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Do You Have Lost Money?

An article about finding lost money, also know as unclaimed money.  Enjoy. Editor

The Montel Williams show aired a presentation about lost money back in 1999. I originally thought that the subject of the show was money that someone previously had in had that was literally lost. The subject could have been funds squandered through gambling or bad investments. However, the show was about funds that many of us have. We just don’t know that we have it.

Oprah Winfrey also had an interesting show on the topic of lost money. Oprah proved that people are not aware of the missing funds by uniting seventy-thousand dollars in lost money to audience members. These audience members were pleasantly surprised to have the funds that were rightfully theirs. She went on to explain that millions and millions of dollars go unclaimed year after year.

Many Americans have unclaimed property, or lost money, floating around in federal and state accounts. The unclaimed money or property has reached in excess of forty billion dollars in these institutions. Here’s the interesting part. Over five-hundred billion dollars are held up in corporations, both private and public. These staggering numbers are due to the simple fact that people don’t know about their lost money.

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An estimated seven out of ten people has unclaimed property or funds locked away somewhere without even knowing about it. Odds are you are one of those people. The question is whether Montel Williams or Oprah Winfrey will have repeat shows on the topic of lost money but it doesn’t seem likely.

Unfortunately Oprah Winfrey and Montel Williams don’t have quite enough time to find lost money for people across the United States. It may be in your best interest to take matters into your own hands by doing a little research for your self. Finding out about your heritage could be a great start. There are also a number of web sites that offer information on the subject of finding lost money as well.

As always, it is best to be leery of scams when it comes to personal finances and personal information. Avoid divulging too much information to an unsecured party. If someone asks for your date of birth, your social security number and your mother’s maiden name, a red flag should go up.

Also, you never want to provide information about your personal bank account and you definitely don’t want to make an investment on your search. If the money is yours, you should be able to find it without forking out a lot of cash in the process.


Yahoo News on Lost Money
Europeans Want Money Lost To Madoff Back (NPR)
French investors lost an estimated $700 million in funds tied to Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme. France's top market watchdog pushed the giant Swiss bank UBS to reimburse investors for their losses. UBS acted as a "custodian bank" to those funds. In a statement, UBS said investors and their advisors knew their money was being placed with Madoff, so it's not responsible for the losses.


Money lost in online car con (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The DeKalb County Police Department is investigating four cases of people responding to a car sale ad on Craigslist who were scammed out of hundreds of dollars.


Saints lose money in tax credit investment (Sports Illustrated)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- At least 16 people associated with the New Orleans Saints, including coach Sean Payton, quarterback Drew Brees and Hall of Famer Archie Manning, are among investors who lost $1.9 million.


Jackson Memorabilia Buyers Are Lost In Neverland (Fox News)
Jackson Memorabilia Buyers Are Lost In Neverland


NSP Audit Shows $696,000 in Lost Equipment (KOLN Lincoln)
An audit of the Nebraska State Patrol has shown the agency has lost track of laptop computers, sophisticated forensic-investigation equipment, shotguns and other items.


Money found in Iron Mountain (The Iron Mountain Daily News)
IRON MOUNTAIN - A large sum of money was turned in to the Iron Mountain Police Department on Tuesday, said Chief Lt. Ed Mattson. Anyone who recently lost money is asked to contact the police department at 774-1234 and identify what the money was contained in, how much money was lost, and the denominations.


Lost jobs may prolong recession (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
WASHINGTON - Americans lucky enough to still have a job are noticing something unpleasant in their paychecks: They're making less money.


Airlines lost US$3-billion in first quarter (National Post)
The world's airlines lost more than US$3-billion in the first quarter of 2009, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday, maintaining its estimate for full-year losses of US$9-billion.


Money mkt funds in $37bln outflow wk to Jul 1-EPFR (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Investors pulled $37 billion from safe-haven money market funds in week to July 1, returning to riskier trades such as emerging equities where inflows of nearly $1 billion capped a record second quarter, EPFR Global said.


Golf:The golf world lost a good one in Rosburg (Daily Pilot)
Golf lost a great broadcaster and an even better human being when Bob Rosburg died two weeks ago.