Unclaimed property

[Tybee]

Has anyone else tried the unclaimed property site--
https://unclaimed.org/search/

It is really easy to use and you select your state and put in your name and the unclaimed properties pop up.

I read about it on another forum and found a couple of refunds that I am filing for. I also found some in my brother's name and told him about it but he thinks it's a scam. My son found a refund from the Chicago Tribune and he filed a claim already and the money is supposedly on its way. You file the claim with your state Treasury.

I was telling other family members and my brother freaked me out by saying it was a scam.

My husband is going to file the one that came up for him in Illinois, and he saw one for his sister.

Has anybody else used this?

[Tradd]

It’s not a scam. It’s legit. Each state has its own version of this. Never found anything for me on IL’s site.

[Tybee]

Thanks!

[herbgeek]

I've used the Massachusetts specific one. Between my husband and I, we recovered about $300. This was mostly from fractions of stock we had purchased from our companies 30 years ago, and a couple of retail refunds that had gone to our old address after we had moved.

[Tybee]

Oh good, my brother would be using the Massachusetts one.

[catherine]

Yes, I did it once and learned the State was holding a refund from Continental Airlines for me.

[Tybee]

Yes, I did it once and learned the State was holding a refund from Continental Airlines for me.

Catherine, have you done it lately for New Jersey? The three things I found for my son and for me were all after we moved to different states, which is probably why they could not find us.

[Alan]

Several years ago I visited my state's unclaimed funds site and found myself. It showed that I had a $50 refund from a local cable company from back in the late 80's. The problem with collecting was that they wanted me to provide proof that it was my account by submitting a bill from that time period with the appropriate account number and home address on it. Of course, I had no way of doing that as I haven't done business with that company in years and it was several home addresses ago, so those funds remain unclaimed.

[Tybee]

Oh, I see. Well, I'll have to see if I can muster up what the Ill site has asked for.

[beckyliz]

Some states have their own sites and some use sites that cover lots of different states. You should never have to pay a fee.