Looking for a financial windfall that is legitimate? There is a great possibility that personal property such as money with your name on it is just waiting for you to claim! Annually states return more than $3,000,000,000 in unclaimed property to one in every 10 persons. Lost and forgotten property is considered abandoned or unclaimed. […]
Your Financial Life~Claim Your Unclaimed Money
WRITTEN BY: Candace J. Heer, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County
REVIEWED BY: Courtney Woelfl, Program Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension
PHOTO CREDITS:
- https://pixabay.com/
- https://www.missingmoney.com/en/Property/Search
SOURCES:
- Unclaimed Money from the Government; https://www.usa.gov/unclaimed-money
- National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators; https://unclaimed.org/
- The Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization (UPPO), Gift Cards/Stored Value Cards; https://www.uppo.org/blogpost/925381/Unclaimed-Property-Focus?tag=Gift+Cards#:~:text=Dormant%20unredeemed%20gift%20cards%20and,that%20address's%20state%20will%20apply
REFERENCES:
- National Conference of State Legislatures, Abandoned or Unclaimed Property and Escheatment Statutes; https://www.ncsl.org/research/financial-services-and-commerce/abandoned-or-unclaimed-property-statutes.aspx
- The Office of the Ohio Attorney General; https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Home
- Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Information; https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/scam-alerts