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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.

45 exact, and 49 close matches worth a look

Worth $195,239 in total. 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 462 records under the surname Brooke, worth $344,153. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Mary F Brooke

    Unpaid dividends · Mt View, CA

    Reported by Bank Of New York

    $506.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 959108097

  • Strong match

    Mary Rita Brooke

    Stocks or securities · Coronado, CA

    Reported by Genesco Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $281.14 Genesco Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 959870725

  • Strong match

    Mary J Brooke

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Spring Mountain Escrow Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1832350

  • Strong match

    Mary E Brooke

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Petro-lewis Funds Inc

    $245.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1526541

  • Strong match

    Mary R Brooke

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Evergreen Service Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $168.05 Keystone Strat Growth Fundk-2
    Start this claim

    State ID 12361832

  • Likely match

    Marie Johnson Brooke

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Chicas V Navigant Cymetriix Corporation

    $283.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071941349

  • Likely match

    M Boettcher Brooke

    Cash held by the State · Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

    Reported by Graybar Electric Company Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,320.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068941235

  • Likely match

    M Boettcher Brooke

    Unpaid dividends · Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

    Reported by Graybar Electric Company Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,706.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068941239

  • Likely match

    M Brooke

    Deposit held · Mill Valley, CA

    Reported by Northern Trust Co

    $822.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 982030645

  • Likely match

    M Ballentine Brooke

    Pension or retirement funds · Saint Helena, CA

    Reported by Delaware Charter Guarantee And Trust

    $308.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 1066188643

  • Likely match

    M Holdren Brooke

    Pension or retirement funds · Arcata, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    $183.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1069109819

  • Likely match

    M Dix Dpm Brooke

    Cash held by the State · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $160.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005899959

  • Likely match

    M Bulf Brooke

    Cash held by the State · Redlands, CA

    Reported by Procter & Gamble Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $120.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 1087320184

  • Likely match

    Mary Ellen Burke

    Cash held by the State · Menlo Park, CA

    Reported by Procter & Gamble 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.

    $13,038.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 1059775105

  • Likely match

    Mary Borg

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance 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.

    $11,992.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 967549661

  • Likely match

    Mary F Barkau

    Stocks or securities · Atascadero, CA

    Reported by Asml Holding Nv/tinsley Labs(a353)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,590.63 Asml Holding Nv-ny
    Start this claim

    State ID 955457345

  • Likely match

    Mary T Burke

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,127.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027299243

  • Likely match

    Mary Mrs Burke

    Stocks or securities · Half Moon Bay, CA

    Reported by Verizon Communications Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,417.13 Verizon Communications Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008166016

  • Likely match

    Mary A Barrick

    Cash held by the State · Denair, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,353.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 17253293

  • Likely match

    Mary C Burke

    Stocks or securities · Windsor, CA

    Reported by Principal Financial Group Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,037.87 Principal Financial Group
    Start this claim

    State ID 956761329

  • Likely match

    Mary L Burke

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,831.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 10844996

  • Likely match

    Mary J Breig

    Cash held by the State · Sun City, CA

    Reported by Family Service Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,569.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 984219297

  • Likely match

    Mary G Bourke

    Stocks or securities · North Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,276.47 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15450020

  • Likely match

    Mary Ellen Burke

    Unpaid dividends · Menlo Park, CA

    Reported by Procter & Gamble Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,201.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 974926148

  • Likely match

    Mary B Brock

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by 0367 Bank Of America Nt & Sa

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,264.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 462997

  • Likely match

    Mary J Burke

    Stocks or securities · Pleasant Hill, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,251.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 16098869

  • Likely match

    Mary M Brick

    Cash held by the State · Perris, CA

    Reported by Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,191.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 979550691

  • Likely match

    Mary H Berg

    Stocks or securities · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Wesco Financial Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,127.72 Wesco Financial Corp Cap
    Start this claim

    State ID 12978715

  • Likely match

    Mary Bragg

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Amer Stk Trans & Tr Ttee Fbo Ppy Ii

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,125.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 966262880

  • Likely match

    Mary Berg

    Savings account · Berkeley, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,072.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 981572863

  • Likely match

    Mary Burke

    Uncashed check · Hillsbarough, CA

    Reported by Nationsbanc Mortgage Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,044.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 12589018

