Unclaimed money

[1775usmarine]

Remember you have 25 yrs to claim your property

 

[Roland of Gilead]

This said my Dad is owed over $14,000. The name says Tom not Thomas for fist name. I'll ask Pop's if he wants me to put his information in for him.

14k would change his life right now. He missed a lot of work for cancer treatment.

 

[Brian Ski]

This said my Dad is owed over $14,000. The name says Tom not Thomas for fist name. I'll ask Pop's if he wants me to put his information in for him.

14k would change his life right now. He missed a lot of work for cancer treatment.

If it is him... The want date of birth and SS number when you go to claim.

 

[TB1999]

If it is him... The want date of birth and SS number when you go to claim.

And proof you are linked to the claim (utility bill, title, etc). My guess is there are lots of folks who are owed money but since it's been so long, they no longer have the needed documents.

 

[Tactically Fat]

And proof you are linked to the claim (utility bill, title, etc). My guess is there are lots of folks who are owed money but since it's been so long, they no longer have the needed documents.

One of my step-uncles is owed $600. He's looking for some kind of old bill as I type this.

I told him that he may have to contact one of the utility companies to see if they may have a record of something they can mail/fax/email etc. Or an old tax return or W-2...

 

[TB1999]

I just got a letter from indiana unclaimed that I had $300 waiting for me. Thought I would bump this thread as a celebration.

If you checked previously and didnt (or did) have anything, check again!

 

[HoughMade]

Dang it! I'm just too good at keeping track of my money, I guess.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Huh, a book company owed me $50. Cool.

Thanks, OP.

 

[deltaecho]

Can anyone comment as to the average turnaround time? I know we do it for LTCHs. The site asks to allow for 90 days, can any success stories comment here?

 

[mom45]

I had money on there a long time ago. I think it was refund for a utility deposit or money that had been in escrow when we sold our house and I moved out of town. Once I submitted the claim, I got it pretty quickly. We have a family member (related by marriage) that apparently had a ton of savings bonds when he died that didn't list a beneficiary. No will and no children or living blood relatives. The state got it all. I believe it was almost $200K.

I believe they told us would go to the school fund after 10 years of being in the unclaimed property status.

 

[Snapdragon]

Seems like it took at least a few months for me to get mine. I got about $200.

 

[alabasterjar]

Woo hoo! At least $100 on there waiting for me! Thanks for the bump!

 

[SkinNFluff]

It's been a while since I had done mine. IIRC it took about a month or so. But as I said that was a while ago.

 

[rob63]

$54 owed to my deceased father, now to see how hard it is to actually get it.

 

[deltaecho]

Woo hoo! At least $100 on there waiting for me! Thanks for the bump!

Glad to help! Waiting on a little over 2K myself.

 

[Thegeek]

$30 for me.

 

[TB1999]

I just got a letter from indiana unclaimed that I had $300 waiting for me. Thought I would bump this thread as a celebration.

If you checked previously and didnt (or did) have anything, check again!

Got my check in the mail today..so for those asking about turnaround time, it's just a week or so.

 

[Joe G]

Found about $300 from a home we moved from 17 years ago. Problem is finding the "proof" that they require showing we lived at the address back then. They want proof like utility bills or check stubs with our name and that address on it from back then. Most of those files have been shredded a long time ago.

 

[mom45]

Found about $300 from a home we moved from 17 years ago. Problem is finding the "proof" that they require showing we lived at the address back then. They want proof like utility bills or check stubs with our name and that address on it from back then. Most of those files have been shredded a long time ago.

Would it show on your credit report? I believe when I run my free copy, it lists all of my previous addresses. Maybe a copy of that document would suffice?

 

[Joe G]

Found about $300 from a home we moved from 17 years ago. Problem is finding the "proof" that they require showing we lived at the address back then. They want proof like utility bills or check stubs with our name and that address on it from back then. Most of those files have been shredded a long time ago.

Found an old invoice from some furniture we bought that had our address on it. Sent it in as the "proof" they wanted and crossed my fingers.

Guess it was good enough. Got the check about 8 weeks later.