Thanks to Dateline.MSNBC and the hugely popular show ‘You Might Be Rich‘, more and more people are discovering the realities of missing money in their state. Billions of dollars actually sitting idle waitng for Americans in all states, including Minnesota, to come claim and see if you really might be rich.
When Tiki Barber gave back one claim of over a million dollars, you can be many MN residents ran to their computer to search online for money owed to them.
The following is an interesting article on unclaimed property written bu unclaimed money expert Russ Johnson from ShowMeMyMoney.com
Minnesota Unclaimed Money Totals More Than $300 Million
By Russ D Johnson
Of the tens of billions of dollars in unclaimed assets across the country, the North Star State is home to more than $300 million. MN is known for freezing cold winters, but most people don’t know about the mountains of cold hard cash in the form of Minnesota unclaimed money. The best part about all of these millions is that they belong to regular citizens across the state who only need to track them down and claim them.
It’s easy to dismiss unclaimed property as a myth because it is difficult for most of us to believe that our neighbors (and ourselves) simply abandoned significant amounts of money throughout our lives and that it’s all just sitting out there under our noses, waiting to be discovered. A quick call to Minnesota’s Department of Commerce, or the State Treasury Department in any other state will put your scam concerns at ease. This money is within reach for those citizens with a little education on the matter.
The reason unclaimed funds totals have grown so greatly across the country is because most people don’t even know this cash exists, and those that do still haven’t been properly trained to search for these monies. There are a number of obstacles that stand in the way of beginners who are trying to find their lost money that are easy to overcome if people know what they’re doing.
One of the biggest mistakes people make when searching for forgotten funds, is searching their name at whatever website they first run across and ending their search there. For starters, very few unclaimed cash websites have reliable databases, and even when looking at data straight from the state, the information is only as good as the people updating the records. These assets are turned over to the state constantly, but that doesn’t mean each record is added the second the state takes control of it.
If a Minnesota resident searches for MN missing money on Monday, but someone at the Commerce Department didn’t update their system with that resident’s record, then the resident would be incorrectly told they weren’t owed money. Now, consider the fact that money can be turned over all year, and that many account types aren’t required to be turned over to the state for 3 to 5 years, and longer in some cases. What this tells us is that searching more than once, frequently in fact, is one of the most important tactics a searcher can use, and one that all professional finders use regularly.
There are also a variety of reasons why Minnesota residents might be owed money by other states, and residents of other states might be owed MN unclaimed money. These often have to do with the location of insurance companies and corporate headquarters of employers. For these reasons, people should never limit their searches to their home state or they could miss out on significant chunks of cash with their names on it.
For further details on these tips and many more, people who are truly interested in locating all possible money owed to them should educate themselves on how to perform a thorough search and copy the tricks used by experts in the unclaimed property game.
Unclaimed money and property expert Russ Johnson has been assisting Americans in finding their unclaimed money online since 1997. His site, http://www.unclaimedmoney.net, is updated regularly and offers guaranteed official searches for Minnesota unclaimed money and missing money across the country.
Donald Trump is going to be on Dateline NBC this weekend for another episode in a week of “You Might Be Rich”.
More and more Americans are finally becoming aware of Missing Money just waiting for them to claim.
It is amazing how many people still believe unclaimed money is a scam. I guess it is understandable with all the hooplah going on on the Internet these days. It’s truly a shame how much bad information regarding missing money is available on the net. Friom YouTube to misinformed bloggers, to scam unclaimed money websites, unclaimed money has truly gotten a bad rap.
Truth be told, you have to be very careful where you search, as some websites are more apt to mislead, and others outright scamming you! Even the website which all the news organizations claim is the site you should be searching does not include all possible claims available as ststed in their very own FAQ.
What’s the point in searching if you are not going to find every possible claim? Isn’t our time more valuable than this? Is the government intentionally trying to pull the wool over our eyes by leading us to this site?
To ensure you are not getting scammed, finding all possible claims in your name and searching ONLY the official states databases:
Helping to put the issue to rest, at least a little, Donald Trump will be assisting and returning missing money on the next Episode of You Might Be Rich airing this Sunday at 7pm for a 2 hour feature on Dateline NBC.
