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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.

486 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $174,790 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 4,415 records under the surname Meza, worth $2,182,775. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Antonio Meza

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Investors Fund

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,971.78 Putnam Investors Fundcl B
    Start this claim

    State ID 18260971

  • Strong match

    Antonio Hernandez Meza

    Escrow balance · Porterville, CA

    Reported by Countrywide Home Loans Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,674.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 959372898

  • Strong match

    Antonio Barragan Meza

    Unclaimed refund · San Jose, CA

    Reported by All Star General Insurance Agency Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,618.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020279736

  • Strong match

    Antonio Meza

    Unpaid wages · Cathedral City, CA

    Reported by Hyatt Regency Suites Palm Springs

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,147.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 16157807

  • Strong match

    Antonio Meza

    Escrow balance

    Reported by Financial Title

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 968472373

  • Strong match

    Antonio A Meza

    Money order · Lodi, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Services Inc

    $679.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 954171057

  • Strong match

    Antonio Meza

    Savings account · Tracy, CA

    Reported by Hsa Bank

    $554.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 1003053477

  • Strong match

    Antonio Meza

    Unpaid wages · Delhi, CA

    Reported by Abm Industries Incorporated

    $518.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047980638

  • Strong match

    Antonio C Meza

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by United Insurance Company Of America

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039622309

  • Strong match

    Antonio Garcia Meza

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Home Depot Wage And Hour Settlement Fund

    $416.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039902475

  • Strong match

    Antonio Meza

    Unpaid wages · Cathedral City, CA

    Reported by Hyatt Regency Suites Palm Springs

    $362.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 15140141

  • Strong match

    Antonio Meza

    Stocks or securities · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $352.70 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15502391

  • Strong match

    Antonio Meza

    Escrow balance · Porterville, CA

    Reported by Countrywide Home Loans Inc

    $333.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 956456332

  • Strong match

    Antonio H Meza

    Unclaimed refund · Porterville, CA

    Reported by The Mcgraw Company

    $317.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 969062927

  • Strong match

    Antonio H Meza

    Unclaimed refund · Porterville, CA

    Reported by The Mcgraw Company

    $312.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 981815960

  • Strong match

    Antonio S Meza

    Unpaid wages · Yountville, CA

    Reported by Ito Packing Co Inc

    $285.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 17576256

  • Likely match

    Antonia Meza

    Savings account · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,623.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 984851573

  • Likely match

    Antonia Meza

    Unclaimed refund · Baldwin Park, CA

    Reported by Allstate Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $532.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 956998292

  • Likely match

    Antonia Meza

    Uncashed check · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Cca Citibank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $458.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001069371

  • Likely match

    Antonia Meza

    Cash held by the State · Earlimart, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank National Assocation

    $372.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028235699

  • Likely match

    Antonia Meza

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $371.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031661366

  • Likely match

    Antonia Est Meza

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $371.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031661366

  • Likely match

    A Meza

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach,

    Reported by Washington State Of

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,011.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 4318700

  • Likely match

    A Meza

    Unclaimed refund · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $348.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 954258599

  • Worth checking

    Auto Sales Meza

    Cash held by the State · Colton, CA

    Reported by Cox Enterprises Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $35,350.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047982060

  • Worth checking

    Adalberto Meza

    Uncashed check · San Ysidro, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Na (california Foreign)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,798.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047290796

  • Worth checking

    Acosta Jose Ocadio Meza

    Savings account · Mc Farland, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,981.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024276580

  • Worth checking

    Arturo Meza

    Uncashed check · Bellflower, CA

    Reported by Banco Popular North America

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,709.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 955184284

  • Worth checking

    Arthur Meza

    Uncashed check · Palmdale, CA

    Reported by Metabank National Association

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,235.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013328906

  • Worth checking

    Adelia Meza

    Savings account · Pomona, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,112.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 14514312

  • Worth checking

    Analilia J Meza

    Savings account · Pomona, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,112.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 14514312

  • Worth checking

    Anaida Meza

    Uncashed check · Dos Palos, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,721.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005873327

