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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.

222 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $145,245 between them. A match is not proof — the State holds many people with the same name, and establishing which record is yours is the real work of a claim.

The State holds 2,746 records under the surname Bowman, worth $2,358,249. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Michael S Bowman

    Uncashed check · Aliso Viejo, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984677861

  • Strong match

    Michael L Bowman

    Escrow balance · Rolling Hills Estates, CA

    Reported by Dovenmuehle Mortgage Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,895.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000202608

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Unclaimed refund · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,293.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045592021

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by United Texas & Oklahoma

    $852.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 4397759

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Uncashed check · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $665.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032996639

  • Strong match

    Michael E Bowman

    Stocks or securities · Fairfield, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo N.a./valley National Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $600.18 Wells Fargo & Co
    Start this claim

    State ID 13279856

  • Strong match

    Michael P Bowman

    Stocks or securities · Torrance, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $596.21 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16267909

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Transworld Systems Inc

    $585.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022702484

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Westlake Village, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 966245110

  • Strong match

    Michael F Bowman

    Stocks or securities · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by Gpu, Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $481.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 14951875

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Chico, CA

    Reported by Rogowski V State Farm Life Insurance

    $461.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039742370

  • Strong match

    Michael A Bowman

    Stocks or securities · San Leandro, CA

    Reported by Franklin Group Of Funds

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $441.67 Franklin Gold And Precious Metals Fund Class A
    Start this claim

    State ID 2063777

  • Strong match

    Michael T Bowman

    Unclaimed refund · Moorpark, CA

    Reported by Progressive Choice Insurance Co

    $431.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 973315236

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Juvenile Court Fifth Dist

    $341.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 17902587

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Escrow balance · Rolling Hills Estate, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    $333.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011838497

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Unclaimed refund · Arcadia, CA

    Reported by Pmi Mortgage Insurance Co

    $316.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 17523598

  • Strong match

    Michael S Bowman

    Unpaid wages · Rancho Mirage, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank - Jp Morgan

    $306.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 987330279

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Valencia, CA

    Reported by Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (cigna West)

    $288.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 970806065

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Savings account · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by State Farm Bank Fsb

    $264.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 968325809

  • Strong match

    Michael J Bowman

    Uncashed check · Hawthrone, CA

    Reported by Vision Service Plan

    $231.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1016408005

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Gold River, CA

    Reported by Travelzoo Inc

    $183.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 974805661

  • Strong match

    Michael A Bowman

    Pension or retirement funds · West Sacramento, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    $159.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 983526929

  • Strong match

    Michael E Bowman

    Escrow balance · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    $157.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025907206

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Victorville, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 986807442

  • Strong match

    Michael E Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by American Reserve Ins Co

    $141.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 3011925

  • Strong match

    Michael G Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by Delta Dental Of California

    $133.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027997254

  • Strong match

    Michael L Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Citrus Hgts, CA

    Reported by Union Oil Company Of

    $127.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 9332103

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Unclaimed refund · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by United Services Automobile Association

    $126.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044349745

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $124.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 971472531

  • Strong match

    Michael L Bowman

    Uncashed check · Tahoe City, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Illinois

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $122.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 18330016

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Uncashed check · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Auto Club Enterprises

    $122.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 999488744

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Morro Bay, CA

    Reported by Blue Cross Of California

    $121.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16871880

  • Strong match

    Michael E Bowman

    Credit balance · Fair Oaks, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (300056)

    $106.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013829412

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Gumps Corp

    $106.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 12614017

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Unclaimed refund · Tarzana, CA

    Reported by Esa Management

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037483335

  • Strong match

    Michael Bowman

    Uncashed check · Woodland Hills, CA

    Reported by Sony Electronics Inc

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 998663984

  • Likely match

    Mitchell G Bowman

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $12,350.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 981530654

  • Likely match

    Michelle Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Tracy, CA

    Reported by Paypal

    $754.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029033022

  • Likely match

    Mitchell Bowman

    Uncashed check · San Clemente, CA

    Reported by Temecula Valley Toyota

    $583.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036678639

  • Likely match

    Michelle Bowman

    Uncashed check · Burbank, CA

    Reported by California Western Escrow Inc

    $556.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 18030563

  • Likely match

    Michele Bowman

    Escrow balance · Escondido, CA

    Reported by U. S. Bank, N. A.

    $366.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046134302

  • Likely match

    Mitchel Bowman

    Savings account · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Boeing Employees' Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $231.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 998468649

  • Likely match

    Michelle N Bowman

    Uncashed check · Encinitas, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $201.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045280695

  • Likely match

    Michelle Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Encinitas, CA

    Reported by Childrens Primary Care Medical Group

    $160.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027536629

  • Likely match

    Michele Bowman

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Camden Development Inc

    $155.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042845275

  • Likely match

    Michelle L Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Porter Ranch, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $119.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012090567

  • Likely match

    Michelle R Bowman

    Unclaimed refund · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

    $109.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 954368172

  • Likely match

    Michele Bowman

    Unclaimed refund · Ukiah, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $101.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 963677717

  • Likely match

    Michelle Bowman

    Escrow balance · Perris, CA

    Reported by Stewart Title Of California

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033239573

  • Likely match

    M Bowman

    Unpaid dividends · Red Bluff, CA

    Reported by State Of Massachusetts

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,092.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 2112795

  • Likely match

    M Bowman

    Unclaimed refund · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Prematic Service Corp - Ca

    $298.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 15911899

  • Likely match

    M D John Bowman

    Cash held by the State · West Covina, CA

    Reported by Health Net Community Solutions Inc

    $198.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021549816

  • Likely match

    M Eugene Bowman

    Savings account · Hold 00000,

    Reported by Bank Of The West

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $116.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 955011506

