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Enter a name exactly as it may have appeared on an old account. We search the State Controller’s published records under every reasonable variant of it, not just the spelling you typed.

43 exact, and 57 close matches worth a look

The 100 shown below are worth $293,673 between them. A match is not proof — the State holds many people with the same name, and establishing which record is yours is the real work of a claim.

The State holds 227 records under the surname Farah, worth $210,341. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    A S Farah

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Summit Escrow

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1454540

  • Strong match

    A Farah

    Unclaimed refund · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by Hewlett-packard Company

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 954546294

  • Likely match

    Alaa I Farah

    Uncashed check · El Sobrante, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,321.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 956331564

  • Likely match

    Abdirashid Farah

    Unpaid wages · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Hertz Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,031.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 982237774

  • Likely match

    Abdirashid Farah

    Unpaid wages · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Hertz Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,031.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 973427192

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    Ana Cecilia Farah

    Uncashed check · Mexico D F 04200,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $693.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 1014978392

  • Likely match

    Angie Farah

    Unclaimed refund · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs Inc

    $529.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001925078

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    Alaa I Farah

    Savings account · El Sobrante, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    $508.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 956332523

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    Aria Farah

    Uncashed check · Cambria, CA

    Reported by Afco Credit Corporation

    $403.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017921092

  • Likely match

    Abdul Farah

    Unclaimed refund · Hawthorne, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc

    $391.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009469562

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    Asif Farah

    Uncashed check · Lake Forest, CA

    Reported by Papel V Mcnib Corporation Dba Mcdonalds

    $389.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 1087302039

  • Likely match

    Abdikadir Farah

    Unpaid wages · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Securitas Security Services Usa Inc

    $316.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 961705298

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    Alam Farah

    Uncashed check · Alamo, CA

    Reported by New Asurion Corporation

    $299.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1059451059

  • Likely match

    Abdi Farah

    Unpaid wages · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Securitas Security Services Usa Inc.

    $295.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040378972

  • Likely match

    Abdirahman Farah

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    $247.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 989510986

  • Likely match

    Albert M Sr Farah

    Uncashed check

    Reported by First Interstate Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $245.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 5497718

  • Likely match

    Ali Farah

    Insurance proceeds · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by San Diego Insurance Company

    $243.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 15798129

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    Abdirahman Farah

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Alliance United Ins. Co Llc

    $238.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011684857

  • Likely match

    Abdullahi Farah

    Money order · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs

    $194.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 962699431

  • Likely match

    Abdi Farah

    Escrow balance · Elk Grove, CA

    Reported by University Bank Dba Midwest Loan Service

    $181.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 995259115

  • Likely match

    Abdibasid Farah

    Unpaid wages · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Amazon.com Inc. And Subsidiaries

    $167.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022402865

  • Likely match

    Amina Farah

    Unclaimed refund · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    $161.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 976778035

  • Likely match

    Anwarullah Farah

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp

    $160.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 963636256

  • Likely match

    Amina Farah

    Cash held by the State · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by Block Inc

    $154.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028497933

  • Likely match

    Abdullahi D Farah

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $153.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012167635

  • Likely match

    Ashraf Farah

    Unclaimed refund · Playa Del Rey, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    $151.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047546362

  • Likely match

    Amina Farah

    Unclaimed refund · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    $151.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011456182

  • Likely match

    Abdiai Farah

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    $149.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 18485892

  • Likely match

    Amina S Farah

    Credit balance · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $146.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001561249

  • Likely match

    Abdisalam A Farah

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Infinity Insurance Company

    $137.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009975164

  • Likely match

    Alfredo Farah

    Cash held by the State · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Travelzoo Inc

    $137.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 974810025

  • Likely match

    Aria Farah

    Uncashed check · Cambria, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Unauthorized Account Qsf

    $127.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1057889603

  • Likely match

    Alam Farah

    Cash held by the State · Ontario, CA

    Reported by Vega V Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na Settlement Fund

    $125.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1072231232

  • Likely match

    Anas Farah

    Unpaid wages · Laguna Niguel, CA

    Reported by Kindercare Education Llc

    $120.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 1065401673

  • Likely match

    Abdullahi Farah

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $107.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040775386

  • Likely match

    And Gareeb Internatl Farah

    Cash held by the State · Corona, CA

    Reported by Patrick Media Group Non-securties

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 10437023

  • Likely match

    And Gareeb Internatl Farah

    Cash held by the State · Corona, CA

    Reported by Patrick Media Group Non-securties

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 10437025

  • Likely match

    Abdul Farah

    Unclaimed refund · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs Inc

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005725152

  • Likely match

    Afra Farah

    Cash held by the State · Azusa, CA

    Reported by Robinhood Securities Llc

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071643777

  • Likely match

    Abed M Farah

    Uncashed check · Laguna Niguel, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 960547302

