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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.

265 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $153,372 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 2,172 records under the surname Lucero, worth $1,199,166. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    James O Lucero

    Uncashed check · Modesto, CA

    Reported by Oak Valley Community Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $12,065.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019610342

  • Strong match

    James Lucero

    Uncashed check · Pasadena,

    Reported by Marlene Steiner Escrow Service

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,652.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 4259498

  • Strong match

    James Lucero

    Cash held by the State · Phelin, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,055.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045270595

  • Strong match

    James Lucero

    Uncashed check · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0099-westwood Village Branch

    $824.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 13572287

  • Strong match

    James Lucero

    Unclaimed refund · Arcadia, CA

    Reported by Methodist Hospital Of Southern Ca

    $702.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 962828222

  • Strong match

    James Joseph Lucero

    Cash held by the State · Upland, CA

    Reported by Alliance United Ins. Co Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $547.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011685365

  • Strong match

    James Lucero

    Cash held by the State · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by State Of Virginia

    $296.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 3333816

  • Strong match

    James Lucero

    Savings account · Mount Shasta, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $292.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 9273295

  • Strong match

    James Lucero

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Security Pacific National Bank Alhambra Office

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $244.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 888263

  • Strong match

    James Lucero

    Cash held by the State · Arcadia, CA

    Reported by The Ohio Casualty Insurance

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $233.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 15260864

  • Strong match

    James Lucero

    Unclaimed refund · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs Inc

    $220.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 996764432

  • Strong match

    James Lucero

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Anaheim Hotel Partnership

    $209.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 4336240

  • Strong match

    James H Lucero

    Uncashed check · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank, Na (apecs 1009)

    $172.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011123236

  • Strong match

    James M Lucero

    Uncashed check · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043902341

  • Strong match

    James Lucero

    Credit balance · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Google, Llc

    $145.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 975991806

  • Strong match

    James Lucero

    Uncashed check · Arcadia, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $137.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 15157047

  • Strong match

    James J Lucero

    Unpaid wages · Victorville, CA

    Reported by Bnsf Railway Company

    $132.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 954423402

  • Strong match

    James Lucero

    Savings account · Pomona, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America N.a. Branch:0518-pomona Main Office

    $121.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1534773

  • Strong match

    James E Lucero

    Pension or retirement funds · Elk Grove, CA

    Reported by Union Bank Of California, N.a.

    $110.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 17814867

  • Likely match

    J N Lucero

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Union Bank

    $533.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1177204

  • Likely match

    J Lucero

    Pension or retirement funds · Pacoima, CA

    Reported by Union Bank Of California, N.a.

    $222.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 18152141

  • Likely match

    J G Lucero

    Savings account · Fpo San Francis, CA

    Reported by North Island Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $194.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 11164879

  • Likely match

    J P Lucero

    Savings account · Chico, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $182.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 503890

  • Likely match

    J Lucero

    Cash held by the State · Cucamonga, CA

    Reported by Trustmark Insurance Company

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031721015

  • Likely match

    J Lucero

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Carter Hawley Hale Stores Inc

    $121.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 850976

  • Likely match

    James A Lussier

    Stocks or securities · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Lpl Financial Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,502.84 Seabridge Gold Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009546930

  • Likely match

    James P Loser

    Unclaimed refund · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044657290

  • Likely match

    James Luzier

    Unclaimed refund · Rocklin, CA

    Reported by American Express Company

    $575.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006054201

  • Likely match

    James Leissure

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $540.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 17174766

  • Likely match

    James J Lazzaro

    Uncashed check · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Capital One Bank Usa Na

    $473.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024086680

  • Likely match

    James P Lucera

    Credit balance · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Toyota Motor Insurance Service

    $421.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 11125632

  • Likely match

    James M Jr Lesuer

    Stocks or securities · Burbank, CA

    Reported by The Boeing Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $419.80 Boeing Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 14476099

  • Likely match

    James R Lesser

    Savings account · Yorba Linda, CA

    Reported by Security Pacific National Bank Yorba Linda

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $414.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 9156615

  • Likely match

    James Lesueur

    Credit balance · Carlsbad, CA

    Reported by Td Bank N.a.

