California Unclaimed Money

The State of California is holding over $3.2 billion in Unclaimed Property. These assets have been turned over to the State treasury office for safekeeping by businesses and other organizations as required by law. There is no fee to file a claim for Unclaimed Property.

Find unclaimed money property and assets for yourself, your family and friends. You will have unlimited access to our unclaimed funds property records for the life of your subscription. Many people have found money with unclaimed and lost money searches just like this one. Unclaimed funds searches like this have even been featured on T.V.

Every state has unclaimed property laws which declare money, property, and other assets to be abandoned after a period of inactivity of three to five years.

Make sure you check with every state in which you have ever lived (unclaimed property is generally turned over to the state of your last address as reflected in the records of the business holding your found money, stock, etc.).

Please try using various combinations of your name in order to search for unclaimed money. Also bear in mind that there may be assets in your maiden name. If you know anyone who has ever moved or died, the state of California is probably holding unclaimed funds in their name. There is an alphabetical list of people whose last known address was in California and who are due to receive money for unclaimed property for the number of years prescribed by statute. The Unclaimed divisions have held the accounts for more than 2 years. Even if your name is not on the list, you may wish to call the Unclaimed Property Division to check if any funds are being held in your name. It is important to note that accounts held less than 2 years are not available for public inspection.

California unclaimed property or money could be in the form of funds from a dormant checking and savings accounts, un-cashed money orders, cashiers checks, mineral royalty payments, safe deposit box contents, unused gift certificates, unclaimed insurance benefits, lost cash dividends, stock, found utility deposits, unclaimed security deposits, and court deposits. California unclaimed property, which was held by another state or a company, is kept in protective custody if they could not be paid to the rightful owner. The owners last recorded state address is always taken into consideration with reference to California's unclaimed money. It is important to write down the property id number for the purpose of record keeping, if you find unclaimed property. On pressing the 'continue' button, you claim gets processed and the unclaimed property is removed f from website for public reference.

Make sure you check with every state in which you have ever lived (unclaimed property is generally turned over to the state of your last address as reflected in the records of thebusiness holding your found money, stock, etc.). To search for Unclaimed Property in California, enter your last name or business name in the search form. First name, middle initial, and city are optional. Once you click the "search" button, our database will search for property associated with the information given. You may narrow your search by adding your first name, middle initial, or city of residence. Accounts with more than one name can be searched by either name. If the information given indicates that this property could be yours, click on the "Claim" button to the right of the information

Do not assume that the business has your last known address. If the business holding your property doesn't have a valid address for you, the property is supposed to be sent to the state where the business was incorporated. Many large corporations are from: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, California, California or other areas.

You could write or call the California state office for a complete unclaimed money name search in case you cannot find your name in the search option

CALIFORNIA
Division of Collections
Bureau of Unclaimed Property
PO Box 942850
Sacramento, CA 94250-5873
1-916-445-8318
1-800-992-4647 (in CA)

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California Unclaimed Money