  • Likely match

    And Gareeb Internatl Farah

    Cash held by the State · Corona, CA

    Reported by Patrick Media Group Non-securties

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 10437022

  • Likely match

    Aljuboori Farah

    Unclaimed refund · El Cajon, CA

    Reported by Kindercare Education Llc

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1065401349

  • Likely match

    And Gareeb Internatl Farah

    Cash held by the State · Corona, CA

    Reported by Patrick Media Group Non-securties

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 10437024

  • Likely match

    A L Farr

    Cash held by the State · Monrovia, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,133.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 969281297

  • Likely match

    A L Farr

    Stocks or securities · Monrovia, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,164.05 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15469927

  • Likely match

    A Favor Favor For

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $634.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012830427

  • Likely match

    A N Frey

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Rockwell International Corporation

    $537.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 5571333

  • Likely match

    A L Fair

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    $482.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 18971175

  • Likely match

    A R Fry

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco,

    Reported by Gpm Gas Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $471.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 4532054

  • Likely match

    Ahmad H Afrah

    Uncashed check · Daly City, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (908802)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,578.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 990778021

  • Likely match

    Alees Farha

    Unclaimed refund · Colton, CA

    Reported by American Express Company

    $240.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 985725969

  • Likely match

    Alees Farha

    Cash held by the State · Moreno Valley, CA

    Reported by Sunrun Inc

    $132.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041519939

  • Likely match

    Alla Farha

    Unclaimed refund · Highland, CA

    Reported by Fpa5 Eagle Ridge Llc

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025723645

  • Worth checking

    Anne Fourie

    Cash held by the State · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by First Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $64,147.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046109571

  • Worth checking

    Anne Fourie

    Cash held by the State · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by First Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $49,139.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046109570

  • Worth checking

    Ammie F Farrow

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California - South

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $14,757.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 952557842

  • Worth checking

    Ammie Tatum Farrow

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Europacific Growth Fund-a

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $10,458.23 American Funds Eupac Fund Class - A
    Start this claim

    State ID 979938455

  • Worth checking

    Arthur Furey

    Stocks or securities · Redondo Beach, CA

    Reported by Pershing Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,509.48 Centurylink Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 974713673

  • Worth checking

    Antique Fire

    Deposit held · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Ba Merchant Services Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,368.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 968630124

  • Worth checking

    Abel Jr Fierro

    Cash held by the State · Daly City, CA

    Reported by New York Life Insurance Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,826.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 954712060

  • Worth checking

    Aaron L Farr

    Stocks or securities · Culver City, CA

    Reported by Bank Of Hollywood No Pv Common Tender @ $19.00 Ps Co # 218-0

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,890.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17034151

  • Worth checking

    Archer C Frey

    Cash held by the State · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,442.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 17254991

  • Worth checking

    Albertha Foree

    Insurance proceeds · Canoga Park, CA

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,060.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 15061179

  • Worth checking

    All The Marbles For

    Stocks or securities · Escondido, CA

    Reported by Commercewest Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,030.89 Commercewest Bank N.a.
    Start this claim

    State ID 990464647

  • Worth checking

    Alice Fry

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,873.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 974922523

  • Worth checking

    Antique Fire

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by First Data Merchant Services

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,626.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 965811756

  • Worth checking

    Anne R Farrah

    Escrow balance · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by First American Title Company

    Held jointly with 4 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,162.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 963571055

  • Worth checking

    Annette Fiore

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Imperial Savings Association

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,907.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 9243420

  • Worth checking

    Alma C Frew

    Cash held by the State · San Bernardin, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,883.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 15160068

  • Worth checking

    Aldo R Fierro

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Abm Industries Incorporated

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,666.39 Abm Industries Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 985215679

  • Worth checking

    Amy B Furie

    Stocks or securities · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,379.15 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027107514

  • Worth checking

    Adela A De Fierro

    Deposit held

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,286.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 13665243

  • Worth checking

    Alexander Frew

    Stocks or securities · Culver City, CA

    Reported by Apex Clearing Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,253.61 Activision Blizzard Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1002139282

  • Worth checking

    Albina Farrie

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,987.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 971306771

  • Worth checking

    Air Com Fair

    Credit balance · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Premium Financing Specialists Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,954.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 17405250

  • Worth checking

    Ammie F Farrow

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California - South

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,733.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 952557843

  • Worth checking

    Abigail R Fry

    Stocks or securities · Los Gatos, CA

    Reported by Vanguard Marketing Corporation- 7777

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,566.37 Oracle Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 971501130

  • Worth checking

    Archer S Frey

    Stocks or securities · Alhambra, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,346.37 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15472847

  • Worth checking

    Aerline Farr

    Insurance proceeds · Cathedral City, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,242.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 18897401

  • Worth checking

    Angela Ferry

    Stocks or securities · Jackson, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corporation

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,216.51 Comcast Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 971459543

  • Worth checking

    Angel Fierro

    Uncashed check · Compton, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,107.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044131146

  • Worth checking

    Abigail R Fry

    Stocks or securities · Los Gatos, CA

    Reported by Vanguard Marketing Corporation- 7777

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,082.76 Microsoft Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 971501126

