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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.

161 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $121,791 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 1,973 records under the surname Kent, worth $1,291,638. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Mary Kent

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 111)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,366.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027138445

  • Strong match

    Mary A Kent

    Cash held by the State · Yorba Linda, CA

    Reported by Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,137.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031748816

  • Strong match

    Mary A Kent

    Cash held by the State · Yorba Linda, CA

    Reported by Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,137.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031748817

  • Strong match

    Mary A Kent

    Cash held by the State · Yorba Linda, CA

    Reported by Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,137.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031748815

  • Strong match

    Mary M Kent

    Stocks or securities · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,375.74 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15489427

  • Strong match

    Mary J Kent

    Cash held by the State · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,129.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 970663730

  • Strong match

    Mary J Kent

    Cash held by the State · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,126.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 970663658

  • Strong match

    Mary F Kent

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $909.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 7006355

  • Strong match

    Mary E Kent

    Cash held by the State · Woodland Hills, CA

    Reported by State Of Virginia

    $703.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 3334175

  • Strong match

    Mary J Kent

    Mineral or royalty payments · Unknown, CA

    Reported by Texaco Exploration And Production Inc

    $686.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 15539695

  • Strong match

    Mary Anna Kent

    Unclaimed refund · El Segundo, CA

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    $543.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 965884436

  • Strong match

    Mary J Kent

    Stocks or securities · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $529.11 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15489426

  • Strong match

    Mary J Kent

    Stocks or securities · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $529.11 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15489424

  • Strong match

    Mary Kent

    Uncashed check · Yora Linda, CA

    Reported by Brookdale Living Communities

    $510.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001285685

  • Strong match

    Mary B Kent

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $352.70 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15489425

  • Strong match

    Mary Anna Kent

    Unclaimed refund · El Segundo, CA

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    $342.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 965884438

  • Strong match

    Mary Anna Kent

    Unclaimed refund · El Segundo, CA

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    $302.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 965884437

  • Strong match

    Mary Kent

    Unclaimed refund · Chico, CA

    Reported by Allstate Indemnity Company

    $183.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 961195247

  • Strong match

    Mary Kent

    Unclaimed refund · Frederickburg, CA

    Reported by Aetna Inc

    $140.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 989416379

  • Strong match

    Mary Jo Kent

    Insurance proceeds · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by State Farm Fire And Casualty Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $121.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 12147115

  • Strong match

    Mary I Kent

    Savings account · Tustin, CA

    Reported by First Financial Credit Union

    $105.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 1284141

  • Likely match

    Maria L Kent

    Stocks or securities · La Jolla, CA

    Reported by Host Hotels & Resorts Lp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,865.00 Host Hotels & Resorts Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 960251921

  • Likely match

    Marie B Kent

    Uncashed check · Tustin, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,854.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 980489514

  • Likely match

    Maria L Kent

    Unpaid dividends · La Jolla, CA

    Reported by Host Hotels & Resorts Lp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,175.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 960251920

  • Likely match

    Mr Larry Mrs Kent

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Security Pacific National Bank Headquarters

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $255.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 1190794

  • Likely match

    Mira Kent

    Unclaimed refund · Northridge, CA

    Reported by Comcast Cable Comm Mgmt Llc

    $112.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 988695087

  • Likely match

    M Kent

    Unclaimed refund · Carlsbad, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $289.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 17595731

  • Likely match

    M A Kent

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Security Pacific National Bank

    $282.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 512738

  • Likely match

    M D Kathryn Kent

    Cash held by the State · Napa, CA

    Reported by Health Net Of California Inc

    $196.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045955267

  • Likely match

    M D Kent

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Republic National Life Insurance Company

    $180.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1557708

  • Likely match

    M Arvizu Kent

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Phoenix Settlement Admn. (evans V. Walmart 2023)

    $161.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071847550

  • Likely match

    M Kent

    Insurance proceeds · Los Gatos, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    $129.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15106318

  • Likely match

    M Houston And Kent

    Cash held by the State · Carlsbad, CA

    Reported by Boca Resorts Fka Florida Panthers Holdi

    $120.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035690726

  • Likely match

    Mary E Kennedy

    Stocks or securities · Berkeley, CA

    Reported by Ibm

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,727.20 Intl Business Machines Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 11920747

