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Unclaimed Money isn’t just for those living in the contiguous 48! That’s right, Hawaii’s Department of Budget and Finance is currently seeking the rightful owners of HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of dollars in unclaimed property, but according to the Honolulu Advertiser, taking back your Hawaii unclaimed money is often easier said than done:

Hawai’i’s unclaimed property program says it wants to return $130 million of forgotten bank accounts, checks, stocks and other assets to their rightful owners.

But some people who’ve applied for the funds say they’ve been denied payment because they couldn’t prove they lived somewhere two decades ago or couldn’t prove they were the intended recipient of a check the state possesses.

The article reports on a number of personal HI unclaimed money stories, detailing the difficulties folks have had in taking back money that belongs to them.

Many people are having trouble proving their identity, while others are running in to verification problems upon learning that the companies that turned the unclaimed funds over to the state, no longer exist.

The main lesson learned from the article, is that we should all keep records. This sounds like common sense to a lot of people, but you’d be surprised how many people keep virtually no records.

There are other things you can do that will give you an edge in your unclaimed money search. Aside from having proper ID and diligently keeping records, you should learn how to search both online and off-line, as well as learn how to search for pre-escheat missing money. Pre-escheat cash is money that has yet to be turned over to the state (so they have no record of it) but it’s still out there in unclaimed property limbo.

As you can see from the chart below, most unclaimed money remains in the hands of the Hawaiian government because these stumbling blocks have kept a lot of missing money from turning in to found money:
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Click here to learn how to perform a thorough search for unclaimed money in Hawaii.

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A recent article on the web site of ABC affiliate WBAY restated the problem with returning Wisconsin unclaimed money to it’s proper owners - people still believe it’s a scam!

“A lot of people still think it’s a scam, ‘Oh, they’re going to arrest me.’ I’m assuring people that it’s not a scam and we’re not going to arrest anyone, and we just have something that belongs to them that we would like to give back,” Sass said.

It’s hard to believe that even today, after many years of credible folks, even Oprah Winfrey, explaining to the public that there truly are BILLIONS in unclaimed money across the country, just waiting to be claimed by average citizens.

According to the Wisconsin State Treasure’s Office, the state of WI is currently holding $281 million. That’s right, over a quarter of a BILLION in lost assets, in the state of Wisconsin.

There’s even $4.6 million in unclaimed property in Brown County, WI alone!

There’s $4.6 million in unclaimed property in Brown County, and the state treasurer was in Green Bay Friday trying to give it back to its rightful owners.

Are you due a pile of Wisconsin found money, like some people?

According to Sass, one of the biggest claims her office handled was for $750,000 in unclaimed property.

I’m tempted to make an obvious joke about folks from Wisconsin trying to get their cheese… but I won’t. Instead I’ll just encourage you to get started doing a thorough Wisconsin unclaimed money search.

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Wow, even the NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg discovered he was owed unclaimed money!

October 22, 2007 — ALBANY - To a billionaire like him, it may be pocket change, but Mayor Bloomberg collected nearly $76,000 this year in unclaimed funds from the state Comptroller’s Office, The Post has learned.

The state cut the mayor a check for $75,900 in August, according to the Comptrol ler’s Office.

The money is left from some business dealings he was a part of before becoming mayor.

Now that may be interesting, learning that a billionaire mayor of New York City was able to make a claim for almost $76,000, but what does it mean for you? Not much, but here’s the good news!

Meanwhile, more than $8 billion - belonging to 22 million accounts - remains in the state’s unclaimed-money funds.

And while $75,900 may seem high, the largest amount paid out by the fund so far has been $5.9 million, to the heirs of an unidentified estate in 2005.

As for the largest sum yet to be claimed, that, according to the Comptroller’s Office, is a cool $1.7 million.

Excellent point about that $76k in unclaimed property not meaning much to a billionaire like Bloomberg, but I doubt whoever made $5.9 million claim sneezed at it! Then again, maybe they did. How much money must one have to simply forget about almost $6 million, and have it turn up somewhere down the road as found money?

But the most important part of this story (to regular folks like you and me) is the more than $8 Billion in NY unclaimed money, belonging to 22 million. people. That number is almost unbelievable, but I suppose when you factor in that NY is a large state, and of course is home to New York city which might as well be the center of the world, it starts to make sense.

Bottom line, 22 million of you need to get a move on, tracking down your missing unclaimed funds! The government has something that belongs to YOU and you just need to learn how to locate and regain control of your unclaimed money, because you can bet they aren’t going to go out of their way to find you!

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As with everything in the Lone Star State, the total dollar amount of Texas Unclaimed Money (both returned and still waiting to be claimed) is HUGE.

Listen to the total amount of unclaimed property returned to citizens of Texas in fiscal 2007:

About $119 million in unclaimed property was returned in Fiscal Year 2007 according to the comptroller’s office.

Wow, huh? Well, if you’re sitting their in Houston, Dallas, or even Dripping Springs thinking “where’s my money!?”, you might still be in luck. Despite having just paid out $119 million in unclaimed funds Texas still owes a lot of found money:

Comptroller Susan Combs published the list of 152,000 people with at least $250 that’s waiting to be claimed.

That translates in to AT LEAST another $38 million (if every one of the 152k only had the minimum $250 claim. Many certainly are owed more). And this also doesn’t include smaller claims that might belong to you.