  • Likely match

    Mary K Barkai

    Cash held by the State · North Highlands, CA

    Reported by Brighthouse Life Ins Co Fka Metlife Ins Co Usa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 967542554

  • Likely match

    Mary K Barkai

    Cash held by the State · North Highlands, CA

    Reported by Brighthouse Life Ins Co Fka Metlife Ins Co Usa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 967542554

  • Likely match

    Mary F Barkau

    Unpaid dividends · Atascadero, CA

    Reported by Asml Holding Nv/tinsley Labs(a353)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $897.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 955457343

  • Likely match

    Mary G Berg

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Illinois State Of

    $891.19 Sprint Nextel Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 2088283

  • Worth checking

    Marie J Burke

    Cash held by the State · Huntington Park, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,351.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 971063815

  • Worth checking

    Maria Borgo

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,348.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 993660907

  • Worth checking

    Maria Barriga

    Cash held by the State · Chico, CA

    Reported by First American Specialty Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 964545810

  • Worth checking

    Maria S Barroga

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,082.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 999813042

  • Worth checking

    Maria Barriga

    Cash held by the State · Chico, CA

    Reported by First American Specialty Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,829.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 964545811

  • Worth checking

    Maria Dolores Burke

    Savings account · Santa Maria, CA

    Reported by Coasthills Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,689.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047300530

  • Worth checking

    Marie Borg

    Savings account · Downey, CA

    Reported by Community Bank #1

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,428.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 1418486

  • Worth checking

    Maria Barriga

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Trinity Universal Insurance

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,173.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042328669

  • Worth checking

    Marie Grace V Berg

    Unpaid wages · Emeryville, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,001.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 972405658

  • Worth checking

    Marie F Burke

    Uncashed check · Philladelphia,

    Reported by Coast Savings & Loan

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,994.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 4441829

  • Worth checking

    Marie E Burke

    Endowment proceeds · Los Osos, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,658.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 17011048

  • Worth checking

    Maria Bragg

    Escrow balance · Rosamond, CA

    Reported by American Hm Mortgage Serv Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,201.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 959814113

  • Worth checking

    Maria Bragg

    Escrow balance · Rosamond, CA

    Reported by American Hm Mortgage Serv Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,136.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 959814114

  • Worth checking

    Meria L Burke

    Escrow balance · El Cajon, CA

    Reported by Us Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,112.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011517361

  • Worth checking

    Maria T Barca

    Cash held by the State · Carson, CA

    Reported by Delaware Vs New York Settlement

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,081.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 2079332

  • Worth checking

    Marie Grace V Berg

    Uncashed check · Emeryville, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984676799

  • Worth checking

    Maria Barriga

    Escrow balance · Perris, CA

    Reported by Emerald Escrow

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $905.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 956186948

  • Worth checking

    M J Burk

    Savings account · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Great Western Bank

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $32,678.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 10315998

  • Worth checking

    M Scott Bragg

    Stocks or securities · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $10,069.20 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019071043

  • Worth checking

    M V Barrueco

    Retirement account · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,728.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 994664398

  • Worth checking

    Mavis Brooke

    Unpaid wages · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Stanford Health Care Settlement Fund

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,715.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 1069320496

  • Worth checking

    M Scott Bragg

    Stocks or securities · Tustin, CA

    Reported by Pepsico Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,699.55 Pepsico Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 983675691

  • Worth checking

    M Scott Bragg

    Stocks or securities · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,517.30 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019071045

  • Worth checking

    M Scott Bragg

    Stocks or securities · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,517.30 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019071044

  • Worth checking

    Mckenzie Brooke

    Stocks or securities · Manteca, CA

    Reported by Robinhood Securities Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,234.82 Apple Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071739285

  • Worth checking

    Michele Brooke

    Cash held by the State · Monrovia, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $933.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032771617

  • Worth checking

    M Greta Burke

    Uncashed check · Manteca, CA

    Reported by Bbva Compass

    $872.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 999786688

  • Worth checking

    Marcella Helene Brooke

    Unpaid dividends · Menlo Park, CA

    Reported by Iberdola Sa

    $707.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 960479304

  • Worth checking

    Marcella H Brooke

    Stocks or securities · Menlo Park, CA

    Reported by Scottish Power Plc/pacificorp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $645.49 Scottish Power Plcadr
    Start this claim

    State ID 16871503

  • Worth checking

    Michael R Brooke

    Stocks or securities · Newbury Park, CA

    Reported by Pershing Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $560.34 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 977125238

  • Worth checking

    Maxon Brooke

    Cash held by the State · Santa Paula, CA

    Reported by Highmark Inc.

