did a search and found this for my step-sister.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Wow!
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Nice!
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Holy moly! That's unexpected.
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
So...um...think you could find *me* 10K?
Posted by jeniwren (Member # 2002) on :
Wow...I think I just found $126 for me on that site. I'll have to check with my mom to see if she ever opened the account they're describing. I was a baby when I lived in CA.
That's pretty cool, Mama, congratulations to your step sis!
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
finder's fee????
Posted by Coccinelle (Member # 5832) on :
Hmm.. the State of Texas owes me $86. Not 10k, but that's some fun money.
Posted by human_2.0 (Member # 6006) on :
3 people with my name, but none of them were me. Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
On a similar note, I once "found money" for my step-mother on the state of Kansas' unclaimed funds site (like the one you found), but she refused to go claim it! I was appalled. She said, "I'm still in the same place I've always been, where I have been for 30 years - so they should just send it to me". She refused to fill out the claim form. That really made me mad.
FG
Posted by Stray (Member # 4056) on :
Huh. Indiana University owed me fifty bucks. Apparently it wound up as unclaimed property because two letters of my first name were transposed on the check, so they couldn't look me up. Cool!
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Great - so now they disabled the "search the vault" site -- CNN must have caused too many hits
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
Using a geneology databse, i once found out that my great-uncle had passed away -- he lived in Hawaii and no one in the family was in contact with him. No one knew he had died!
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Cool - Mama! Thanks for bringing this up! I went back to the site for the state of Kansas (just out of curiousity, because I had already checked it last year) and this year it shows more listings that affect my family -- including two for MY mom! I've already requested the claim forms be sent to her.
Whoohoo!
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Farmgirl, can you post the link for Kansas?
Posted by jeniwren (Member # 2002) on :
I found $50 for my step-mother-in-law. This is very cool.
Posted by MandyM (Member # 8375) on :
I found some from Utah, but it won't say how much it is worth.
Posted by Xavier (Member # 405) on :
Hmmmm...
I looked over the NYS listings, and I think I found an account for my father, who is now deceased.
It has the same first name, last name, and middle intitial. It has a P.O. box in "central square" as the address, which is the town we lived in when I was a kid (and the town was quite small, so it would be a huge coincidence).
It says:
quote:Type of Property: MUTUAL FUNDS/DIVIDEND REINVEST BOOK SHRS Reported By: METLIFE INC Year Reported: 2003
I believe Metlife was who he had life-insurance from. Does this sound like some sort of 401K or other retirement plan?
Anyway, I need to contact my older brother and find out what our old address was.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention Dana!
Edit: and it doesn't say how much the account is worth for New York's.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Like many other sites, it will let you search for your name, etc., but won't give you the details of how MUCH they are talking about until you register and file a claim.
FG
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Hmm... Xavier -- our listings were new ones from Met Life as well. Wonder if they had some big settlement or something?
Because the address they had listed for my mom -- she hasn't lived there since I was born -- so 40 years ago......
FG
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Thanks!
Posted by Stephan (Member # 7549) on :
Just found money on Maryland's version for my mom and her sister!!!
Also, someone with his same name and middle initial who lives/ed in a city I think he may have lived in is owed more than $300. I'm going to call him.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
My deceased grandfather is also owed money, although I don't know who that would go to-- probably be spilt between my dad and his sibs.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Triple A owes my sister $52.
Posted by ambyr (Member # 7616) on :
Huh. Well, I found about a hundred dollars for my friend's parents, two myserious bank accounts for my late grandparents, and possibly some money for my late great-grandmother once I figure out what her exact street address was.
It's like treasure hunting, only without all the fun maps and shovels.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I could sure use some cash. The only person who owes me any money is a guy who lost a bet to me four years ago. He refuses to pay up and claims to have no memory of the bet.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
We found money in my husband's great-grandfather's name, too.
Posted by solero (Member # 8668) on :
CA only?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I have been finding money all over the country. If you go to the site I linked to, it has links for all states. Many states can also be searched on missingmoney.com, which allows you to search all available states at once (but won't turn stuff up in every state, for example, CA.)
Posted by solero (Member # 8668) on :
dang i hate my last name now like no money finds for me
Posted by Parsimony (Member # 8140) on :
I found out a few weeks ago that the state of South Carolina owes me about $700. It should be ready for me to claim next week. Hooray for found money!
--AR
Posted by solero (Member # 8668) on :
W00T!!!!!!!! I FOUND 1k!
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
You're joshing me!
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
I found $10, plus a myserious one that says Over $50, but no details. The problem, I have to prove that I lived at the house. I was 7 at the time.
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
My name turned up over 200 matches nationwide, but none of them are addresses I actually had. Bah on common names.
--Enigmatic
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
$93 for my BIL/SIL and $77.50 for my ex.
Nothing for me or my parents. Guess we hang on to our money. Posted by maui babe (Member # 1894) on :
I saw my uncle and his two daughters on the Oregon list, but nothing for my immediate family in NM, ID, CA or HI.
I guess we hang onto our money too.
Posted by CaySedai (Member # 6459) on :
My husband's grandma is owed about $50 from 2 earthquake insurance policies or something ... but she died in 1995 ...
We need to let his brother know about this - the oldest son was executor of their mom's (the grandma's daughter) will (actually, there wasn't a will, and it was a huge mess, but that's another story).
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