Find Unclaimed Cash Listings in Local Newspapers
Almost $35 billion of unclaimed cash is lying in the state treasuries around the country. The state machinery is trying its best to disburse this unclaimed money to the rightful owners or heirs of these owners (in case they are deceased). Various programs, both in the electronic and digital media, have been initiated throughout the country to spread the awareness about the unclaimed cash and property. Print media has the deepest circulation and reaches the most remote corners of the country. Popular and most widely circulated newspapers are being utilized to advertise the unclaimed cash list.
Any newspaper report acts as a record and can be utilized for reference at any point of time. Some of the most proactive states who have taken the first step towards utilizing the newspaper for publishing the unclaimed cash list are…
Ohio: Some counties in Ohio like the Guernsey County in Ohio are utilizing widely circulated dailies to advertise the list of unclaimed cash – Newspapers like Cambridge The Daily & Sunday Jeffersonian are utilized for publishing the unclaimed cash list. The advertised names will appear in alphabetical order by the owner’s last known city and then in alphabetical order by the owner’s last name. Unclaimed Funds Treasure Hunt in Tuesday’s edition of The Courier is also utilized by the state of Ohio to publish the list of unclaimed fund owners.
The Hancock County advertisement included 1,188 unclaimed funds accounts worth more than $617,260. The advertised accounts, each valued at $50 or more were turned over within the past year for individuals whose last known address was in Hancock County. At regular intervals, State of Ohio publishes the list for unclaimed funds through widely circulated dailies in each county.
Maryland: the Comptroller’s office published a 144-page insert into Maryland’s Frederick News-Post. This publication contained almost 60,000 identified owners of unclaimed cash worth more than $42 million. Rural population who do not have access to the internet or who are not as technologically savvy as their urban counterparts can utilize the newspapers to locate their unclaimed cash.
Colorado: The payback list in Saturday’s newspapers in the state of Colorado reaches millions of state residents and helps in uniting the owners of the unclaimed money. These payback lists involve more than $50 million of unclaimed funds. Once a reader finds their name in this payback list, they can contact the state treasury for further guidance.
Connecticut: Almost 35,000 names of unidentified owners were published in newspapers in the state of Connecticut. This had a great impact and resulted in uniting so many of the rightful owners with their missing money.
Texas: After utilizing all the other media channels, Texas Comptroller’s office has initiated a print media based awareness program for reaching the remotest corners of Texas. This drive has already resulted in streamlining a large amount of unclaimed funds and reducing the missing money pile. At present, Texas is publishing almost six regional unclaimed property list in the newspapers instead of one combined list. This enables a larger circulation of lists in all the areas of Texas.
While TV, radio and online channels were the preferred medium for advertising and awareness campaign for most of the State governments, the one medium which was found to be the most effective was the newspapers in respective counties and states. So, be on the lookout for unclaimed list in your local newspaper – It might have something for you.
