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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.

112 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $98,993 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 1,514 records under the surname Sterling, worth $1,709,034. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    M C Sterling

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Santa Fe Pacific Corp 16% Sr Debs Bond R

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $12,221.83 Burlington Northern Santa Fe
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    State ID 14780025

  • Strong match

    M C Sterling

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Catellus Development Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,798.04 Catellus Development Corp
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    State ID 14255084

  • Strong match

    M Carol Sterling

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Santa Fe Pacific Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,545.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 11469808

  • Strong match

    M C Sterling

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Santa Fe Snyder Corp Misc Cash Divs

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,148.70 Santa Fe Energy Resources Inc
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    State ID 11608672

  • Strong match

    M Cristler Sterling

    Unpaid wages · Woodland, CA

    Reported by Layne Christensen Company

    $874.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032026860

  • Strong match

    M C Sterling

    Unpaid dividends · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Santa Fe Pacific Corporation

    $240.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 11776398

  • Strong match

    M Sterling

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Palos Verdes Escrow Co., Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $224.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17154671

  • Strong match

    M Carol Sterling

    Unpaid dividends · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Santa Fe Pacific Corp 16% Sr Debs Bond R

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $155.17 Burlington Northern Santa Fe
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    State ID 952420363

  • Strong match

    M C Sterling

    Unpaid dividends · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Santa Fe Pacific Corporation

    $120.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12585358

  • Strong match

    M Sterling

    Unclaimed refund · Hayward, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc.

    $118.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 964741964

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    Michael Sterling

    Cash held by the State · San Juan Capistrano, CA

    Reported by Washington National Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $23,965.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 974781228

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    Michael Joseph Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Coarsegold, CA

    Reported by Wt Capital Lender Services

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,669.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026243032

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    Maile T Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Santa Monica, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Dba Blue Shield Of Ca

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,204.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021515107

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    Margaret C Sterling

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,580.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 984236454

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    Mosley Sterling

    Stocks or securities · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Robinhood Securities Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,771.90 Advanced Micro Devices Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071716057

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    Manthey R Sterling

    Unclaimed refund · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 963684616

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    Mary B Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Sn Bernrdno, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,837.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 18638238

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    Maximillia Sterling

    Stocks or securities · Hawthorne, CA

    Reported by Ubs Financial Services

    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.

    $2,361.46 Powershares Qqq Tr1
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    State ID 19073222

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    Michele Sterling

    Stocks or securities · Harmony, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,037.83 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 983785680

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    Marguerite D Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,581.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004329083

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    Ma Sterling

    Pension or retirement funds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,424.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 955960613

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    Mary B Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Sn Bernrdno, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,405.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 18638237

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    Marketing Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Illinois State Of

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,069.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 3048963

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    Michael Sterling

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,045.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033650266

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    Mckenzie Latham Sterling

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Cjns Llc

    $626.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 1062746634

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    Margaret Sterling

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $597.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 17186181

  • Likely match

    Michael Sterling

    Unclaimed refund · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs Inc

    $590.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005739281

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    Matthew E Sterling

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $540.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 17186182

  • Likely match

    Marine Service C Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Rancho Cordova, CA

    Reported by American Express Company

    $538.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 956971316

  • Likely match

    Michelle Sterling

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Saks Incorporated & Subsidiaries

    $492.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 954089919

  • Likely match

    Michele Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Berkeley, CA

    Reported by The Dreyfus Fund

    $462.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 15564759

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    Marie M Sterling

    Uncashed check · Vista, CA

    Reported by The Kraft Heinz Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $391.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 999297619

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    Massage Therapy Sterling

    Unclaimed refund · Tahoe City, CA

    Reported by State Farm Fire And Casualty Company

    $389.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028198001

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    Margaret Sterling

    Unpaid dividends · San Diego,

    Reported by Conocophillips Company

    $384.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 4304288

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    Mutual Water Sterling

    Uncashed check · El Monte, CA

    Reported by Us Bank Na

    $374.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019093152

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    Mary E Sterling

    Stocks or securities · Pioneer, CA

    Reported by Bankamerica Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $373.20 Bankamerica Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 9497286

  • Likely match

    Michael Contreras Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc

    $367.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009428286

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    Marion Sterling

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    $360.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 961652777

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    Melissa A Sterling

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $354.30 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15528313

  • Likely match

    Marketing Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Illinois State Of

    $345.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 2627179

  • Likely match

    Morry Sterling

    Unclaimed refund · North Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    $342.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044664549

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    Melanie Sterling

    Unclaimed refund · Ladera Ranch, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    $339.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020950123

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    Marion P Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Richmond, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $312.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 17186183

  • Likely match

    Monica M Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Express Scripts Inc

    $301.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022225729

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    Matthew Sterling

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    $301.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 981605768

  • Likely match

    Minnie Sterling

    Unpaid dividends · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by El Paso Corp/tenneco Inc

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14494200

  • Likely match

    Michael Sterling

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $299.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024186920

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    Matthew Sterling

    Unpaid wages · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Amazon.com Inc. And Subsidiaries

    $277.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034029906

  • Likely match

    Mickey Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $262.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020202138

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    Merchandieco Sterling

    Uncashed check · Redondo Beach, CA

    Reported by American Express Company

    $260.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 9660358

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    Margaret D Sterling

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by First Interstate Bank Of Ca Alex Brown Fin Gr C V Div

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $259.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 1108300

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    Med Trans Sterling

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12670795

  • Likely match

    Melissa W Sterling

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Umpqua Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $247.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032712159