    $364.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046191422

  • Likely match

    James C Laizure

    Savings account · Crestline, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (703)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $300.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005677622

  • Worth checking

    Joann L Lucero

    Retirement account · Brentwood, CA

    Reported by Cca Citibank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $25,604.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036905878

  • Worth checking

    Jose A Lucero

    Uncashed check · Dsrt Hot Spgs, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $11,688.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045296084

  • Worth checking

    Jose Lucero

    Cash held by the State · Beale Afb, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $11,076.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 974873574

  • Worth checking

    Jo Ann Lucero

    Stocks or securities · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,068.77 Prudential Financial Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025596883

  • Worth checking

    Joshua William Lucero

    Stocks or securities · Shasta, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,876.34 Taylor Morrison Home
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039300402

  • Worth checking

    Jesus Lucero

    Retirement account · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Loomis Ltd Term Govt A (1460)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,800.82 Loomis Sayles Ltd Term Us Gvt & Agy Fd A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042029487

  • Worth checking

    Janet Lucero

    Savings account · Pomona, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Na

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,791.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 983473008

  • Worth checking

    Jesse M Lucero

    Uncashed check · Covina, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,658.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 986918637

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer N Lucero

    Unpaid dividends · Ukiah, CA

    Reported by General Mills Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,228.88 General Mills Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 985395192

  • Worth checking

    Jessica Lucero

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co

    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.

    $2,091.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 1014024049

  • Worth checking

    Juana Lucero

    Uncashed check · Fallbrook, CA

    Reported by Ameriquest Multistate Settlement

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,949.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 981259985

  • Worth checking

    Jonathan Lucero

    Unpaid wages · South Gate, CA

    Reported by Allied Universal Topco Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,792.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036664190

  • Worth checking

    Jason D Lucero

    Uncashed check · La Mesa, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (703)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,763.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005670586

  • Worth checking

    Jesus Lucero

    Retirement account · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Loomis Ltd Term Govt A (1460)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,456.70 Loomis Sayles Ltd Term Us Gvt & Agy Fd A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042029488

  • Worth checking

    Juan Lucero

    Unpaid wages · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Barrett Business Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,371.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013466437

  • Worth checking

    Jonathan Lucero

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Green Dot Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,293.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026773744

  • Worth checking

    Jimenez Chavez Jasmine Lucero

    Cash held by the State · Salinas, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,258.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019469896

  • Worth checking

    John R Lucero

    Uncashed check · Olivehurst, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,228.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 999816611

  • Worth checking

    Jeffrey Lucero

    Unpaid wages · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Amazon.com Inc. And Subsidiaries

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,217.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 996629559

  • Worth checking

    Lucero

    Unclaimed refund · Chico, CA

    Reported by Ge Mortgage Services, 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.

    $1,061.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 16040110

  • Worth checking

    Joe Lucero

    Insurance proceeds · Paradise, CA

    Reported by United Texas & Oklahoma

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,016.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 13842316

  • Worth checking

    Juana Lucero

    Cash held by the State · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Viamericas Money Services Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040307314

  • Worth checking

    Jhon Lucero

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Moneygram Payment Systems Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044861341

  • Worth checking

    Jesse Lucero

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Axos Bank

    $940.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 999897515

  • Worth checking

    Jose Lucero

    Escrow balance · Desert Hot Springs, CA

    Reported by West Coast Escrow Company

    $882.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 970919459

  • Worth checking

    Joan E Lucero

    Cash held by the State · Burlingame, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (510008)

    $855.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029607481

  • Worth checking

    Jorge Lomeli Lucero

    Uncashed check · Ensenada Bc Cp 229,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    $851.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 984944857

  • Worth checking

    Jose Luis Lucero

    Escrow balance

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $830.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 954019215

  • Worth checking

    Juan Lucero

    Unclaimed refund · Carson, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs Inc

    $803.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001931839

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer J Lucero

    Pension or retirement funds · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    $787.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033641004

