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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.

149 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $178,797 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 1,133 records under the surname Silverman, worth $951,847. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Michael Silverman

    Uncashed check · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,312.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033529714

  • Strong match

    Michael Silverman

    Unclaimed refund · Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    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.

    $4,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044663677

  • Strong match

    Michael Silverman

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Homecomings Financial Llc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $784.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 15297352

  • Strong match

    Michael Silverman

    Credit balance · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Guitar Center Stores Inc.

    $409.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 955890259

  • Strong match

    Michael M Silverman

    Endowment proceeds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co

    $250.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 18699828

  • Strong match

    Michael A Silverman

    Cash held by the State · West Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Block Inc

    $250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020582559

  • Strong match

    Michael M Silverman

    Stocks or securities · Los Angelos, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Financial Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $246.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 15695645

  • Strong match

    Michael Md Silverman

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Sharp Community Medical Group

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 969526875

  • Strong match

    Michael Silverman

    Unclaimed refund · San Juan Capistrano, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    $186.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 999498341

  • Strong match

    Michael Silverman

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Firstenergy Corp

    $156.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 993811789

  • Strong match

    Michael Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Innovision Corp Misc Cash

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $125.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14941549

  • Strong match

    Michael C Silverman

    Unclaimed refund · Orange, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    $118.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16254281

  • Strong match

    Michael Silverman

    Unclaimed refund · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    $107.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047928066

  • Strong match

    Michael Silverman

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $106.35 Iris Intl Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 17883875

  • Strong match

    Michael Louis Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by University Of Southern California

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 977079507

  • Likely match

    Mitchell U Silverman

    Uncashed check · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027302750

  • Likely match

    Micheal Raymond Silverman

    Uncashed check · North Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Casas V Victorias Secret Stores Fund

    $117.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030720144

  • Likely match

    M Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Illinois State Of

    $617.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 3044440

  • Likely match

    M D Thomas Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Soquel, CA

    Reported by Health Net Life Insurance Co

    $384.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004262609

  • Likely match

    M Silverman

    Unpaid dividends · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by True North Communications Inc

    $227.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 15634093

  • Likely match

    M Silverman

    Insurance proceeds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Blue Cross Of California

    $225.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 12219505

  • Likely match

    M Bradley Silverman

    Credit balance · Del Mar, CA

    Reported by Musician's Friend Inc.

    $159.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 956404426

  • Likely match

    M B Silverman

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Pacific State Escrow Corp

    $156.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 11295584

  • Likely match

    M A Silverman

    Pension or retirement funds · Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by State Of California Savings Plus

    $146.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 17509164

  • Worth checking

    Mark L Silverman

    Stocks or securities · Redwood City, CA

    Reported by Microsoft Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $53,562.17 Microsoft Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041362997

  • Worth checking

    Milton J Sr Silverman

    Stocks or securities · La Mesa, CA

    Reported by Public Storage Inc Dep A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $29,386.02 Public Storage
    Start this claim

    State ID 968008015

  • Worth checking

    Maurice Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $17,476.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 13023583

  • Worth checking

    Marion Silverman

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0408-market-new Montgomery Br

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,211.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 13325721

  • Worth checking

    Mark Silverman

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 848864

  • Worth checking

    Max Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Sun Valley, CA

    Reported by Bank Of New York Mellon Corporate Trust

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,907.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 18881805

  • Worth checking

    Milton Silverman

    Stocks or securities · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corporation

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,799.73 Comcast Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 971461517

  • Worth checking

    Morris Silverman

    Stocks or securities · North Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Dreyfus Corporation Audit

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,689.58 Dreyfus Fund Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 5642149

  • Worth checking

    Milton J Sr Silverman

    Unpaid dividends · La Mesa, CA

    Reported by Public Storage Inc Dep A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,387.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 968008014

  • Worth checking

    Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance C

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,307.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032611172

  • Worth checking

    Matthew Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Esurance Property & Casualty Insurance

    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.