    $497.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008738835

  • Worth checking

    Mamalias Brooke

    Credit balance · Valencia, CA

    Reported by Erp Operating Ltd Partnership

    $485.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 963295031

  • Worth checking

    Morgan Brooke

    Unclaimed refund · Upland, CA

    Reported by Fpi Management Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $303.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 1067969075

  • Worth checking

    Morgan Brooke

    Unclaimed refund · Upland, CA

    Reported by Fpi Management Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $303.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 1067969075

  • Worth checking

    Michael W Brooke

    Stocks or securities · Suisun City, CA

    Reported by Chevron Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $288.79 Chevron Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 2046727

  • Worth checking

    Mistie Courtney Brooke

    Stocks or securities

    Reported by Citi

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $277.87 Oppenheimer Global Alloc Fd A
    Start this claim

    State ID 967611255

  • Worth checking

    Murrillo Brooke

    Cash held by the State · Orange, CA

    Reported by Health Care Service Corporation

    $228.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035378819

  • Worth checking

    Matthew H Brooke

    Savings account · Konstanz 78462,

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0182-san Rafael Main Office

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $212.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 13323180

  • Worth checking

    Mark A Brooke

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Prematic Service Corp - Ca

    $189.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 18946663

  • Worth checking

    Melissa M Brooke

    Unpaid wages · Davis, CA

    Reported by Adp Totalsource Inc

    $181.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044883957

  • Worth checking

    Miller Brooke

    Unclaimed refund · Chico,

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $172.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 958949573

  • Worth checking

    Marlo Brooke

    Cash held by the State · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $153.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 972447527

  • Worth checking

    Mcneil Corey Brooke

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043835522

  • Worth checking

    Marcella H Brooke

    Unpaid dividends · Menlo Park, CA

    Reported by Scottish Power Plc/pacificorp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $143.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 16871502

  • Worth checking

    Madiso Brooke

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal

    $140.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041156346

  • Worth checking

    Melainea Brooke

    Cash held by the State · Marysville, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $129.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 11292779

  • Worth checking

    Millett Brooke

    Uncashed check · Elk Grove, CA

    Reported by Dempsey V Raleys Fund

    $126.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 1084242955

  • Worth checking

    Mckelvey Brooke

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Robinhood Securities Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $124.44 United Airlines Holdings Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071774933

  • Worth checking

    Morris Brooke

    Cash held by the State · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Aetna Life Insurance

    $119.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1058531592

  • Worth checking

    Morris Brooke

    Cash held by the State · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Aetna Life Insurance

    $119.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1058531591

  • Worth checking

    Morris Brooke

    Cash held by the State · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Aetna Life Insurance

    $119.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1058531590

  • Worth checking

    Moreno Brooke

    Uncashed check · Castro Valley, CA

    Reported by Black V Ewc East Bay Inc Fund

    $109.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 1069733307

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Brooke

    Unclaimed refund · Sonoma, CA

    Reported by Golden Eagle Insurance Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $108.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036503072

  • Worth checking

    Maia Brooke

    Unclaimed refund · San Anselmo, CA

    Reported by Comcast Cable Comm Mgmt Llc

    $105.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 994298418

  • Worth checking

    Melainea A Brooke

    Unclaimed refund · Meridian, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $104.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 12491748

  • Worth checking

    Monaghan Brooke

    Unclaimed refund · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Progressive Paloverde Insuranc

    $101.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1060697711

  • Worth checking

    Mary D Brooker

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Saint Louise Reginal Hospital

    $812.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17481216

  • Worth checking

    Mary D Brooker

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    $301.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 13631337

  • Worth checking

    Mary D Brooker

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    $298.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 13631259

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

2 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 $171.

  • Sentenne Robert Edmond

    Probate estate · San Francisco County · 2024

    Matched on Brock Mary Rose (heir)

    4 heirs named on the State’s record

    $170.80
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1031554543
    Case PES-14-298088

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.

  • Berg Mary

    Probate estate · San Francisco County · 2017

    Matched on Berg Mary (decedent), Berg Mary (heir)

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

    $1.00 closed

    State ID 989056894
    Case 2010-0907

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.