Author Topic: Fun way to "find" money (Read 6358 times)

DeniseNJ · « **on:** January 30, 2020, 02:55:59 PM »

I've gone to missingmoney.com a totally legit site and found all sorts of money for myself, family and other ppl. It's money that was in your name that was escheated to the state. I've gotten money from an insurance company I used to have and a Upromise account I forgot all about. Family has gotten money from old employers, old bank accounts, utility companies, etc. it's kind of addictive and you start looking up everyone you know. It can be a few bucks or hundreds or more.

Fun to do and you might find money that was yours in the first place that you never got.

geekette · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2020, 04:31:27 PM »

I've checked and never found money for myself, but every couple of years I check for family. I found money for my SIL (deposit for a utility) and recently, money for my husband's cousin. She had bought some shares for her nephew when he was born about 15 years ago. The company went private and somehow the money went to the state. No clue why since she hasn't even moved! She was very happy I sent her the link to claim it though!

robartsd · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2020, 05:31:36 PM »

My state doesn't participate, but I did find an unclaimed escrow account for my SIL on my state's website.

DeniseNJ · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2020, 05:59:16 PM »

Quote from: robartsd on January 30, 2020, 05:31:36 PM

My state doesn't participate, but I did find an unclaimed escrow account for my SIL on my state's website.

Important: even if your state doesn't participate they still are holding your escheated funds. Go to the state website, probably the computer's office page or search your state and unclaimed funds. They will have a similar page to search for money

ixtap · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:30:10 PM »

I have looked before. I have less than $50 in a state that wants proof of either the address on record or dealings with the business. It has been 20 years. Since then, I have lived in four different states and two countries besides the US. Dealing with that would not be my idea of fun.

robartsd · « **Reply #5 on:** January 31, 2020, 08:29:50 AM »

Quote from: DeniseNJ on January 30, 2020, 05:59:16 PM

Quote from: robartsd on January 30, 2020, 05:31:36 PM
My state doesn't participate, but I did find an unclaimed escrow account for my SIL on my state's website.

Important: even if your state doesn't participate they still are holding your escheated funds. Go to the state website, probably the computer's office page or search your state and unclaimed funds. They will have a similar page to search for money

While my state doesn't participate in missingmoney.com, missingmoney.com provided a link directly to the state's online search page when I selected the state (I already knew where it was, my dad's career was with the agency).

terran · « **Reply #6 on:** January 31, 2020, 09:26:01 AM »

This site links out to the various official state sites: https://unclaimed.org/

AMandM · « **Reply #7 on:** January 31, 2020, 11:26:17 AM »

I did this a few years ago and found almost $500, a deposit on an old apartment that I had forgotten about. So for fun I looked up my relatives, and found several thousand dollars of my mother's life insurance that my father hadn't claimed.

FIRE@50 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 31, 2020, 01:32:32 PM »

I think I found 50 bucks and 50 bucks or greater for my wife!

DeniseNJ · « **Reply #9 on:** February 04, 2020, 09:56:39 AM »

Quote from: FIRE@50 on January 31, 2020, 01:32:32 PM

I think I found 50 bucks and 50 bucks or greater for my wife!

It's kind of addictive. You start looking up everyone you know. The only problem is that ppl think it's a scam. But I've found money for over a dozen ppl.

Smokystache · « **Reply #10 on:** February 04, 2020, 10:45:54 AM »

Thanks for the reminder! $200 in an old online savings account that I had forgotten about.

apkanne · « **Reply #11 on:** February 04, 2020, 11:18:14 AM »

Thanks - found $180 from an old electric deposit on an apartment, found some for friends too but they all think its a scam.

MilesTeg · « **Reply #12 on:** February 04, 2020, 11:18:38 AM »

apparently I have over a dozen "properties" <50$ from my insurance company over the last 15 years?

Mrs. D. · « **Reply #13 on:** February 04, 2020, 01:10:49 PM »

That is totally addicting! I just looked up everyone in my family, living and deceased. Almost everyone had some claims.

I got a crystal Tiffany & Co wine decanter for my wedding which I returned for store credit and never claimed. I might be getting $43 back! Woot!

Thanks for the tip, DeniseNJ!

DeniseNJ · « **Reply #14 on:** February 04, 2020, 03:10:37 PM »

Quote from: MilesTeg on February 04, 2020, 11:18:38 AM

apparently I have over a dozen "properties" <50$ from my insurance company over the last 15 years?

Your insurance may have sent you a bunch of small checks or covered copays or something for doc visits. They could be 20 bucks a piece for copays you weren't supposed to pay. You never know.

DeniseNJ · « **Reply #15 on:** February 04, 2020, 03:11:52 PM »

Quote from: apkanne on February 04, 2020, 11:18:14 AM

Thanks - found $180 from an old electric deposit on an apartment, found some for friends too but they all think its a scam.

How do you convince someone it's legit? I guess if they go to their state comptroller site and search unclaimed funds, most states will send to to this site if they participate. Maybe then ppl will know it's for real.

jojoguy · « **Reply #16 on:** February 05, 2020, 08:50:14 AM »

I found two in mine and my wife`s name. Each under a hundred bucks, but I didn`t know that it existed beforehand.