    $1,813.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034473848

  • Worth checking

    Myer Silverman

    Mineral or royalty payments · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by California Resources Long Beach Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,726.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 997816599

  • Worth checking

    Maurice K Jr Silverman

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Manufacturers Life Insurance Company The

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,717.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 10361838

  • Worth checking

    Meredith Silverman

    Credit balance · Trabuco Canyon, CA

    Reported by Perkinelmer Inc. & Subsidiaries

    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.

    $1,625.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007734933

  • Worth checking

    Milton J Silverman

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 989572546

  • Worth checking

    Myer Silverman

    Mineral or royalty payments · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by California Resources Long Beach Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,426.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 991557626

  • Worth checking

    Milton J Silverman

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,390.71 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16334466

  • Worth checking

    Myer Silverman

    Mineral or royalty payments · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by California Resources Long Beach Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,095.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004094694

  • Worth checking

    Matthew Silverman

    Uncashed check · Carlsbad, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $935.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046108929

  • Worth checking

    Myer Silverman

    Mineral or royalty payments · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by California Resources Long Beach Inc

    $858.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026480381

  • Worth checking

    Myer Silverman

    Mineral or royalty payments · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by California Resources Long Beach Inc

    $825.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020861967

  • Worth checking

    Marilyn J Silverman

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Homecomings Financial Llc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $784.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 15297352

  • Worth checking

    Megan Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Cigna Health & Life Insurance Company

    $750.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 993619999

  • Worth checking

    Milton Silverman

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by At & T Inc

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $698.85 At & T Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 952377930

  • Worth checking

    Myer Silverman

    Mineral or royalty payments · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by California Resources Long Beach Inc

    $640.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012229851

  • Worth checking

    Maxwell Silverman

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by General Motors Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $631.50 General Motors Corpe
    Start this claim

    State ID 6003462

  • Worth checking

    Myer Silverman

    Mineral or royalty payments · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by California Resources Long Beach Inc

    $617.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034870582

  • Worth checking

    Miriam Cust Silverman

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $612.48 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 978912015

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    Maurice J Silverman

    Uncashed check · La Jolla, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $600.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018427654

  • Worth checking

    Merna Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Dana Point, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $600.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040910467

  • Worth checking

    Myer Silverman

    Mineral or royalty payments · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by California Resources Long Beach Inc

    $590.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005953002

  • Worth checking

    Myer Silverman

    Mineral or royalty payments · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by California Resources Long Beach Inc

    $562.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041032123

  • Worth checking

    Marion Silverman

    Savings account · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $544.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 9119387

  • Worth checking

    Margot Silverman

    Unclaimed refund · Salton City, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    $528.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017851922

  • Worth checking

    Manuel Silverman

    Unclaimed refund · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    $450.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044663678

  • Worth checking

    Marvin I Silverman

    Stocks or securities · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $437.08 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16334465

  • Worth checking

    Milton Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles,

    Reported by Cedars-sinai Medical Center

    $427.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 4332397

  • Worth checking

    Matthew Silverman

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    $417.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033859276

  • Worth checking

    Marilyn Silverman

    Savings account

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $406.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 12761265

  • Worth checking

    Marc Silverman

    Uncashed check · Agoura Hills, CA

    Reported by Indymac Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $400.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 955004199

  • Worth checking

    Margot Silverman

    Unclaimed refund · Salton City, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    $387.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017851923

  • Worth checking

    Max H Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Tarzana, CA

    Reported by Aurora National Life

    $374.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039502794

  • Worth checking

    Melinda A Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Mhn Services Llc

    $360.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026051000

  • Worth checking

    Silverman

    Insurance proceeds · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Blue Cross Of California

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

    $320.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16940389

  • Worth checking

    Mark Buddy Silverman

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metro-goldwyn-mayer Studios Inc.