  • Worth checking

    Anne J Ferree

    Uncashed check · Fointana, CA

    Reported by Capital One National Association

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,059.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 972119546

  • Worth checking

    Agnes G Frey

    Stocks or securities · Sunnyville, CA

    Reported by Equitable Companies Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,038.67 Axa-adr
    Start this claim

    State ID 12003691

  • Worth checking

    Angel R Ferro

    Cash held by the State · Glendale, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,038.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013390956

  • Worth checking

    Alexander Sean Fry

    Credit balance · Martinez, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,021.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 993692826

  • Worth checking

    Amaryllis Fair

    Cash held by the State · Corona, CA

    Reported by Paypal

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041278806

  • Worth checking

    Alvira Fierro

    Uncashed check · Bell Gardens, CA

    Reported by Allstate Indemnity Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001784702

  • Worth checking

    Alice Fierro

    Cash held by the State · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,984.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 979472699

  • Worth checking

    Alice Fierro

    Cash held by the State · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,984.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 979472697

  • Worth checking

    And Water D Fire

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by California Capital Ins Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,983.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047627423

  • Worth checking

    Alma Fry

    Stocks or securities · Burlingame, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,974.39 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16286529

  • Worth checking

    Agnes G Frey

    Cash held by the State · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,918.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 984373068

  • Worth checking

    Audra C Ferrey

    Savings account · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Downey Savings And Loan Association, F.a.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,828.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 4002554

  • Worth checking

    Albert A Frey

    Stocks or securities · Altadena, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,785.28 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16286363

  • Worth checking

    Antoinette Fray

    Stocks or securities · Alta Loma, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,758.55 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 966190661

  • Worth checking

    Alma C Frew

    Cash held by the State · San Bernardin, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,742.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 17254990

  • Worth checking

    Anthony J Faria

    Cash held by the State · Antioch, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,718.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 971007088

  • Worth checking

    Amy B Furie

    Stocks or securities · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,689.58 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027107515

  • Worth checking

    Alexander M Fry

    Credit balance · La Mesa, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,650.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 1023618678

Showing the 100 most valuable of 258. That is a common name — add a first name or a city to narrow it, and try any former spelling.

Tell us if this name comes up again

Banks and insurers hand accounts to the State Controller roughly twice a year, and the file grows every time. We will keep checking this name against each new file and write to you if it appears.

Only about this name, and you can stop it from any email. We do not sell or share the address.

How You Are Protected

Our fee is capped at ten per cent of what is recovered by Code of Civil Procedure §1582, and nothing is owed until the State Controller has paid you. If we recover nothing, you owe nothing.

There is no deadline. The State holds unclaimed property indefinitely, so nothing here is urgent.

A Second State File

2 probate estates carry that name

Separately from unclaimed accounts, the State Controller publishes the estates of deceased people that reached it through county probate. This file names the decedent and the heirs on record, which the main file does not.

2 are still open, holding $18,571.

  • Frey Siegfried

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2017

    Matched on Frey Alun (heir)

    $12,639.97
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 989051320
    Case BP 135 004

  • Kulakowich William

    Probate estate · Orange County · 1998

    Matched on Foor Arlie M (heir)

    12 heirs named on the State’s record

    $5,930.83
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 956813849
    Case PA1338

Fees on probated estates are not capped by the ten per cent rule that governs ordinary unclaimed property. How estate claims work, including what we would charge and why the difference exists.

Commissioned California Notary Public $15,000 surety bond Fee capped at 10% by state law Nothing owed until you are paid
10%
Maximum fee, by statute
Code of Civil Procedure §1582 caps any recovery fee at ten percent of the property returned.
$1,000
Notarization threshold
Cash claims at or above this must be notarized. So must all securities and safe deposit boxes.
7 days
Data refresh cycle
The State Controller republishes the full record set every Thursday, and we rebuild our copy from it.
None
Deadline to claim
California places no time limit. The State holds unclaimed property indefinitely.

How This Search Differs from the Official One

The State Controller’s own search matches what you type, and nothing else. Ours also finds maiden names, married names, initials, common misspellings, hyphen variants, and business names with and without their suffixes — because the record was created by whoever held the account, not by you.

Every result comes from the Controller’s own published file, which we rebuild weekly. Each one carries the State’s own property ID, so the record you are looking at is traceable to the source rather than to us.

What We Search Under

  • Your name as typed, plus initials and middle-name variants
  • Maiden and former married names, if you tell us them
  • Common misspellings and transposed letters
  • Former addresses in California
  • Business names with and without Inc., LLC, Co. and DBAs

How You Are Protected

Our fee is capped at ten per cent of what is recovered by Code of Civil Procedure §1582, and nothing is owed until the State Controller has paid you. If we recover nothing, you owe nothing.

California Unclaimed Property Services is a private asset recovery firm. We are not the California State Controller’s Office.

Find out in About Thirty Seconds

Give us a name and we will check the State Controller’s records under every reasonable variant of it. Asking costs nothing and commits you to nothing.