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