I got a check today from Virginia's Treasury for unclaimed property

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I found this for my mom, who had dementia and wasn't cashing checks. That led me to look around and discover that her own mother (died in 1972) has funds in NYC, but I dont have any documents to claim. Doesn't give the amount.

But her father, who died in TX in 1982, had like 4k in funds. That one we tried to do. I sent in his death certificate, my mom's birth certificate, a copy of his will and trust, letters testamentary naming my mother as the executor, you name it. They still wanted more, the actual probate records. Then my mom died while waiting. and now I've sent in all her documents. The thing they still want is a notarized affadavit of someone who can attest to knowing my grandfather and that he only had one child, my mother. He was born in 1899! Everyone he knew who knew him is DEAD. So, this money has been sitting there for almost 50 years, no interest in tx btw, and I've supplied a massive trove of documents (including a couple published sources on my grandfather which speak to his family, including his wife and only child) and I still can't get it.

Sigh.

Have you tried writing the head of the treasury and/or your congressperson. Or maybe some MAGA TX state legislator who doesn't believe the government should get people's money?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So if it's our name, how do we find out more. My name isn't super common, but there are other people in Virginia with my name. I'm not sure if it's me they owe or a different person, no middle names are given. For instance, one is just from "capital one", which could potentially be me (I have capital one bank accounts and credit cards). Ones from electric companies in places I've never lived would obviously not be me.

What’s the harm in claiming it if there’s a reasonable chance it could be yours? Why let the government keep it? And clearly they are not trying to find the rightful owners. DH and I file taxes every year so they know where we live, yet I found a handful of different payments that are due to us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I found this for my mom, who had dementia and wasn't cashing checks. That led me to look around and discover that her own mother (died in 1972) has funds in NYC, but I dont have any documents to claim. Doesn't give the amount.

But her father, who died in TX in 1982, had like 4k in funds. That one we tried to do. I sent in his death certificate, my mom's birth certificate, a copy of his will and trust, letters testamentary naming my mother as the executor, you name it. They still wanted more, the actual probate records. Then my mom died while waiting. and now I've sent in all her documents. The thing they still want is a notarized affadavit of someone who can attest to knowing my grandfather and that he only had one child, my mother. He was born in 1899! Everyone he knew who knew him is DEAD. So, this money has been sitting there for almost 50 years, no interest in tx btw, and I've supplied a massive trove of documents (including a couple published sources on my grandfather which speak to his family, including his wife and only child) and I still can't get it.

Sigh.

Have you tried writing the head of the treasury and/or your congressperson. Or maybe some MAGA TX state legislator who doesn't believe the government should get people's money?

Does the TX government have an ombudsman? Might try there.

[Anonymous]

My name is common and there were several of them. I might have tried to claim one that isn't mine. Could I get in trouble for that? I assume they will match records.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My name is common and there were several of them. I might have tried to claim one that isn't mine. Could I get in trouble for that? I assume they will match records.

Fraud is a crime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My name is common and there were several of them. I might have tried to claim one that isn't mine. Could I get in trouble for that? I assume they will match records.

Fraud is a crime.

They will match against your complete name and SSN. It is not fraud to put in a claim for an ambiguous listing. The DC listing is just a first initial and last name, so one could plausibly put in a claim thinking it is perhaps themselves but be mistaken.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My name is common and there were several of them. I might have tried to claim one that isn't mine. Could I get in trouble for that? I assume they will match records.

You will need to provide some kind of proof.

When I got my money back it was from NY State for bearer bond coupons that I was 3 years late in cashing. Because banks no longer knew how to do the cashing. I actually had the coupons in my possession. So I sent Xeroxes of them and got my money. The bond issuers' payment bank was legally required to turn the not paid out money to the state after a few years or so. They didn't have any contact information for me because it was a bearer bond (cash-like without any registration - such bonds are from olden times and are obsolete now).

[Anonymous]

I just found unclaimed money for me at my old address in Pittsburgh... from 30 years ago! Amazing. I'm sure it's like $25, lol, but I put in my claim.

[Anonymous]

If you find dead grandparents money on there how do you claim it?

[Anonymous]

Found over 1400 for my daughter

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you find dead grandparents money on there how do you claim it?

You check heirs

[Anonymous]

Let my BIL know he had a few bucks waiting for him! 😂

[Anonymous]

I opened a bank safe deposit box when I was getting divorced and used my dad's address (where I grew up), so any correspondence would come to his address.

Well, after a year or two, I forgot to make the yearly payment and the bank ended up sending the *contents* of the box to the state.

I found it on one of these sites. But to claim it, I need to show proof that I lived at that address. Dad sold the house before he died, and I don't know how to show my name is attached to that address.

But I still have the key! I don't think I left any cash in there, but I'd still like to get my personal documents back.

After I found this, I looked up every family member and over half had money listed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I opened a bank safe deposit box when I was getting divorced and used my dad's address (where I grew up), so any correspondence would come to his address.

Well, after a year or two, I forgot to make the yearly payment and the bank ended up sending the *contents* of the box to the state.

I found it on one of these sites. But to claim it, I need to show proof that I lived at that address. Dad sold the house before he died, and I don't know how to show my name is attached to that address.

But I still have the key! I don't think I left any cash in there, but I'd still like to get my personal documents back.

After I found this, I looked up every family member and over half had money listed.

You used his address so any correspondence would be sent to his address, so any chance you have an electronic record of something being sent there in email? Your cell phone bill maybe?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I opened a bank safe deposit box when I was getting divorced and used my dad's address (where I grew up), so any correspondence would come to his address.

Well, after a year or two, I forgot to make the yearly payment and the bank ended up sending the *contents* of the box to the state.

I found it on one of these sites. But to claim it, I need to show proof that I lived at that address. Dad sold the house before he died, and I don't know how to show my name is attached to that address.

But I still have the key! I don't think I left any cash in there, but I'd still like to get my personal documents back.

After I found this, I looked up every family member and over half had money listed.

You used his address so any correspondence would be sent to his address, so any chance you have an electronic record of something being sent there in email? Your cell phone bill maybe?

I only used his address for the bank box, not my regular bills. And I moved out at 18, so I never had any accounts using this address.

But thanks for the tip to check emails - maybe the bank emailed me something and listed his address.

I just checked my dad's name on the Virginia link (he lived there in 1972) and he has $500! But I closed out his estate through the courts (1 unresponsive sibling who refused to sign off), and I don't want to open a can of worms. So I guess the $500 will just sit there forever!