    $315.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 954082963

  • Worth checking

    Morgan F Silverman

    Stocks or securities · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $312.67 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 989445056

  • Worth checking

    Marvin Silverman

    Insurance proceeds · Berkeley, CA

    Reported by San Mateo Health Commission

    $292.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 12569563

  • Worth checking

    Melvin L Silverman

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $277.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 14467412

  • Worth checking

    Matt E Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Mill Valley, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $272.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033600893

  • Worth checking

    Silverman

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Pacificare Of California General Ledger

    $266.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 18234538

  • Worth checking

    Matthew Jade Silverman

    Uncashed check · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Ross V Stater Bros Markets Fund

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

    $255.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039269317

  • Worth checking

    Mark Edward Silverman

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $254.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 991105555

  • Worth checking

    Malcolm Silverman

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by S&p Global Inc

    $253.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 962460709

  • Worth checking

    Maurice Silverman

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Great Western Financial Corporation Insurance Agency

    $248.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 11163095

  • Worth checking

    Marlene T Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Tustin, CA

    Reported by Unitedhealthcare Insurance Co

    $247.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004423651

  • Worth checking

    Maurice Silverman

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Great Western Financial Corporation Insurance Agency

    $245.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 11163097

  • Worth checking

    Milton J Sr Silverman

    Uncashed check · La Mesa, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America N A

    $235.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 17212509

  • Worth checking

    Matthew D Silverman

    Unpaid wages · La Cescenta, CA

    Reported by Cvs Pharmacy Inc

    $203.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 956403601

  • Worth checking

    Mark Silverman

    Unclaimed refund · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $203.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033942046

  • Worth checking

    Mike Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Lomita, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $200.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 983657100

  • Worth checking

    Mark L Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Atherton, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Dba Blue Shield Of Ca

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021513463

  • Worth checking

    Mark L Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Atherton, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Dba Blue Shield Of Ca

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021513462

  • Worth checking

    Megan M Silverman

    Uncashed check · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006187660

  • Worth checking

    Mark L Silverman

    Stocks or securities · Atherton, CA

    Reported by Cisco Systems

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $199.80 Cisco Systems Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025506093

  • Worth checking

    Milton Silverman

    Unpaid dividends · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by At & T Inc

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $193.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 952377929

  • Worth checking

    Marie H Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Anaheim Hills, CA

    Reported by Mercury Casualty Company

    $190.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 11256340

  • Worth checking

    Marvin Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Wellpoint Inc.

    $190.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 970083318

  • Worth checking

    Milton J Sr Silverman

    Unpaid dividends · La Mesa, CA

    Reported by Public Storage Inc Dep A

    $190.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 975296653

  • Worth checking

    Melisa Silverman

    Stocks or securities · Carlsbad, CA

    Reported by Tiffany & Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $188.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 18119494

  • Worth checking

    Mark Silverman

    Cash held by the State · Belvedere, CA

    Reported by Unitedhealthcare Insurance Co

    $187.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 996867539

  • Worth checking

    Mark Silverman

    Unclaimed refund · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $186.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033942045

  • Worth checking

    Melanie Silverman

    Unpaid wages · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Lazy Dog Restaurants Llc

    $185.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008869432

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Silverman

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company

    $182.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 14352217

  • Worth checking

    Martha Silverman

    Insurance proceeds · Los Angls, CA

    Reported by State Of Michigan

    $182.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 18347238

  • Worth checking

    Matthew D Silverman

    Unpaid wages · La Cescenta, CA

    Reported by Cvs Pharmacy Inc

    $180.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 956403600

  • Worth checking

    Milton Silverman

    Unpaid dividends

    Reported by Cingular Wireless Llc

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $180.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 960495185

Showing the 100 most valuable of 152. 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.

2 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.

  • Silverman Marketlson

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 1976

    Matched on Silverman Marketlson (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956820778
    Case P 571515

  • Silverman Margaret L

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 1988

    Matched on Silverman Margaret L (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956812649
    Case NEP 30556

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.