  • Worth checking

    Alejandro Meza

    Escrow balance · Santa Clarita, CA

    Reported by Dovenmuehle Mortgage Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,656.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044607601

  • Worth checking

    Alcides Meza

    Unclaimed refund · San Bruno, CA

    Reported by Ford Motor Credit Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,609.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 965628596

  • Worth checking

    A Mohammed Mohsi

    Cash held by the State · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by Block Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1089616212

  • Worth checking

    Andrade Laura Elena Meza

    Uncashed check · Visalia, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,322.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044386197

  • Worth checking

    Arturo Meza

    Uncashed check · Norwalk, CA

    Reported by Reliance Trust Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,092.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 973930511

  • Worth checking

    Acosta Jose Ocadio Meza

    Uncashed check · Mc Farland, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,070.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024270772

  • Worth checking

    Alice Meza

    Stocks or securities · Alhambra, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,877.56 Staar Surgical Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047360928

  • Worth checking

    A Moss

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Far West Savings & Loan Association

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,869.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 1840050

  • Worth checking

    Aracely Isabel Meza

    Uncashed check · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,847.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005779522

  • Worth checking

    Anna Meza

    Escrow balance · Palmdale, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,824.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037372610

  • Worth checking

    Arturo Meza

    Escrow balance · Palmdale, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,824.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037372610

  • Worth checking

    Albert Meza

    Cash held by the State · Alhambra, CA

    Reported by Humana Inc And Subsidiaries

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,723.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 993220239

  • Worth checking

    Armida Meza

    Escrow balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na (885)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,715.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 955980450

  • Worth checking

    Ana Elsa Meza

    Savings account · Tijuana Bc,

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,674.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 13424692

  • Worth checking

    A J Mazza

    Mineral or royalty payments · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Plains Explor & Prod Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,660.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 960217410

  • Worth checking

    Aguilar David Octavio Meza

    Uncashed check · San Ysidro, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (703)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,518.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022152186

  • Worth checking

    Alfredo Meza

    Escrow balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Cmr Financial Services Inc Dba Leaders

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018151339

  • Worth checking

    Meza

    Cash held by the State · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Uncashed Warrants

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,455.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 982076991

  • Worth checking

    A J Mazza

    Mineral or royalty payments · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Plains Explor & Prod Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,431.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 958295467

  • Worth checking

    Alice M Jt Meza

    Uncashed check · Fairfield, CA

    Reported by Bank Of The West

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,423.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 965441465

  • Worth checking

    Aniceto Meza

    Uncashed check · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,361.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032968455

  • Worth checking

    A J Mazza

    Mineral or royalty payments · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Plains Exploration & Production Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,347.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 952263214

  • Worth checking

    Alfonsina Meza

    Uncashed check · Oxnard, CA

    Reported by Chicago Title Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,329.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 18455649

  • Worth checking

    Araceli Meza

    Uncashed check · Claremont, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,327.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032690949

  • Worth checking

    A J Mazza

    Mineral or royalty payments · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Plains Explor & Prod Company

    Held jointly with 4 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,310.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 963291200

  • Worth checking

    Ayde Meza

    Uncashed check · Calexico, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    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.

    $1,230.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027250111

  • Worth checking

    Anabel Navarro Meza

    Escrow balance · San Pablo, CA

    Reported by Fnf Utc Llc

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,199.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027728247

  • Worth checking

    A Moss

    Unpaid dividends · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by Bankers Trust Co Of California Na

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,125.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 9304030

  • Worth checking

    Alex Meza

    Unclaimed refund · Palmdale, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (500005)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,115.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 991080814

  • Worth checking

    Alfredo Meza

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Sunrise Banks

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,109.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045720992

  • Worth checking

    Alma Delia Meza

    Deposit held · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California-south

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,104.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 959743639

  • Worth checking

    Alcocer Gerardo Meza

    Savings account · Indio, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,100.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 989596666

  • Worth checking

    A J Mazza

    Mineral or royalty payments · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Plains Exploration & Production Company

    Held jointly with 4 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,072.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 18596664

  • Worth checking

    Arlette Meza

    Escrow balance

    Reported by Fnf Utc Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,045.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035120540

  • Worth checking

    Alma Delia Meza

    Deposit held · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California-south

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,038.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 959743638

  • Worth checking

    Arturo Meza

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Washington

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,009.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 967264686

  • Worth checking

    Andrea Meza

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a.

