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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.

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14,662,314 properties indexed from the State Controller’s file of October 16, 2026.

This search covers properties worth $100 and above. Smaller properties exist and are claimable — they are on the State’s own site, not in this index. What this covers

269 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $56,299 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 1,748 records under the surname Preston, worth $1,281,031. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    James Preston

    Cash held by the State · Temple City, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,558.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 17257705

  • Strong match

    James Preston

    Unpaid wages · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Gep Administrative Services Inc Dba En

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,416.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020976583

  • Strong match

    James Preston

    Unpaid wages · Studio City, CA

    Reported by Gep Atl Llc Dba Entertainment Partners

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,951.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 973132488

  • Strong match

    James Preston

    Uncashed check · Richmond, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,216.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 960548411

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,078.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032817681

  • Strong match

    James Preston

    Uncashed check · Compton, CA

    Reported by One United Bank

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $726.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 962875041

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $654.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025807974

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $654.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025807579

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $654.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025807187

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $654.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025806771

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $654.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025806415

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $654.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025806070

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $654.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025805731

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $654.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025805405

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $654.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025805087

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $650.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025808723

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $650.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025808485

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $650.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032817687

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $650.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032817684

  • Strong match

    James Preston

    Cash held by the State · Yucaipa, CA

    Reported by Wm Corporate Services Inc

    $643.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 967776140

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $637.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042642845

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $637.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042642844

  • Strong match

    James L Preston

    Stocks or securities · El Cajon, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $625.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 16146152

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $617.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025808256

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $614.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042642849

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $614.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042642848

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $614.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042642847

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $614.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042642846

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $614.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042642840

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $614.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042642836

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $614.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042642835

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $614.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042642834

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $614.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042642833

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $614.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042642832

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $598.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032817693

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $598.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032817692

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $598.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032817688

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $598.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032817685

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $591.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032817682

  • Strong match

    James M Preston

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Conduent State & Local Solutions Inc.

    $579.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001195814

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $556.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025764183

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $556.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025763954

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $556.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032817683

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $556.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032817679

  • Strong match

    James Preston

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Sunrise Banks

    $548.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 998467184

  • Strong match

    James Preston

    Unclaimed refund · Ceres, CA

    Reported by Security Public Storage-ceres Llc

    $525.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 975695536

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $521.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032817678

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $460.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025763734

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $455.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025763502

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $455.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025763283

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $455.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011641714

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $455.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011641713

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $455.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011641712

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $455.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011641711

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $455.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011641710

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $455.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011641709

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $455.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005930337

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $455.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005930336

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $455.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025763056

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $443.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005929319

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $443.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005930332

  • Strong match

    James Preston

    Uncashed check · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Carmax Auto Superstores Inc. & Subs

    $392.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019239163

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $392.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005930335

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $391.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005930334

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $391.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005930333

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $332.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005928532

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $332.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005929106

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $332.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005928342

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $332.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005928906

  • Strong match

    James B Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $332.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005928721

  • Strong match

    James W Preston

    Stocks or securities · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Amcap Fund Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $306.09 American Fd Amcap Fd A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1516859

  • Strong match

    James Preston

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 974751976

  • Strong match

    James Preston

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $248.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 996282605

  • Strong match

    James Preston

    Pension or retirement funds · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Delaware Charter Guarantee And Trust

    $221.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035201968

  • Strong match

    James Preston

    Cash held by the State · Compton, CA

    Reported by Caremarkpcs L L C

    $206.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012308474

  • Strong match

    James Preston

    Insurance proceeds · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Washington National Insurance Company

    $201.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 10365386

  • Strong match

    James Preston

    Unpaid wages · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Gep Atl Llc Dba Entertainment Partners

    $197.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 998562818

  • Strong match

    James F Preston

    Cash held by the State · Monterey, CA

    Reported by Standard Fire Insurance Co

    $179.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 11795791

  • Strong match

    James M Preston

    Cash held by the State · Wallace, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $178.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 970867567

  • Strong match

    James Preston

    Cash held by the State · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $145.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024155341

  • Strong match

    James Preston

    Credit balance · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Synchrony Bank

    $144.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007604854

  • Strong match

    James Preston

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Mony Life Insurance Company

    $131.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 974776445

  • Strong match

    James Preston

    Unclaimed refund · Woodacre, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $115.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030806895

  • Strong match

    James R Preston

    Cash held by the State · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Prime Reserve

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $109.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 13187466

  • Likely match

    J Cornelius Preston

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank, N.a. (apecs 1)

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,390.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017400393

  • Likely match

    J A Preston

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Warner Bros Entertainment Inc

    $802.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 16926628

  • Likely match

    J E Preston

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Pinnacle Entertainment Inc

    $289.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 12820987

  • Likely match

    J Preston

    Unclaimed refund · Toluca Lake, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    $286.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017850581

  • Likely match

    J A Preston

    Unpaid dividends · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Morgan Stanley & Co Llc

    $262.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 954731319

  • Likely match

    J Cunha Preston

    Unclaimed refund · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Motor Vehicle Software Corporation

    $239.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031576519

  • Likely match

    J Bradley Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Life Insurance Company

    $237.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018027950

  • Likely match

    J Powell Preston

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Nw Retirement Solutions

    $216.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 1066909266

  • Likely match

    J I Preston

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Globe Life Insurance Co Of New York

    $202.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 9507564

  • Likely match

    J Preston

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

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

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $190.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 12190228

  • Likely match

    J A Preston

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Pcm Inc.

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 988676542

  • Likely match

    J P Preston

    Unpaid dividends · Oak Park, CA

    Reported by Pfizer Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $125.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 980411961

  • Likely match

    J P Preston

    Unpaid dividends · Oak Park, CA

    Reported by Pfizer Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $125.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 980411963

  • Likely match

    J P Preston

    Unpaid dividends · Oak Park, CA

    Reported by Pfizer Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $125.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 980411962

  • Likely match

    J Preston

    Insurance proceeds · Lathrop, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    $125.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14222830

  • Likely match

    J Bradley Preston

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Life Insurance Company

    $120.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018027951

Showing the 100 most valuable of 269. 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.

  • Preston Joseph Rio

    Probate estate · Fresno County · 1979

    Matched on Preston Joseph Rio (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956808329
    Case 232376-4

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.

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Cash claims at or above this must be notarized. So must all securities and safe deposit boxes.
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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

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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.

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