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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.

212 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $180,991 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 1,324 records under the surname Valadez, worth $850,962. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Jaime Valadez

    Savings account · San Ysidro, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank, N.a., Tijuana Border

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $655.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 10295126

  • Strong match

    Jaime D Valadez

    Uncashed check · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    $326.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005868499

  • Strong match

    Jaime Valadez

    Savings account · San Ysidro, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank, N.a., Tijuana Border

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $278.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 10295138

  • Strong match

    Jaime Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Calexico, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15023723

  • Strong match

    Jaime Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Calexico, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    $195.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15023724

  • Strong match

    Jaime S Valadez

    Insurance proceeds · Huntington Pk, CA

    Reported by Travelers Indemnity Company

    $128.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 14868627

  • Strong match

    Jaime Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Compton, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $123.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012354758

  • Likely match

    Jamie Valadez

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Adecco Inc.

    $305.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 954670595

  • Likely match

    Jaymi Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Ulta Beauty Inc.

    $123.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019962441

  • Likely match

    J Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Lennox, CA

    Reported by 10 Provident Life And Accident Insurance Company

    $320.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 9703100

  • Likely match

    J Valadez

    Pension or retirement funds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Union Bank Of California, N.a.

    $223.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 17820142

  • Likely match

    J Joseph V Valadez

    Credit balance · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Toyota Motor Credit Corporation

    $219.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 12713777

  • Likely match

    J Felix P Valadez

    Unclaimed refund · E Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc.

    $191.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 964734732

  • Likely match

    J Isabel Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Lamont, CA

    Reported by Motors Insurance Corporation

    $146.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 12576730

  • Likely match

    Jaime Valdez

    Escrow balance · Rialto, CA

    Reported by First American Title Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    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.

    $5,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 963574912

  • Likely match

    Jaime Valdez

    Cash held by the State · La Habra, CA

    Reported by Great-west Trust Company, Llc

    $737.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006797786

  • Likely match

    Jaime Valdez

    Uncashed check · Livermore, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $598.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018167950

  • Worth checking

    Jimmy G Valdez

    Uncashed check · Visalia, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $668.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045310344

  • Worth checking

    Jamie S Valdez

    Uncashed check · Canyon Lake, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $550.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045310342

  • Worth checking

    J R Valdes

    Stocks or securities · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Rockwell Automation Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $64,370.39 Rockwell Automation Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034102708

  • Worth checking

    J H Valades

    Pension or retirement funds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $29,841.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039676550

  • Worth checking

    J R Valdes

    Unpaid dividends · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Rockwell Automation Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,234.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034102707

  • Worth checking

    J Valdez

    Pension or retirement funds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Union Bank Of California, N.a.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,040.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 18156460

  • Worth checking

    Javier Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Modesto, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,710.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 976595815

  • Worth checking

    Jesse B Valadez

    Escrow balance · La Quinta, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,677.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 977209931

  • Worth checking

    Jeanine Valadez

    Stocks or securities · Los Altos, CA

    Reported by Advanced Micro Devices 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.

    $2,472.04 Advanced Micro Devices Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034056161

  • Worth checking

    Jeanine Valadez

    Stocks or securities · Los Altos, CA

    Reported by Advanced Micro Devices 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.

    $2,472.04 Advanced Micro Devices Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034056160

  • Worth checking

    Juan Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by H & R Block Tax Services

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,402.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005402484

  • Worth checking

    J R Valdes

    Unpaid dividends · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Cummins Inc Ex Meritor Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,354.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034696171

  • Worth checking

    Jimenez Maria E Valadez

    Uncashed check · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na Cil

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,069.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042068476

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Moorpark, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,787.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 977771116

  • Worth checking

    Juan Manuel Valadez

    Uncashed check · San Ysidro, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (601)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,695.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 977202089

  • Worth checking

    Jose Valadez

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    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.

    $1,642.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 968973028

  • Worth checking

    Julian L Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Whittier, CA

    Reported by American National Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,602.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 9695856

  • Worth checking

    Jose Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Allstate Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,600.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026465038

  • Worth checking

    Jacqueline Valadez

    Pension or retirement funds · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,599.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018785026

  • Worth checking

    Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Dhl Express (usa) 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.