    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.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 974093691

  • Worth checking

    Alexandria Meza

    Uncashed check · Fremont, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984712128

  • Worth checking

    Alfredo Meza

    Cash held by the State · Sun Valley, CA

    Reported by Alliance United Ins. Co Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040384454

  • Worth checking

    Ariaha M Meza

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 964787475

  • Worth checking

    Alexis Meza

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Nationwide Mutual Insurance

    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.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034158398

  • Worth checking

    Angelica Meza

    Cash held by the State · Riverside, CA

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $998.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 999517617

  • Worth checking

    Aaron Meza

    Uncashed check · Perris, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $994.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032690947

  • Worth checking

    Adelina Meza

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by First City Credit Union

    $971.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 991223496

  • Worth checking

    Ana Meza

    Stocks or securities · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Ttm Technologies Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $926.27 Ttm Technologies Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018810442

  • Worth checking

    Alberto Meza

    Uncashed check · Little Rock, CA

    Reported by Oxford Escrow Co

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $904.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 12507367

  • Worth checking

    Avalos Claudio Meza

    Unpaid wages · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Crown Building Maintenance Inc

    $900.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 998884605

  • Worth checking

    Aaron Gerardo Meza

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs Inc

    $900.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1015754902

  • Worth checking

    Avalos Maricsa Meza

    Uncashed check · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $895.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044380850

  • Worth checking

    Alexis Meza

    Cash held by the State · Mentone, CA

    Reported by Corpay Technologies Operating Co Llc

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

    $880.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033745624

  • Worth checking

    Agustin Barranco Meza

    Cash held by the State · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Alliance United Ins. Co Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $872.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025687960

  • Worth checking

    Armando Meza

    Cash held by the State · Baldwin Park, CA

    Reported by Itt Consumer Financial Corp

    $833.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 10141097

  • Worth checking

    Anita Meza

    Savings account · Compton, CA

    Reported by One United Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $809.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034487657

  • Worth checking

    Annel Meza

    Credit balance · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Ashley Global Retail Llc

    $782.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 976124746

  • Worth checking

    Adelina Meza

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    $745.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 964787474

  • Worth checking

    Alonso Meza

    Deposit held · Baker, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison Company

    $734.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010323666

  • Worth checking

    Antoinette Meza

    Money order

    Reported by Wells Fargo & Company (apecs 1129)

    $724.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 994834395

  • Worth checking

    Artuo Meza

    Cash held by the State · Fontana, CA

    Reported by Ca/doj/bureau Of Investigation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $709.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 960505632

  • Worth checking

    Audie Meza

    Unclaimed refund · Desert Hot Springs, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Services

    $700.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020028088

  • Worth checking

    Albert Meza

    Escrow balance · Fontana, CA

    Reported by Countrywide Home Loans Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $672.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 953529153

  • Worth checking

    Anna G Meza

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Sudman Enterprises Inc.

    $669.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 966282664

  • Worth checking

    Anna G Meza

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Sudman Enterprises Inc.

    $669.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 966282663

  • Worth checking

    Agustin Meza

    Uncashed check · Fairfield, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $668.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032949340

  • Worth checking

    Araceli Meza

    Unpaid wages · Santa Maria, CA

    Reported by Travel Plus Leisure Co.

    $658.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 960653257

  • Worth checking

    Ana Meza

    Stocks or securities · South Gate, CA

    Reported by Pershing Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $652.34 Putnam Sustainable Leaders Fund Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 974714222

  • Worth checking

    Alma Meza

    Uncashed check · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    $650.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984712130

  • Worth checking

    Arlene Meza

    Escrow balance · Fontana, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $647.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 959352826

  • Worth checking

    Alvaro Meza

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by American National Insurance Company

    $643.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 988936081

Showing the 100 most valuable of 486. 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.

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.

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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.