Often missing money comes in small amounts, which is why it went missing in the first place, so even if your name wasn’t in the paper, you still might be due a claim. Texas Unclaimed Money could come from any of the following sources:

- a dormant bank account
- a forgotten utility deposit
- an old uncashed check
- unclaimed investment income
- securities
- family heirlooms from an abandoned safe deposit box
- other valuable assets the original owners have forgotten.

If you think there’s even a slight chance that you may have some forgotten money in one of these types of accounts, you owe it to yourself to start your search now. Why not take YOUR MONEY back from the government and get that new iPhone you’ve been wanting or take that vacation you’ve been contemplating, or maybe just pay off your bills. It’s your money, do what you want with it, just don’t let the government hold your money any longer!

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As I watched the Red Sox claim their spot in the American League Championship Series, and the Yankees unclaim theirs, I was asking the question that I’m sure was on all of our minds: What happened to that giant freak Barry Bonds, and what is his consolation prize? Turns out it’s unclaimed funds!

Well, if Bonds isn’t busy painting himself green to do stunts for The Incredible Hulk 2, he’s probably SUCCESSFULLY searching for his unclaimed funds, and learning that he’s $460.20 richer!

Owner’s Name: BONDS BARRY
Amount: $460.20
Type of Property: Refunds
Reported By: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS
Reported Address: 1100 MARSHALL STREET , REDWOOD CITY CA

So cheer up gigantor. You may be leaving the Giants (and possibly retiring) with a cloud over your head, and a needle in your butt… but at least you took the career home record* (yeah, that’s right, I asterisked ya, get used to it!) and you’ve got $460 from some old cell phone you owned at some point!

Honestly, this post started out partly as a joke. After noting that many of the famous names (even cartoons) that you search at other unclaimed money sites reveal just how fake their “databases” are (NOTE: There is no national unclaimed funds database, don’t be fooled by sites telling you they have one). But upon searching Barry Bonds with REAL California unclaimed funds resources, I learned that he is indeed owed unclaimed funds!

Now, you’re probably thinking “it’s probably a different Barry Bonds”, which is what I figured at first too… but I googled that address, and low and behond, it is him! Actually, it appears to be the “Barry Bonds Family Foundation”, but it’s the Barry Bonds who is owed California unclaimed funds, none the less.

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Did you retire to Florida, only to learn about something called “unclaimed funds” from your friends, and feel lost as to how to claim your funds left in your previous home state? Or perhaps you’re simply a resident, curious if you might have unclaimed funds in Florida? Either way, you should understand your options before you waste a lot of time and money trying to find funds for you, your friends, and your family, only to hit a dead end.

Did you know that if you’ve lived in other states, the state of Florida will have no record of your unclaimed funds in those other states? Further, the web sites that give you the option to search are often misleading you because what they don’t mention is that there are no national unclaimed funds databases. Beyond that, even searching online using the proper state unclaimed funds resources doesn’t cover all avenues.

What does all of that mean? It means that even if you search for Florida unclaimed funds the proper way online, or any other state’s unclaimed funds, you might still have money out there that you’ll never find. The Unclaimed Funds web site will show you how to find your unclaimed funds by utilizing all resource both online and off line.

Don’t be tricked in to paying “finders fees” and paying per search, when all you need is one membership to one unclaimed funds web site, that will provide you the knowledge and resources you need to find and claim your own Florida unclaimed funds, and help you locate unclaimed funds for your friends and relatives, without any further charges.

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Alabama Unclaimed Funds


Learn how to find Alabama unclaimed funds.Unclaimed funds has been featured on many radio and television venues across the country. Odds are great you are intentionally seeking unclaimed funds due to seeing or hearing one of these programs.

Finding unclaimed funds is not a hard task, you simply need to know where and how to look for your funds. The unclaimed funds web site shows you how and where to look and how to find ALL unclaimed funds claims you are due. Other web sites feature only small, incomplete unclaimed funds databases which do not reflect all possible claims listed.

With all unclaimed funds offices across the nation, including Alabama, unclaimed funds are estimated to be in the billions. Billions of unclaimed funds waiting for the rightful owner to claim right now!

There are many unclaimed funds web sites to choose from, and it can be difficult to decide which one to use without costing a fortune. Unclaimed-funds.com provides assistance in finding unclaimed funds and for many has become the choice for avoiding per search charges monthly fees charges to conduct an unclaimed fund search.

This web site has a one time charge and unlimited searches FOREVER!

Unclaimed-Funds.com recommends: Alabama Unclaimed funds

Find unclaimed funds in the following counties in Alabama:

“Conecuh County, Coosa County, Covington County, Crenshaw County, Cullman County, Dale County, Dallas County, DeKalb County, Elmore County, Escambia County, Etowah County, Fayette County, Franklin County, Geneva County, Greene County, Hale County, Henry County, Houston County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Lamar County, Lauderdale County, Lawrence County, Lee County, Limestone County, Lowndes County, Macon County, Madison County, Marengo County, Marion County, Marshall County, Mobile County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Morgan County, Perry County, Pickens County, Pike County, Randolph County, Russell County, St. Clair County, Shelby County, Sumter County, Talladega County, Tallapoosa County, Tuscaloosa County, Walker County, Washington County, Wilcox County, Winston County”

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