| It may sound preposterous to think there are | | | | is three to five years. As far as how long |
| billions of dollars of unclaimed cash and | | | | you have to claim them, there generally is no |
| some could even be yours. All throughout the | | | | time limit as long as the identity matches |
| United States people are finding loads of | | | | with the asset. |
| money they never knew existed. Although it | | | | |
| may seem a little outrageous, all of the | | | | As you can imagine, many times none of this |
| money is coming from the government and you | | | | missing money gets claimed by the rightful |
| have the opportunity to get in on some of | | | | owners. Even shows like Dateline and Oprah |
| this free unclaimed money search. | | | | have dedicated episodes strictly to unclaimed |
| | | | money. And even then people just seem to |
| The missing money from the government comes | | | | overlook the opportunity that some may be |
| in the form of unclaimed money and property. | | | | theirs. |
| The latest estimates claim there is over $40 | | | | |
| billion dollars nationwide of unclaimed | | | | It does not hurt to call up and see if any of |
| money. You would think a figure like this | | | | it is yours. An even easier way to find out |
| would get recognized, but there are so many | | | | if you have missing money is to conduct a |
| people that completely lose track of their | | | | free search on the internet. The process of |
| money. | | | | searching for unclaimed property and |
| | | | unclaimed money databases is as simple as you |
| The biggest problem is when people move, get | | | | typing your name in a search box. If your |
| another job, get married, or pass away. What | | | | name is on the list there typically is an |
| ends up happening is people simply lose track | | | | online claim form for you to fill out to |
| of their records. They lose track of all | | | | prove your identity. |
| financial assets including bank statements, | | | | |
| tax returns, checks, stocks, and bonds. | | | | With millions of dollars being added to the |
| After losing track of these assets they get | | | | unclaimed cash list every year, there is a |
| turned over to the state. If these assets | | | | good chance that some of this money may be |
| never get claimed, they are then turned over | | | | yours. All it takes is a few minutes for you |
| to the government. | | | | to perform a free unclaimed money search. |
| | | | And for all you know you could have thousands |
| It varies, but typically the period the bank | | | | of dollars missing. Take the time to |
| or business is allowed to hold on to these | | | | research and find out if you have any missing |
| assets before handing them over to the state | | | | money. |