    $1,456.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008325033

  • Worth checking

    Jose Valadez

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036935931

  • Worth checking

    Valadez

    Unclaimed refund · Rialto, CA

    Reported by Truck Insurance Exchange

    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.

    $1,353.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 15840819

  • Worth checking

    Juan Valadez

    Escrow balance · Moreno Valley, CA

    Reported by Countrywide Home Loans Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,327.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 959375721

  • Worth checking

    Julie Valadez

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by H.g. Fenton Property Company

    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.

    $1,300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 992811516

  • Worth checking

    Jose Valadez

    Uncashed check · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,245.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 979675939

  • Worth checking

    Jose Valadez

    Escrow balance · Modesto, CA

    Reported by Old Republic Title Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 977513831

  • Worth checking

    J A Jr Valdez

    Stocks or securities · Milpitas, CA

    Reported by Ford Motor Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $962.85 Citigroup Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 12704608

  • Worth checking

    Jose E Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Bell Gardens, CA

    Reported by Bristol West Holdings Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $937.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 960067342

  • Worth checking

    J Valdez

    Pension or retirement funds · Alhambra, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    $922.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 983535151

  • Worth checking

    Jesse Valadez

    Uncashed check · La Quinta, CA

    Reported by Rabobank N. A.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $884.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 994883569

  • Worth checking

    J R Valdes

    Stocks or securities · Westminster, CA

    Reported by Boeing Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $878.37 Boeing Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 16443018

  • Worth checking

    Julie L Valadez

    Uncashed check · Manteca, CA

    Reported by Discover Bank

    $874.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 984109696

  • Worth checking

    Juan Valadez

    Uncashed check · Moreno Valley, CA

    Reported by Countrywide Home Loans Inc

    $859.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 18366837

  • Worth checking

    Jesus Valadez

    Escrow balance · Lynwood, CA

    Reported by Countrywide Home Loans Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $822.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 953538411

  • Worth checking

    Juan Valadez

    Insurance proceeds · Visalia, CA

    Reported by California Compensation Insurance Company

    $712.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 14314458

  • Worth checking

    Jose Valadez

    Money order · Busot, CA

    Reported by Dolex Dollar Express Inc.

    $700.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001391428

  • Worth checking

    Juanita Valadez

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal

    $700.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029374582

  • Worth checking

    Jesus Valadez

    Unclaimed refund · Fontana, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs Inc

    $700.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1015763799

  • Worth checking

    J Valdez

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Mc Of T

    $681.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 962989654

  • Worth checking

    Jesus Valadez

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by U. S. Bank, N. A.

    $651.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030612582

  • Worth checking

    Juan Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Placentia, CA

    Reported by Continental Exchange Solutions Inc

    $650.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004101812

  • Worth checking

    Jose A Valadez

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Ally Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $637.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030997127

  • Worth checking

    Valadez

    Unclaimed refund · Covina, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

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

    $635.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 969686646

  • Worth checking

    Julio Cesar Valadez

    Escrow balance · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Hsbc Finance Corporation

    $575.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 967381665

  • Worth checking

    Jessie E Valadez

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Allstate Northbrook Indemnity Company

    $574.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017379308

  • Worth checking

    John Valadez

    Escrow balance · Mojave, CA

    Reported by First American Title Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $560.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970021882

  • Worth checking

    J Flores Valdez

    Unclaimed refund · Alhambra, CA

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    $557.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 18679294

  • Worth checking

    Jose Valadez

    Money order · Busot, CA

    Reported by Dolex Dollar Express Inc.

    $550.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001391429

  • Worth checking

    Juan Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Pomona, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $546.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032640019

  • Worth checking

    Juan Valadez

    Uncashed check · Moreno Valley, CA

    Reported by Jm Escrow Inc.