  • Likely match

    M H Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Laguna Hills,

    Reported by National General Insurance Company

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 4367246

  • Likely match

    Michael Iii Baumann

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Trinity Universal Insurance

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,235.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042328262

  • Likely match

    Michael Baumann

    Cash held by the State · Miranda, CA

    Reported by Government Employees Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,928.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031002603

  • Likely match

    Michael Baumann

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Community Thrift & Loan

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,420.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 9211615

  • Likely match

    Michael Baumann

    Uncashed check · Rancho Cordova, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:1558-internal Reconciliation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,209.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 11012822

  • Likely match

    Michael W Baughman

    Uncashed check · Danville, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,263.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000297706

  • Likely match

    Michael Bauman

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Gep Btl Llc Dba Entertainment Partners

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,035.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 18758900

  • Likely match

    Michael P Jt Bauman

    Stocks or securities · Imperial Beach, CA

    Reported by Primerica Shareholder Services

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $729.82 Invesco American Franchise Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 968470637

  • Likely match

    Michael G Beeman

    Cash held by the State · Pico Rivera, CA

    Reported by Avaya Inc (private)

    $700.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 968027984

  • Likely match

    Michael Bauman

    Unclaimed refund · Concord, CA

    Reported by Geovera Insurance Company

    $604.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040397588

  • Likely match

    Michael Baumann

    Savings account · Torrance, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $567.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 13446373

  • Likely match

    Michael P Bauman

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Computershare Corporate Trust

    $551.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040367453

  • Likely match

    Michael J Beaman

    Cash held by the State · Orange, CA

    Reported by Nw Retirement Solutions

    $483.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009818019

  • Likely match

    Michael Beeman

    Credit balance · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Credit One Bank N.a.

    $422.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036483317

  • Likely match

    Michael P Bauman

    Escrow balance

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $402.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 954381044

  • Likely match

    Michael Bumann

    Cash held by the State · Redway, CA

    Reported by Verizon Communications Inc.

    $401.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017144900

  • Likely match

    Michael P Bauman

    Unpaid wages · Redding, CA

    Reported by Wal-mart Stores Inc. And Subsidiaries

    $382.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045615600

  • Likely match

    Michael Bauman

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Dept Of Corrections And Rehabilitation

    $355.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010778424

  • Likely match

    Michael Baumann

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Time Warner Cable Inc

    $234.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 994243874

  • Worth checking

    Michelle Baughman

    Cash held by the State · Pittsburg, CA

    Reported by Toyota Motor Insurance Service

    $649.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031554798

  • Worth checking

    Michelle Baughman

    Stocks or securities · San Jose, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $368.63 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008476444

  • Worth checking

    Mary K Bowman

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $18,208.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 981530653

  • Worth checking

    Maudie Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Temple City, CA

    Reported by Bankers Life & Casualty Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,880.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004328599

  • Worth checking

    Mildred Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Berkeley, CA

    Reported by Blupeak Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,344.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 963007460

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Bowman

    Savings account · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by Cal State Central Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,542.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 1603406

  • Worth checking

    Bowman

    Unclaimed refund · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Truck Insurance Exchange

    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.

    $4,340.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16179053

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,970.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 984373231

  • Worth checking

    Mary L Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Los Gatos, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,641.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039587819

  • Worth checking

    Maxine Sink Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,428.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 970666367

  • Worth checking

    Mary Ann Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Sunamerica Life Insurance

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,258.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 962816290

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Coronado, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,214.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 970782590

  • Worth checking

    Micheline Micheline Bowman

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Lumen Technologies Inc

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,666.40 Centurylink Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 980624191

  • Worth checking

    Mary Bowman

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by National Catholic Society Of Foresters

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,445.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 955078373

  • Worth checking

    Maudie Bowman

    Cash held by the State · La Mirada, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,096.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 958918188

  • Worth checking

    Melanie Bowman

    Credit balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Polaris Property Management Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,092.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 999186638

  • Worth checking

    Mitzi Bowman

    Escrow balance · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,021.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025907207

  • Worth checking

    M Teresa Beaman

    Unpaid dividends · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,883.55 Comcast Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 993839813

  • Worth checking

    M Teresa Beaman

    Stocks or securities · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,883.55 Comcast Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 993839812

  • Worth checking

    Micheline Bowman

    Unpaid dividends

    Reported by Avaya Inc (private)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,820.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 967875570

  • Worth checking

    Margret H Bowman

    Uncashed check · Berkeley, CA

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

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,744.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022591469

  • Worth checking

    Merle Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Western-southern Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,739.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 979496765

  • Worth checking

    Mary Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Marina, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,635.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033650927

  • Worth checking

    Mildred C Bowman

    Uncashed check · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Sanwa Bank California

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,558.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 5467768

  • Worth checking

    Margaret E Bowman

    Stocks or securities · Fallbrook, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,410.79 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15450301

  • Worth checking

    Mary M Bowman

    Cash held by the State · Modesto, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,352.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 958918023

  • Worth checking

    M Buhman

    Stocks or securities · Napa, CA

    Reported by Brighthouse Financial Inc

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,317.71 Brighthouse Finl Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018711611

  • Worth checking

    Mark Bowman

    Savings account · San Dimas, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,236.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027284769

Showing the 100 most valuable of 244. 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

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 $1,915.

  • Neff John

    Probate estate · San Diego County · 2024

    Matched on Bowman Marie (heir)

    4 heirs named on the State’s record

    $1,915.04
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1033608183
    Case 20229192

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.

  • Bowman Mary Mabelernard Edward

    Probate estate · San Francisco County · 1982

    Matched on Bowman Mary Mabelernard Edward (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956825031
    Case 214 447

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.