CA State Controller still searching to give away money
Steve Westlly the CA State Controller has been traveling through the state giving money away. He is the person possibly holding your share of California’s $4.8 billion worth of unclaimed property.
San Francisco residents were recently urged to check for unclaimed money as Controller Steve Westly continued a campaign urging residents to check whether the state is holding any of their money in the form of unclaimed property.
The state has $4.8 billion worth of bank balances and miscellaneous items whose owners could not be located after three years, according to the controller’s office.
Westly has handed out tens of thousands of dollars in checks to San Francisco residents and groups who recently found their property through his office. Westly’s statewide push included previous stops in Los Angeles and Fresno.
Westly announced the creation of a new Web site to locate unclaimed property. The site, www.searchthevault.com, only requires entering a name to complete a search. For information, call (800) 992-4647.
If you do not live in California but feel that your state or another state where you had previously lived may be holding some of your unclaimed property go to CashUnclaimed.com. Here you will find an easy way to access all of the state databases and find out if you are owed some money.