  • Likely match

    Melvyn Sterling

    Credit balance · Orange, CA

    Reported by Henry Schein Inc

    $244.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027497280

  • Likely match

    Mosiah Sterling

    Cash held by the State · San Leandro, CA

    Reported by Progressive Choice Insurance Co

    $244.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 982185207

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    Marie M Sterling

    Stocks or securities · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Virtus Investment Partners

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $239.16 Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.
    Start this claim

    State ID 983671405

  • Likely match

    Mike Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Woodland Hills, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $237.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 984665487

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    Marie M Sterling

    Unpaid dividends · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Merck & Co Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $228.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 968348038

  • Likely match

    Marguerite B Sterling

    Credit balance · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (300056)

    $225.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046357107

  • Likely match

    Myra Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Oak Park, CA

    Reported by Endo International Plc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $225.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 964060657

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    Myra Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Oak Park, CA

    Reported by Endo International Plc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $225.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 964060656

  • Likely match

    Minerva Sterling

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Sepulveda Federal Credit Union

    $212.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 9237427

  • Likely match

    Michael L Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Glendora, CA

    Reported by Georgia Pacific Corp/fort James Corp

    $207.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 17285753

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    Michael Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Bellflower, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $203.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026609329

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    Mutual Sterling

    Unclaimed refund · El Monte, CA

    Reported by Truck Insurance Exchange

    $197.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 955857288

  • Likely match

    Mary Sterling

    Savings account · Redwood City, CA

    Reported by Santa Clara County Federal Credit Union

    $192.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 18218565

  • Likely match

    Mechanicalcontractors Sterling

    Deposit held · Sun Valley, CA

    Reported by Union Bank Of California, N.a.

    $191.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 14531502

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    Marie M Sterling

    Unpaid dividends · Vista, CA

    Reported by Phoenix Companies Inc The

    $187.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008996567

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    Maximo Sterling

    Credit balance · Bellflower, CA

    Reported by Sahawneh Dental Corporation

    $186.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044245981

  • Likely match

    Maria Sterling

    Uncashed check · Cathdrl City, CA

    Reported by Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc

    $171.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046408130

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    Maggie Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

    $170.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12707974

  • Likely match

    Melvyn L Sterling

    Uncashed check · Orange, CA

    Reported by Caloptima Health

    $167.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008835157

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    Matthew Sterling

    Unpaid wages · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Amazon.com Inc. And Subsidiaries

    $162.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034029905

  • Likely match

    Mathew Sterling

    Escrow balance · Olivehurst, CA

    Reported by Lennar Title Inc.

    $158.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037074636

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    Mike A Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Bellflower, CA

    Reported by Bristol West Holdings Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $158.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 967203299

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    Mark Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Monterey, CA

    Reported by United States Fidelity Guarant

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $154.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 12429999

  • Likely match

    Mary E Sterling

    Cash held by the State · La Jolla, CA

    Reported by Great American Insurance Compa

    $154.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 12330647

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    Malcolm Sterling

    Uncashed check · Taft, CA

    Reported by Bellsouth Telecommunications

    $151.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 18241552

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    Marie M Sterling

    Unpaid dividends · Vista, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $150.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 994496277

  • Likely match

    Michael R Sterling

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Bank Of America - California North

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $147.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 954392250

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    Machine Sterling

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Sentry Insurance Company

    $142.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 977068352

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    Max S Sterling

    Unclaimed refund · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    $141.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005880670

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    Moni Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $136.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 11556674

  • Likely match

    Mark Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Squaretrade Inc

    $128.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027687123

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    Michael J Sterling

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Upromise Inc.

    $128.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 979624995

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    Marianne Sterling

    Credit balance · Fremont, CA

    Reported by Calif Casualty Indemnity Exchange

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $128.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17639028

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    Michael Sr Sterling

    Deposit held · Palmdale, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison

    $127.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 954080135

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    Milton Sterling

    Escrow balance · Pittsburg, CA

    Reported by Ticor Title Company Of California

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $127.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 961342275

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    Marie M Sterling

    Unpaid dividends · Torrance, CA

    Reported by General Electric Co/ionics Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $126.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12520393

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    Marie M Sterling

    Unpaid dividends · Vista, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $124.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 994496276

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    Mary L Sterling

    Insurance proceeds · Alameda, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $122.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17924099

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    Megan C Sterling

    Insurance proceeds

    Reported by Midamerica

    $120.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 18642197

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    Miles Sterling

    Credit balance · Aliso Viejo, CA

    Reported by Adt Security Services Inc

    $119.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 960721905

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    Margaret Sterling

    Insurance proceeds · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Residence Mutual Insurance Company

    $118.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12100377

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    Melvia G Sterling

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $117.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 15528314

  • Likely match

    Momoyo Sterling

    Cash held by the State · San Bernardin, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $113.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032829813

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    Michael Sterling

    Unclaimed refund · Half Moon Bay, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $112.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009918728

  • Likely match

    Mellissa Sterling

    Unclaimed refund · Redding, CA

    Reported by Csaa Insurance Exchange

    $108.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026424803

  • Likely match

    Michael Sterling

    Cash held by the State · San Rafael, CA

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    $108.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 10320098

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    Marion P Sterling

    Unpaid dividends · Richmond, CA

    Reported by Mci Communications Corp $1.84 Convertible Pfd %ssb

    $106.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 12035485

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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.

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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.

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.

  • Michie Cecil Gilberta

    Probate estate · San Francisco County · 1996

    Matched on Stirling Margaretutherland (heir)

    4 heirs named on the State’s record

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

    $717.82 closed

    State ID 956814106
    Case 249351

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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Code of Civil Procedure §1582 caps any recovery fee at ten percent of the property returned.
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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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The State Controller republishes the full record set every Thursday, and we rebuild our copy from it.
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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

  • 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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