Michael in ABQ · « **Reply #17 on:** February 06, 2020, 12:52:55 PM »

Found $50 in my mom's name. Nothing for me or my wife.

imadandylion · « **Reply #18 on:** February 07, 2020, 10:45:47 AM »

My state doesn't participate but when I went to the state's website I found $0.79. Woohoo...

TomTX · « **Reply #19 on:** February 11, 2020, 09:30:14 AM »

Never anything for me or the spouse, found ~$4k for a friend.

TikiTime · « **Reply #20 on:** February 12, 2020, 09:53:11 AM »

Just rec'd $28.50 back from my state office yesterday thanks to this! And sent in paperwork to get back another $481 that was floating around out there! Thanks

DadJokes · « **Reply #21 on:** February 12, 2020, 10:34:43 AM »

I checked this a few years ago and had nothing. I just checked it again, and I had $41 associated with an address I lived at a decade ago. It appears that it wasn't reported until 2018.

DeniseNJ · « **Reply #22 on:** February 12, 2020, 11:04:42 AM »

Money gets escheated regularly but the accounts have to be inactive for like 5 yrs or so. Even if you didn't have soemthing last year, you might now.

A friend just got her check for $125.

At some point all this Robinhood free stock will be forgotten about and end up on Missingmoney. :)

DeniseNJ · « **Reply #23 on:** February 14, 2020, 10:51:12 AM »

Oh, this is important: When you look up yourself, don't put your town or city, just use your state. I found another friend yesterday and she said she went on and found nothing. Well they had her at her old address in another town--which makes sense, since if they had her address, they could have sent her the money (not necessarily but still).

Use your full name but also try your first initial and last name since sometimes properties are listed like that. And just use the state. And also try any other state you've lived in.

dandarc · « **Reply #24 on:** February 14, 2020, 11:04:00 AM »

You ever notice how people who deal under the table or somewhat dishonestly themselves a bunch of the time assume that literally everyone else is doing something shady too? Found nothing for ourselves, but a couple of others turned up in the searches. "It's a scam" is the reaction.

I actually didn't even refer them to this particular site - I sent them to the treasurer of their state where they can search at an actual government website, thinking surely that would help them see it is legitimate. But I suppose I should have seen this coming - they trust the state government less than some random insurance company that is handling their retirement assets but still way more than the federal government.

MyAlterEgoIsTaller · « **Reply #25 on:** February 14, 2020, 12:51:35 PM »

Quote from: dandarc on February 14, 2020, 11:04:00 AM

You ever notice how people who deal under the table or somewhat dishonestly themselves a bunch of the time assume that literally everyone else is doing something shady too? Found nothing for ourselves, but a couple of others turned up in the searches. "It's a scam" is the reaction.

Yes... I've been confused by this reaction too, and not just by people who are doing something dishonest themselves (as far as I know).
I found some lost money of my own recently, on the treasury site of a state where I'd lived years ago, and while I was doing that search I found four listings for my brother-in-law's name. When I mentioned it to him he said he knows about them and they've been there for years, and no he doesn't know what they're for or how much $... but, he has no interest in finding out, because he thinks it's "some kind of trap by the state."
Perhaps a fear of being trapped by the state should be an indication that he's been up to something trap-worthy? Or is it just general paranoia of all government doings?

MrThatsDifferent · « **Reply #26 on:** February 14, 2020, 09:52:54 PM »

Ha! Found $74.41 owed to me.

penguintroopers · « **Reply #27 on:** February 16, 2020, 11:34:07 AM »

Found

~$100 for mom
~$600 for dad
“Over $50” for MIL and FIL
“Over $50” for MILs mother

Myself and hubby? Just $17.29.

I guess it’s something haha. 😂

oneday · « **Reply #28 on:** February 16, 2020, 05:24:27 PM »

Found a $10 rebate from Belkin. Seems legit, I used to go for rebates all the time.

Ineligible to file electronically, I'll have to print & mail forms.

Printing 3 pages: $0.13 x 3 = $0.39
Photocopy of DL and SS card = $0.13 (est)
Stamp = $0.55
Envelope (sunk cost)

Total = $1.07, plus *how* much of my time????? Although I will still do it ;)

rivendale · « **Reply #29 on:** February 18, 2020, 08:03:43 PM »

Found $30 for my brother. Nothing for me.

Also, found +$500 for my neighbor.

chuckster · « **Reply #30 on:** February 19, 2020, 04:08:45 PM »

Yep, found $600 for my girlfriend and $150 for my sister and $0 for myself. Oh well!

Mrs. D. · « **Reply #31 on:** February 23, 2020, 06:01:21 AM »

Found some for my husband. Got a check for $63 in the mail! Thanks, OP.

Goldendog777 · « **Reply #32 on:** February 23, 2020, 06:47:45 PM »

I found $17 but not willing to risk sending photo copies of both my social security card and driver’s license in the mail. Why in the world do they not have a way to securely upload those docs in this day and age with so much identity theft!

coldestcat · « **Reply #33 on:** February 25, 2020, 12:13:43 PM »

Quote from: terran on January 31, 2020, 09:26:01 AM

This site links out to the various official state sites: https://unclaimed.org/

I used this website first to link to my official state's website and found $37.
I used the website linked in the first post and found nothing, so id suggest people try both sites.

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Author Topic: Fun way to "find" money (Read 6358 times)