    $544.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 18007896

  • Worth checking

    Jose Valadez

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $532.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17700243

  • Worth checking

    Juan Manuel Lun Valadez

    Unpaid wages · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Specialty Distribution Group Llc Fka Service Partners Llc

    $512.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 955076994

  • Worth checking

    Jordon I Valadez

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Mechanics Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $498.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032630354

  • Worth checking

    Jose Alfredo Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Paypal

    $485.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046559977

  • Worth checking

    Joseph F Valadez

    Unpaid wages · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Wal-mart Stores Inc. And Subsidiaries

    $484.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 997157962

  • Worth checking

    Jose Edmundo Valadez

    Unpaid wages · Colton, CA

    Reported by Fedex Ground Package System Inc

    $468.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035223136

  • Worth checking

    Jose Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Vista, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $459.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040817362

  • Worth checking

    Jose Valadez

    Insurance proceeds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Travelers Casualty And Surety

    $453.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 10163655

  • Worth checking

    Je E Valadez

    Savings account · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Sun Community Federal Credit Union

    $434.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 976495118

  • Worth checking

    Justin Valadez

    Unpaid wages · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Nordstrom Inc.

    $415.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 997641159

  • Worth checking

    Julio Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Callabasas Hills, CA

    Reported by Corpay Technologies Operating Co Llc

    $409.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1002761250

  • Worth checking

    Jose Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Fremont, CA

    Reported by Caremarkpcs L L C

    $386.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012314504

  • Worth checking

    Jose De Jesus Valadez

    Unclaimed refund · Corona, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $386.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033943032

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Santa Ana,

    Reported by Harrah's Operating Company Inc

    $355.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 4455992

  • Worth checking

    Jorge Leon Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Allstate Northbrook Indemnity Company

    $348.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034480196

  • Worth checking

    Julio C Valadez

    Uncashed check · El Centro, CA

    Reported by Nationwide Mutual Insurance

    $345.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001693600

  • Worth checking

    John P Valadez

    Unpaid dividends · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Safeway Inc Espp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $335.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 985510559

  • Worth checking

    James Valadez

    Unclaimed refund · Cameron Park, CA

    Reported by Nccs Inc.

    $331.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 969429311

  • Worth checking

    Juan A Valadez

    Unpaid wages · Canyon Count, CA

    Reported by Wal-mart Stores Inc. And Subsidiaries

    $329.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 963380441

  • Worth checking

    Jose Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Newhall, CA

    Reported by Toyota Motor Insurance Service

    $316.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 959277067

  • Worth checking

    Juan J Valadez

    Savings account · Tijuana, B. Cfa,

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank, N.a., Tijuana Border

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $313.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 10004815

  • Worth checking

    Jr Federico Valadez

    Uncashed check · Paramount, CA

    Reported by Trans World Assurance Co

    $312.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039530835

  • Worth checking

    Jaqueline Valadez

    Insurance proceeds · San Jose, CA

    Reported by American Security Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $306.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 12630938

  • Worth checking

    Jessica Valadez

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $306.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032897923

  • Worth checking

    Jenny M Valadez

    Cash held by the State · Rialto, CA

    Reported by State Of California Savings Plus

    $303.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 966179785

  • Worth checking

    Jose R Valadez

    Unpaid dividends · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Mcdonalds Corporation

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 968018280

  • Worth checking

    John Valadez

    Unclaimed refund · Pauma Valley, CA

    Reported by Cng Holdings Inc.

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

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 976550927

  • Worth checking

    John Valadez

    Unclaimed refund · Pauma Valley, CA

    Reported by Cng Holdings Inc.

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

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 976550926

  • Worth checking

    John Valadez

    Unclaimed refund · Pauma Valley, CA

    Reported by Cng Holdings Inc.

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

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 986050100

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Valadez

    Uncashed check · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984733901

  • Worth checking

    Jose Valadez

    Uncashed check · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984733900

  • Worth checking

    Jimenez Rosa Valadez

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Services Inc

    $298.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 980579512

  • Worth checking

    Jose Valadez

    Uncashed check · Sylmar, CA

    Reported by Edfund

    $296.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 963327290

Showing the 100 most valuable of 212. 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

3 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.

1 is still open, holding $1,596.

  • Holton Margaret Mary

    Probate estate · 2013

    Matched on Valadez Jorge Luis Azhocar (heir)

    $1,596.15
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 970966032
    Case bp 111 584

2 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.

  • Holton Margaret Mary

    Probate estate · 2012

    Matched on Valadez Jorge Luis Azhocar (heir)

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

    $72.36 closed

    State ID 974920330
    Case BP 111584

  • Valadez Jose Mret

    Probate estate · Stanislaus County · 1976

    Matched on Valadez Jose Mret (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956827056
    Case 134126-21

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.

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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.