  • Likely match

    Mary A Kennedy

    Savings account · Huntington Park, CA

    Reported by First Nationwide Savings A Federal S & L Ass

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,331.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 9200456

  • Likely match

    Mary Ann Decd Kennedy

    Cash held by the State · Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Jackson National Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,175.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 991511376

  • Likely match

    Mary Kennedy

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,099.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 997048041

  • Likely match

    Mary T Kennedy

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Usafcu

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1742412

  • Likely match

    Mary G Kennedy

    Uncashed check · Carlsbad, CA

    Reported by Us Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,835.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 998984055

  • Likely match

    Mary G Kennedy

    Savings account · Carmel, CA

    Reported by Great Western Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,817.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 10006826

  • Likely match

    Mary Kennedy

    Cash held by the State · San Rafael, CA

    Reported by Montana State Of

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,228.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 18786925

  • Likely match

    Mary Kennedy

    Cash held by the State · San Rafael, CA

    Reported by Montana State Of

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,228.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 18758231

  • Likely match

    Mary C Kennedy

    Stocks or securities · Culver City, CA

    Reported by Dreyfus Corporation Audit

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $812.45 Dreyfus Fund Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 5640833

  • Likely match

    Mary Kennedy

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $705.37 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15489343

  • Likely match

    Mary C Kennedy

    Cash held by the State · Alameda, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $597.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 17173367

  • Likely match

    Mary J Kennedy

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Axa Financial Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $535.68 Axa-adr
    Start this claim

    State ID 16464100

  • Likely match

    Mary E Kennedy

    Stocks or securities · Temecula, CA

    Reported by Blackrock Gnma-institutional Class

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $482.75 Blackrock Gnma Port Instl Class
    Start this claim

    State ID 959830743

  • Likely match

    Mary Kennedy

    Credit balance · Eureka, CA

    Reported by Houston County Electric Coop

    $449.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040000468

  • Likely match

    Mary Kennedy

    Unpaid dividends · Menlo Park, CA

    Reported by Pacific Dunlop

    $431.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 13879806

  • Likely match

    Mary F Kennedy

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $423.30 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15489341

  • Worth checking

    Marie Carroll Kennedy

    Stocks or securities · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Oxy Usa Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $15,766.53 Occidental Petroleum Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 12973119

  • Worth checking

    Maria I Kennedy

    Uncashed check · W Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,909.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 958971358

  • Worth checking

    Marie Kondo

    Savings account

    Reported by Bank Of America N A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,794.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 15858216

  • Worth checking

    Marie L Kennedy

    Savings account · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,684.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 5511915

  • Worth checking

    Maria Leila Kennedy

    Uncashed check · Chatsworth, CA

    Reported by Cenlar Fsb

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,274.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005635820

  • Worth checking

    Marie L Kennedy

    Savings account · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,082.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 11998884

  • Worth checking

    Marie Kennedy

    Cash held by the State · Seal Beach, CA

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $778.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 974746539

  • Worth checking

    Marie Kennedy

    Cash held by the State · Seal Beach, CA

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $778.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 974746539

  • Worth checking

    Myra L Kennedy

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $765.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 10838025

  • Worth checking

    Mori Kento

    Unpaid wages · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Extreme Reach Inc

    $714.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 1059528565

  • Worth checking

    Mori Kento

    Unpaid wages · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Extreme Reach Inc

    $709.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 1059528564

  • Worth checking

    Myra L Kennedy

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $587.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 10838024

  • Worth checking

    Marie Kennedy

    Stocks or securities · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $540.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 16126512

  • Worth checking

    Myra L Kennedy

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Great Western Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $415.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 9100690

  • Worth checking

    Mori Kento

    Unpaid wages · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Extreme Reach Inc

    $298.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 1059528566

  • Worth checking

    Mccaughey Kent

    Cash held by the State · San Marcos, CA

    Reported by The Bancorp Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,655.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 1062305877

  • Worth checking

    Millicent H Kent

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Nstar

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,508.87 Nstar
    Start this claim

    State ID 19036653

  • Worth checking

    Martin P Kent

    Stocks or securities · Colton, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,113.03 Prudential Financial Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 17196370

