Do I have Unclaimed Money?

If you're wondering,"Do I have unclaimed money?" WLBT in Mississippi shows how the state treasurer has helped distribute $5 million in unclaimed funds to its rightful owners in just the last year. It's simple enough to do a last name search on the online database and fill out paperwork with the proper government agencies---in time, you may find your self a little-bit or a lot richer.

Wisconsin Treasurer Helps Veterans Find Unclaimed Money

Channel 5 in Green Bay, Wisconsin tells us how the state treasurer helps military veterans find unclaimed money. So far the program has helped match $76,000 to its rightful owners. At first glance, many people think they're getting scammed. But the treasurer is persistent and anybody can search his website for their own unclaimed assets.

GMA Helps Woman Find Unclaimed Child Support

Here's an interesting story.  ABC's Good Morning America tells of a woman who had two boys with a man and eventually divorced.  He paid child support for a little bit, but then stopped.

She remarried and over the next 17 years raised the boys without the help of her ex-husband.  Well he eventually found work and the state started garnishing his wages... The only problem was that they couldn't find her and she didn't know they were working.  Fortunately, GMA and the state treasurer tracked down the lady and presented her with a $8,000 check for the back-child support.

Good Morning America Helps Missouri Return $6 million of Unclaimed Money

Good Morning America has been taking great strides in returning unclaimed money into it rightful hands and they found a whopper of a claim.
The Missouri State Treasurer has over $600 million of unclaimed property and one lady actually set the record by getting $6.1 million. The anonymous Kansas City woman owes her windfall to a long lost relative who invested in an obscure stock that just went up and up. It's like winning a lottery you didn't know even existed.
The national and local media organizations have been doing a good job alerting the public to the fact that the states have billions of dollars of missing money and you just need to do simple and free internet searches to see if you (or your dead relatives) have any money that is just waiting in the state's coffers waiting to be claimed. It can be bank accounts, brokerage accounts, Utility deposits or even savings bonds. People like Clark Howard and Oprah Winfrey have also worked to highlight this issue and help people contact their state treasurer and investigate their "cash dash" websites to see if they can get rich quick.