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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.

4 exact, and 96 close matches worth a look

The 100 shown below are worth $140,268 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 102 records under the surname Retail, worth $74,764. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    A Retail

    Unclaimed refund · Tarzana, CA

    Reported by Prematic Service Corp - Ca

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $101.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 996528814

  • Likely match

    Acctg Cntr-lfs Retail

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Verizon California

    $723.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 9612433

  • Likely match

    Advantage Manheim Retail

    Unclaimed refund · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Fremont Automotive Acquisition Inc

    $412.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040195167

  • Likely match

    Alliance Retail

    Credit balance · Suisun City, CA

    Reported by Granite Telecommunications, Llc

    $203.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031817863

  • Likely match

    A Aguilera Rudelle

    Uncashed check · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by Dotan V Rentokil North America Inc

    $362.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 1057796275

  • Likely match

    A Riddle

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Standard Life And Casualty Insurance Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $286.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 979644125

  • Likely match

    A Dezember Radley

    Unpaid wages · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by Avitus Inc

    $166.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1057938227

  • Worth checking

    Allen W Rydell

    Stocks or securities · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Exxon Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $35,957.20 Exxon Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 4242025

  • Worth checking

    Albert Riedel

    Retirement account · Carlsbad, CA

    Reported by Invesco Investment Svcs Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,367.51 Invesco Us Govt Fd Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005210526

  • Worth checking

    Anthony Rotolo

    Cash held by the State · Bloomington, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,950.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 15161140

  • Worth checking

    Allen W Rydell

    Unpaid dividends · Camarillo,

    Reported by Exxonmobil Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,488.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 4848619

  • Worth checking

    Albert V Radilloii

    Cash held by the State · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Discover Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,558.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 988290791

  • Worth checking

    Alfred G Reidell

    Cash held by the State · Azusa, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,145.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 970781644

  • Worth checking

    Albert V Ii Radillo

    Cash held by the State · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Discover Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,139.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 988290878

  • Worth checking

    Arthur H Est Riddle

    Uncashed check · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Ally Financial Inc

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,050.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 985956609

  • Worth checking

    Arthur Riddle

    Uncashed check · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984723084

  • Worth checking

    Amanda Riddle

    Escrow balance · Rancho Cordova, CA

    Reported by Dovenmuehle Mortgage Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,996.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044608793

  • Worth checking

    Anthony Rotolo

    Cash held by the State · Bloomington, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,913.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 970782732

  • Worth checking

    Adele M Rodal

    Stocks or securities · N Hollywood,

    Reported by Evergreen Service Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,873.69 Evergreen Large Co Grwth A
    Start this claim

    State ID 13556297

  • Worth checking

    Angela P Riddle

    Uncashed check · Ventura, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,321.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044387744

  • Worth checking

    Albert W Riedel

    Stocks or securities · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,250.83 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16327733

  • Worth checking

    Allen W Rydell

    Cash held by the State · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Csx Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,240.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12951877

  • Worth checking

    Alison C Ridley

    Credit balance · Hong Kong 00000, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,176.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 1003865829

  • Worth checking

    Retail

    Unclaimed refund · San Gabriel, CA

    Reported by Ge Money

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,999.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 956619235

  • Worth checking

    Angela Rodela

    Uncashed check · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Customers Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,924.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013123516

  • Worth checking

    Amber Riddle

    Deposit held

    Reported by Superior Court Of California County Of Riverside

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,775.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006748650

  • Worth checking

    Andrew J Ridley

    Uncashed check · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Us Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,757.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 998987229

  • Worth checking

    Albert V Radillo

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,626.00 Eli Lilly & Co
    Start this claim

    State ID 3034552

  • Worth checking

    Allen W Rydell

    Stocks or securities · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Diamond Shamrock Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,588.69 Diamond Shamrock Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 9700353

  • Worth checking

    Andrew W Ruotola

    Stocks or securities · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,549.05 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15520332

  • Worth checking

    Antonio Rutilo

    Escrow balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,452.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 1003291373

  • Worth checking

    Augustina Rotella

    Unpaid dividends · Hawthorne, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,446.24 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 953652938

  • Worth checking

    Arturo G Radillo

    Cash held by the State · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by W Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,444.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013570875

  • Worth checking

    Andrew Riddle

    Cash held by the State · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,316.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041119740