  • Worth checking

    Miller Kent

    Unpaid wages · Adelanto, CA

    Reported by Phoenix Settlement Admn.gentry V. Pinnacle

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,082.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 1084319940

  • Worth checking

    Michael Kent

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Flagstar Bank Fsb

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,895.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029679141

  • Worth checking

    Michael L Kent

    Escrow balance · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,805.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 954382457

  • Worth checking

    M D Raj Kanodia

    Cash held by the State · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Health Net Life Insurance Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,648.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035109630

  • Worth checking

    Michelle Kent

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    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.

    $1,439.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043958446

  • Worth checking

    Michael Kent

    Cash held by the State · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Automatic Data Processing Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,355.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 966502470

  • Worth checking

    Melissa Kent

    Stocks or securities · Tiburon, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,105.89 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008543589

  • Worth checking

    Melba B Kent

    Cash held by the State · Bellflower, CA

    Reported by National Life And Accident Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,004.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 823307

  • Worth checking

    Millard Kent

    Cash held by the State · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Jhusa John Hancock Life Ins Co Usa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $995.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 979634961

  • Worth checking

    Michael D Kent

    Uncashed check · Bay Point, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Illinois

    $866.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 18331083

  • Worth checking

    M Patrick In Kennett

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Aurora National Life

    $858.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 967477691

  • Worth checking

    M S Kundi

    Insurance proceeds · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Fremont Compensation Insurancecompany

    $850.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13700805

  • Worth checking

    Mildred A Kent

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $739.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 16126571

  • Worth checking

    Melussa A Kent

    Cash held by the State · Pacifica, CA

    Reported by American National Insurance Company

    $685.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16365339

  • Worth checking

    Mark Kent

    Stocks or securities · Redding, CA

    Reported by Primerica Shareholder Services

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $682.07 Invesco Constellation Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 956499618

  • Worth checking

    M S Kundi

    Insurance proceeds · Pomona, CA

    Reported by Travelers Casualty And Surety

    $664.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 10945090

  • Worth checking

    Megan Kent

    Cash held by the State · Lake Forest, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $600.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040893793

  • Worth checking

    Michael Kent

    Uncashed check · Clearlake, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $596.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044384924

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Kent

    Cash held by the State · Uk England,

    Reported by Phoenix Leasing Cash Distribution Fund Ii

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $591.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 12687719

  • Worth checking

    Melissa Kent

    Stocks or securities · Tiburon, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $552.94 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008543590

  • Worth checking

    Md Vincent C Kent

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bluecross Blueshield Of Tennessee

    $538.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 987900789

  • Worth checking

    Mason Kent

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Ticketmaster Llc And Subsidiaries

    $529.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037010406

  • Worth checking

    Millicent H Kent

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Nstar

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $513.36 Nstar
    Start this claim

    State ID 16502998

  • Worth checking

    Michael O Kent

    Stocks or securities · El Monte, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $511.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 16126572

  • Worth checking

    Michelle M Kent

    Cash held by the State · Fairfield, CA

    Reported by Government Employees Insurance Company

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018353515

  • Worth checking

    M D Daniel Kanada

    Cash held by the State · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Health Net Of California Inc

    $439.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045955232

  • Worth checking

    Michael D Kent

    Savings account · Los Gatos, CA

    Reported by Hsbc Bank Usa Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $438.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 973524508

  • Worth checking

    Matthew Kent

    Unclaimed refund · Victorville, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $431.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 988089663

  • Worth checking

    M D Raj Kanodia

    Cash held by the State · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Health Net Life Insurance Co.

    $420.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 989018176

  • Worth checking

    Mortgage Kent

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Guardian Title Company

    $410.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15045480

  • Worth checking

    Michael Kent

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Infinity Insurance Company

    $392.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040609265

  • Worth checking

    Michael Kent

    Cash held by the State · Walnut, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $392.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026601608

Showing the 100 most valuable of 192. 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.

  • Kennedy M P

    Probate estate · San Francisco County · 2000

    Matched on Kennedy M P (decedent)

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

    $151.86 closed

    State ID 956827826
    Case 21138

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.