Are you bored?

[DURHAM D]

Using the link below I just found unclaimed property for seven members of my family. I have sent them all the link and they are on it.

Unfortunately didn't find anything for myself. However, several years ago I found $1,000 from something that happened in 1982 involving Deutsche Bank. To this day I have no idea what it was about but enjoyed getting the money.

https://unclaimed.org/

Note: I recall using a copy of my 1982 tax return to prove who I was and to prove my address in 1982.

Have fun and let us know if you find anything. Don't forget to check every state you have ever lived in. Check on your parents, siblings, children, nieces and nephews while you are at it.

[alwaysinasnit]

1. Thanks! I found some for my brother.

[handmade34]

2. just found partner a few bucks

I have used this in the past and found money for family members and friends

[Gidney N Cloyd]

4. They're listing 3 items for me under $100 each but I'm afraid to input my SS#.

Everything I read says it's legit and it leads to the secure illinoistreasurer.gov site (the level where the SS# is requested) but boy, I'm so untrusting about this stuff...

[Totally Tunsie]

5. It's legit.

Last year I found a small amount due me, and some pretty substantial amounts for family and friends.

Put in your info - get a check in a month or so (depending how efficient your state may be).

Lucky you!

[yonder]

6. I would be too but it looks like it is feeding off the Secretary of State office in each state.

I found a couple for my wife and daughter which I'll try pursuing by our state's SoS office.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

8. For me it goes to the Illinois Treasury site.

And that looks legit. I think I'm just unusually edgy tonight.

[yonder]

10. Yes, sorry my mistake. I double checked and indeed it is the treasury offices.

I'm always searching stuff on the our state SoS site, saw the state logo and called it what I usually see.

And by the way, I'll second that edginess too. tRump got me going with this evening's presser and that on top of everything else, bingo.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

14. :-) I hesitated blaming it on Trump, but yeah. 3+ years under a gifting president will warp you.

[DURHAM D]

19. If I had three items for under $100 I would immediately

start thinking about deposits for utilities. Did you move and forget to leave a forwarding address?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

20. One is an uncashed dividend check or two, I'm pretty sure.

I get these little checks for like $2 from HP (thanks, Carly...) and sometimes they sit around until they're out of date.

[GoCubsGo]

7. Thanks! I guess I have a few bucks coming.

Apparently, I have some credit on an old American Express account that was closed long ago. Less than 100 bucks, probably WAY less.

[Goodheart]

9. Just looked... nothing for myself but found over $150 for my brother!

Gave him a call. He was happy to hear it.

[Polybius]

11. I'm not there but my deceased Aunt has unclaimed property

Any advice?

[DURHAM D]

12. Does she have living children? nt

[Polybius]

15. No, she never had children, and my uncle (her husband) died way back in the 80's

She herself passed away a decade ago.

[Celerity]

13. talk to a attorney asap

good luck

[Polybius]

16. Thank you, I will

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She never had children either, and her parents passed away in the 60's. Her husband (my uncle) passed away in the 80's. She died a decade ago.

[DURHAM D]

17. You might call the state and ask them what they need.

I understand that some states are more helpful than others about claims.

Good luck.

[Polybius]

21. How exactly do I go about doing that?

Sorry if that sounded like a silly question, but I'm terrible with these types of things. I would appear to need a death certificate. It looks like I'll also need proof that she lived there. How can I possibly do that? She passed away 10 years ago, and I have none of her bills.

The link for the required documentation took me here, but it doesn't say anything.

https://www.osc.state.ny.us/ouf/documentation.htm

[DURHAM D]

23. Do you have any letters/envelopes from your Aunt with

her return address?

First I would call but I have no idea if they are working right now.

Office of the State Comptroller

Albany Office
110 State Street, Albany, NY 12236
518-474-4044

New York City Office
59 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038
212-383-1600

My next question would be do you have any cousins the same class of beneficiary?

[Polybius]

25. I don't

Although I keep Christmas and birthday cards from relatives, I throw out the envelopes with their addresses. The proof of her connection to that address is in the unclaimed link, it's odd that they need more than that.

As for my cousins (her nieces and nephews), yes. Unfortunately they are estranged and I haven't seen them in years.

[nolabear]

22. Thanks! Mr bear and I each had about a hundred dollars!

Might offset the antidepressant bill. 😄

[Blaukraut]

24. Wow. Hubby's grandmother and great-aunt have three claims.

One of them life insurance proceeds (they both owned the policy), great aunt had stock dividends and shares of stock. All of it with Met Life. This ought to get interesting. They are both dead.