  • Worth checking

    Alejandro Rodela

    Savings account · N Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0384-valley Plaza Banking Ctr

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,282.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 14902346

  • Worth checking

    Albert L Riddle

    Stocks or securities · Milpitas, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,234.57 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15517307

  • Worth checking

    Arthur G Riddle

    Uncashed check · Woodland Hills, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,132.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043747076

  • Worth checking

    Annette K Riddle

    Unpaid dividends · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Mindspeed Technologies

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,055.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 994338571

  • Worth checking

    Aurelia B Radillo

    Uncashed check · Fontana, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,047.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032995168

  • Worth checking

    Annette K Riddle

    Unpaid dividends · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Rockwell Automation Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,038.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 954567276

  • Worth checking

    Alice Rydell

    Stocks or securities · Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by Yum! Brands Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $961.63 Yum Brands Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 17389311

  • Worth checking

    Alexandra Riedel

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by 3121 Trust C/o Midamerica

    $875.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 967501158

  • Worth checking

    Allen G Roedel

    Uncashed check · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Discover Bank

    $823.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 973609192

  • Worth checking

    Andrew Ritola

    Uncashed check · Ione, CA

    Reported by Sbb &t Ral Funding Corporation

    $820.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 961600007

  • Worth checking

    Austin E Riddle

    Uncashed check · Tehachapi, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    $810.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019532257

  • Worth checking

    Adam Radly

    Cash held by the State · Santa Monica, CA

    Reported by 2checkout.com Inc

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    $790.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 969267223

  • Worth checking

    Adriana Radilla

    Escrow balance

    Reported by Fidelity National Title Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $789.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 965018832

  • Worth checking

    Alois Raidl

    Cash held by the State · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by Imperial Savings Association

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $690.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 9243765

  • Worth checking

    Andy Riedel

    Credit balance · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Google, Llc

    $682.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 975992409

  • Worth checking

    Aldo Rotella

    Savings account · Ontario, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California-south

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $666.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 967270555

  • Worth checking

    Alex Riddle

    Insurance proceeds · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Workmens Auto Insurance Company

    $655.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 17551962

  • Worth checking

    Alejandra Radillo

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Community Bank

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $634.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 11381976

  • Worth checking

    Retail

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Tribune Publishing Company

    $557.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 996239363

  • Worth checking

    Allen Rydell

    Unpaid dividends · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Amce-cleveland Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $556.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 11201043

  • Worth checking

    Adia Riddley

    Savings account · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Mirastar Federal Credit Union

    $549.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037213376

  • Worth checking

    Arthur W Raddle

    Unclaimed refund · Lynwood, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    $530.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 989527588

  • Worth checking

    Annette K Riddle

    Unpaid dividends · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Rockwell Automation Inc

    $519.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 18880885

  • Worth checking

    Anthony W Ridley

    Uncashed check · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Us Bank Na

    $511.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019091074

  • Worth checking

    Alexa Rodell

    Cash held by the State · Huntingtn Bch, CA

    Reported by Aetna Life Insurance Company

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039476223

  • Worth checking

    Alice Riddle

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970911398

  • Worth checking

    Alan M Riedel

    Cash held by the State · Fairfield, CA

    Reported by Government Employees Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012233164

  • Worth checking

    Albert Radillo

    Unclaimed refund · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044661411

  • Worth checking

    Ajami Rodal

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Att Services Inc

    $499.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 991120450

  • Worth checking

    Angela Rodela

    Unclaimed refund · Montebello, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc

    $498.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027055154

  • Worth checking

    Alonzo Ridley

    Savings account · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Dept Of Corrections And Rehabilitation

    $483.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 976641299

  • Worth checking

    Alfred G Reidell

    Stocks or securities · Azusa, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $483.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 16147822

  • Worth checking

    Automotive Gr Rydell

    Cash held by the State · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by American Family Mutual Ins Co

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $479.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 18213497

  • Worth checking

    Andrew Raidle

    Unclaimed refund · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by United Financial Casualty Co

    $448.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041914298

  • Worth checking

    Alexander Rotelli

    Uncashed check · Rancho Cucaminga, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 111)

    $441.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027398441

  • Worth checking

    Albert Radillo

    Uncashed check · Irvine, CA

    Reported by First National Bank Service

    $437.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 981962927

  • Worth checking

    Anita Redl

    Cash held by the State · Corte Madera, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of So Cal