For the May 3 program, “You Might Be Rich!” will be live from outside Rockefeller Center. Donald Trump will join Tiki to surprise one unsuspecting family with the incredible news they have unclaimed money coming to them. source
Washington State Owes Its Citizens Over $700 Million Dollars and the only way to find out if any of this missing money is due to you is to search.
Washington Unclaimed & Missing Money
It is important for you to not only search for unclaimed money in Washington, but also search for missing money in any state in which you have ever lived or worked.
Who knows, as they showed on Dateline NBC with Tiki Barber, and as well as The Today Show and Oprah, “You Might Be Rich“!
Washington State Owes Its Citizens Over $700 Million Dollars
By Russ D Johnson
The state of Washington is home to some of the world wide web’s major players. Even Bill Gates, the United States’ richest man, hails from Medina, WA and his company, Microsoft, is based in Redmond. Amazon.com, Classmates.com, Whitepages.com and Marchex also call Washington their home. The fact then, that over 1.5 million residents are owed an excess of $700 million unclaimed money in Washington State is ironic, sense searching for unclaimed money and property can be done online from the comfort of their bedroom or the local Starbucks.
According to the Washington State Department Of Revenue website, typical unclaimed property includes abandoned bank accounts, insurance proceeds, stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, safe deposit box contents, utility and phone company deposits, uncashed payroll, insurance, and traveler’s checks, and other financial assets. Unclaimed property doesn’t include most tangible assets like real estate and vehicles. State Law requires banks, insurance companies, retailers, credit unions, utilities, corporations, and government entities to turn Washington unclaimed money and property over to the state if their owners can’t be located after 3-5 years (depending on the item).
The State’s Unclaimed Property Law states: “State law protects unclaimed property until it can be returned. There is no time limit for filing a claim and rightful owners or their heirs can claim property reported since 1955. The state may auction the content of safe deposit boxes, however, if not claimed within five years.”
Washington was the first state to have a streamlined system for claiming lost money and property. In fact, the Washington State Department of Revenue recently won the Award for Outstanding Management and Organizational Initiative for its ‘Unclaimed Property E-Claim System’. The amount waiting to be reunited with their owners is still in excess of half a billion dollars however, despite the unclaimed property program being administered to reach out to more owners of Washington unclaimed money and that makes claiming easier for them.
The problem may lie in more than one factor- the fast-paced lifestyle we live in today, the notion people have that piles of paperwork are involved when dealing with the government, and plain disbelief. The more people jump from job to job, changing addresses, or from spouse to spouse (changing last names), the more likely they are to lose track of their financial assets like tax refunds from the IRS or inheritances from a relative that had passed-away. Even those that are aware of the possibility that they might have unclaimed money in Washington and other states might not bother doing a search at all thinking it’s not worth the hassle.
The Unclaimed Funds Division collects over $55 million in lost or abandoned assets annually in Washington State and that amount snowballs with each passing year. Study up on all the different ways to search, how often to search, and wear to search and get started tracking down money you could have coming today! Who knows? For a change, the government may owe you money this time instead of the other way around.
Unclaimed money and property expert Russ Johnson has been assisting Americans in finding their unclaimed money online since 1997. His site, http://www.unclaimedmoney.net, is updated regularly and offers guaranteed official searches for Washington unclaimed money and missing money across the country.
I am extremely excited to see the new episode on Dateline NBC to air This Sunday April 27th at 7PM EST.
In this episode, Tiki gives $237,000 to one lady from New Orleans. That’s not a typo! Two hundred and thirty seven dollars!
If you have heard of missing money before, but have remained skeptical, be sure to catch the second in a series of shows as they set out on a mission to reunite owners of unclaimed money with cash they didn’t know they owned.
Uncashed checks, old bank accounts, unclaimed deposit boxes and more are added to the unclaimed property fund each year. The mistake is even those who are aware this money exists only search once or search the wrong sites. With the many unclaimed money websites which have sprung up online in the last few years, there is good reason to be wary of where you search. If you are not careful, you could wind up at a site out to take your money rather than help you find it.
For all 50 states official missing money websites, addresses and phone numbers, see ShowMeMyMoney.com
You Might Be Rich, but you’ll NEVER know unless you search!
Imagine, minutes from right now, while sitting at your computer, you could discover you or someone you know if due funds. There is nothing quite like it and I can assure you, no one minds getting a call at any time of the day when they learn missing money is coming to them. Plus, you’ll get a nice dinner or possibly a free vacation out of it too.
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