  • Worth checking

    Jose Lucero

    Unpaid wages · Fillmore, CA

    Reported by Compupay Inc

    $743.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 970988755

  • Worth checking

    Julio Lucero

    Unclaimed refund · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by First American Specialty Insurance Company

    $735.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022697878

  • Worth checking

    Jeffrey Lucero

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Automatic Data Processing Inc

    $719.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005957095

  • Worth checking

    Jairo Lucero

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:2140-call Center Mgmt Admin

    Held jointly with 2 other people

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

    $719.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 11336731

  • Worth checking

    Joyce Lucero

    Insurance proceeds · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Calfarm Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $667.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 14840232

  • Worth checking

    Jessie J Jtwros Lucero

    Stocks or securities

    Reported by Primerica Shareholder Services

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $602.93 Invesco Mm Cash Reserve A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010723810

  • Worth checking

    Jessica Lucero

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Discover Bank

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

    $600.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029793106

  • Worth checking

    Jeremy Lucero

    Uncashed check · San Gabriel, CA

    Reported by Pathward, National Association

    $600.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045847181

  • Worth checking

    Julia A Lucero

    Cash held by the State · Orange, CA

    Reported by Western National Life

    $600.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 958948665

  • Worth checking

    Lucero

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

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

    $594.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15631840

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer Lucero

    Escrow balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    $590.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 986004848

  • Worth checking

    Jesus Lucero

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $575.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 987992534

  • Worth checking

    Jose Lucero

    Cash held by the State · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

    $568.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 997051511

  • Worth checking

    Jessica Lucero

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $555.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1014024048

  • Worth checking

    Lucero

    Unclaimed refund · San Caemente, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

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

    $539.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007724147

  • Worth checking

    John R Lucero

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $511.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 17175573

  • Worth checking

    John J Lucero

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $511.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 16131957

  • Worth checking

    Jose Lucero

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Summit Escrow

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 9404070

  • Worth checking

    Jose Lucero

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Summit Escrow

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 9404071

  • Worth checking

    Jessie Lucero

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Farmers Property And Casualty Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007671514

  • Worth checking

    Joe Lucero

    Unclaimed refund · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    $497.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 18672814

  • Worth checking

    Judy A Lucero

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $493.71 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15495659

  • Worth checking

    Johnathan Lucero

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Home Depot Wage And Hour Settlement Fund

    $488.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039894336

  • Worth checking

    Jesus Lucero

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 111)

    $484.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027194704

  • Worth checking

    Joshua William Lucero

    Credit balance · Shasta, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $480.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039300400

  • Worth checking

    Jalen Lucero

    Unpaid wages · Highland, CA

    Reported by Mvp Payroll Processing Llc

    $478.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040905139

  • Worth checking

    Juan Martin Lira Lucero

    Unpaid wages · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Bbsi

    $468.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041392831

  • Worth checking

    Juan Martin Lira Lucero

    Unpaid wages · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Bbsi

    $468.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041392830

  • Worth checking

    Jose M Lucero

    Escrow balance · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by Stewart Title Of Calif. Inc.

    $467.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 967703520

  • Worth checking

    Janelle Lucero

    Uncashed check · Brentwood, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $462.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030455787

  • Worth checking

    Jorge G Lucero

    Cash held by the State · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $460.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012339279

  • Worth checking

    Jesus Lucero

    Unpaid wages · Fairfield, CA

    Reported by Nissen Vineyard Services Inc

    $455.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026396159

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer L Lucero

    Cash held by the State · Orange, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

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

    $454.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012339275

  • Worth checking

    Jesenia L Lucero

    Uncashed check · Tujunga, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $453.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024630208

  • Worth checking

    Jose A Lucero

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $450.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 996551190

Showing the 100 most valuable of 265. 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.

  • Lucero Joaquin Rodriguez

    Probate estate · Sacramento County · 1978

    Matched on Lucero Joaquin Rodriguez (decedent)

    4 heirs named on the State’s record

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956819422
    Case 74022

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.