You could be rich and not know it!!!!
I've written about this topic before, but I like to re-visit it every once in awhile just to remind people what may be waiting out there for them. The short version is that there are billions of dollars that have been abandoned by Americans and are being held by the government, waiting for their rightful owners to claim them. These funds are from insurance policies, rebate checks, tax refunds, bank accounts, pensions, and so on -- all of which have been left behind and forgotten by their owners. Here's the overview of the money available:
The government has more than $30 billion in cash and other assets that belong to millions of Americans -- including investments and bank accounts... Social Security payments and tax refunds... insurance proceeds... and more.
You may want to see if you're the rightful owner of a fortune. If so, please remember your good old buddy, FMF! ;-)
Awesome post, just on a lark I searched for my info and found that the state was holding $20 for me and $72 for my brother.
Thanks,
Mike
Posted by: Mike V | July 05, 2006 at 03:44 PM
I also claim $ 65.00 from my state taxes
Posted by: frank | October 24, 2010 at 02:37 AM