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Straight answers about unclaimed money
Including the questions where the honest answer costs us a customer. We would rather you knew.
Is missingmoney.com legit?
Short answer: yes, it is legitimate and free. Longer answer: it misses several large states, and that trips people up constantly.
Should you use an unclaimed property finder?
We are one. Here is the honest version, including the cases where hiring us would be a waste of your money.
Unclaimed money scams and how to spot them
One rule catches nearly all of it: nobody legitimate ever asks you to pay before you are paid. Here is the rest.
You got a letter about unclaimed money. Now what?
Someone wrote to you about money you did not know you had. Here is how to check it without giving anyone anything.
What is escheatment?
The legal mechanism behind every unclaimed property record, explained without the jargon.
Finding unclaimed money from a deceased relative
These are the largest unclaimed records and the hardest to collect. Here is the whole process.
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