    $428.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022554471

  • Worth checking

    Ashley M Riddle

    Savings account · Rohnert Park, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $404.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 14803229

  • Worth checking

    Allen W Rydell

    Savings account · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Lorillard Tobacco Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $381.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 9366463

  • Worth checking

    Atty Barry Riedel

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co

    $375.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13736425

  • Worth checking

    Automotive Gr Rydell

    Cash held by the State · San Fernando, CA

    Reported by 21st Century Insurance Co

    $373.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 969607335

  • Worth checking

    April Rotelli

    Stocks or securities · Cypress, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $368.63 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008477781

  • Worth checking

    Austin Riedel

    Cash held by the State · Cupertino, CA

    Reported by Nationwide Mutual Insurance

    $366.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017161478

  • Worth checking

    Allen W Rydell

    Uncashed check · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Lorillard Tobacco Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $356.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 10135713

  • Worth checking

    Ailen Ridley

    Stocks or securities · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $352.70 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15517349

  • Worth checking

    Ailen Ridley

    Stocks or securities · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $352.70 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15517348

  • Worth checking

    Arthur Riddle

    Savings account · La Habra, CA

    Reported by Southland Savings Federal C.u

    $331.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 972880556

  • Worth checking

    Alejandro E Roedel

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $312.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 16149683

  • Worth checking

    Amelia D Rodelo

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by State Of California Savings Plus

    $310.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 971914095

  • Worth checking

    Adam J Rotella

    Unpaid wages · Huntington Beac, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Co & Affiliates The

    $308.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 18393149

  • Worth checking

    Angela Rodelo

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Orchard View Apartments Lp

    Held jointly with 4 other people

    $305.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 997696670

  • Worth checking

    Adriana Rodelo

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Orchard View Apartments Lp

    Held jointly with 4 other people

    $305.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 997696670

  • Worth checking

    Andrea Rodelo

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Orchard View Apartments Lp

    Held jointly with 4 other people

    $305.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 997696670

  • Worth checking

    Andres Rodelo

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Orchard View Apartments Lp

    Held jointly with 4 other people

    $305.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 997696670

  • Worth checking

    Andrea Rodelo

    Cash held by the State · Corona, CA

    Reported by The Bancorp Bank

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017713359

  • Worth checking

    Ashley M Riedl

    Uncashed check · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Capital Bank N.a.

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021780410

  • Worth checking

    Alberta J Ridley

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Union Security Insurance Company

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15004206

  • Worth checking

    Aguila Jorge Radillo

    Unclaimed refund · Losangeles, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Services

    $297.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020032237

  • Worth checking

    Arthur H Riddle

    Cash held by the State · Corona, CA

    Reported by Autonation Inc.

    $295.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 966348070

  • Worth checking

    Allen W Rydell

    Cash held by the State · Ventura, CA

    Reported by Goodyear Corporation/securities

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $292.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 13529553

  • Worth checking

    April C Ruddell

    Deposit held · Victorville, CA

    Reported by Southwest Gas Corporation

    $287.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 1015021571

  • Worth checking

    Aaron C Riddle

    Cash held by the State · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $284.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 17182544

  • Worth checking

    Annette K Riddle

    Unpaid dividends · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Rockwell Collins Inc

    $283.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 18896334

  • Worth checking

    Annmarie Ruotolo

    Unpaid wages · Fair Oaks, CA

    Reported by Target Corporation

    $282.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047326805

  • Worth checking

    Ana Radillo

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Walt Disney Co & Affiliates The

    $275.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 15146379

  • Worth checking

    Adrian Rodelo

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by First American Specialty Insurance Company

    $273.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 987235385

Showing the 100 most valuable of 220. 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

1 probate estate carries 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.

1 more under that name that can no longer be claimed

When an estate goes unclaimed long enough, the State takes permanent title to it and no claim will be paid afterwards. These are shown because knowing what happened to a relative’s estate is worth something even when the money is gone. Nobody can recover these — if a firm offers to, that alone tells you what they are.

  • Radell Amalia Mollyon

    Probate estate · Santa Barbara County · 1983

    Matched on Radell Amalia Mollyon (decedent)

    Permanently escheated — the State now owns this and it cannot be claimed.

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956804497
    Case 131311

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.