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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.

1,520 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $416,185 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 34,818 records under the surname Nguyen, worth $21,647,526. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Cash held by the State · Modesto, CA

    Reported by First American Specialty Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $20,000.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 959739180

  • Strong match

    Phuong Thi Nguyen

    Escrow balance · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $11,258.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037373304

  • Strong match

    Phuong T Nguyen

    Cash held by the State · Woodland Hls, CA

    Reported by State Farm Lloyds

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $10,669.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046775630

  • Strong match

    Phuong N Nguyen

    Escrow balance · Fountain Valley, CA

    Reported by United Shore Financial Services Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,748.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035595097

  • Strong match

    Phuong V Nguyen

    Stocks or securities · Corona, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,659.12 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16318441

  • Strong match

    Phuong T Nguyen

    Credit balance · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,297.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 956094029

  • Strong match

    Phuong D Nguyen

    Stocks or securities · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Fujitsu International Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,670.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 14774634

  • Strong match

    Phuong Thi Nguyen

    Uncashed check · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,221.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 994652379

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 989673376

  • Strong match

    Phuong A Nguyen

    Stocks or securities · Milpitas, CA

    Reported by Agilent Technologies Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,709.37 Agilent Technologies Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 971868280

  • Strong match

    Phuong D Nguyen

    Unclaimed refund · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Chase Home Finance Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,438.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 957570053

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Uncashed check · Brentwood, CA

    Reported by Allergan Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004521899

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Unclaimed refund · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Sutter Valley Hospitals

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,343.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022435547

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Escrow balance · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Lennar Title Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,246.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045236492

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Unclaimed refund · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Allstate Indemnity Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,809.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046025115

  • Strong match

    Phuong T Nguyen

    Cash held by the State · Riverside, CA

    Reported by California Physician Service Dba Blue Shield Of Ca

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,784.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000333104

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Cash held by the State · Westminster, CA

    Reported by Travelers Indemnity Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,645.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005624459

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Credit balance · Orange, CA

    Reported by Ebay Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,576.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 981828385

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Escrow balance · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Old Republic Title Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,529.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026433760

  • Strong match

    Phuong D Nguyen

    Deposit held · Westminster, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,417.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028712464

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Cash held by the State · Trabuco Cyn, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041088503

  • Strong match

    Phuong X Nguyen

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Blue Sheild Of California Promise Health Plan

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,313.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033225049

  • Strong match

    Phuong Thi Nguyen

    Unclaimed refund · Westminster, CA

    Reported by Infinity Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,302.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037345905

  • Strong match

    Phuong T Nguyen

    Cash held by the State · Alhambra, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank National Assocation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,299.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037947827

  • Strong match

    Phuong T Nguyen

    Stocks or securities · Fremont, CA

    Reported by E*trade Financial Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,285.01 Cisco Systems Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 998918007

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Cash held by the State · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,263.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 983643852

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Cash held by the State · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Paymap Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,216.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 16569997

  • Strong match

    Phuong T Nguyen

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,144.34 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 18876708

  • Strong match

    Phuong K Nguyen

    Uncashed check · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,138.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043996413

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Uncashed check · Fountain Valley, CA

    Reported by Countrywide Home Loans Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,132.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 18092291

  • Strong match

    Phuong T Nguyen

    Cash held by the State · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Wellpoint Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,118.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 954096622

  • Strong match

    Phuong T Nguyen

    Uncashed check · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (908802)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 994367875

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Escrow balance · Winnetka, CA

    Reported by Legacy First Escrow Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $993.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025950758

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Cash held by the State · Fremont, CA

    Reported by Public Storage Inc

    $964.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 999751245

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Ucsf Stanford Health Care

    $937.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12779246

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Escrow balance · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by Dovenmuehle Mortgage Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $930.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032317438

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Unclaimed refund · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Csaa Insurance Exchange

    $895.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037310071

  • Strong match

    Phuong Uyen Thuy Nguyen

    Escrow balance · San Diego, CA

    Reported by First American Title Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $892.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030461255

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Cash held by the State · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Safeway Insurance Company

    $885.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 964226688

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Unclaimed refund · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by American Family Connect Property & Casualty Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $873.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021933052

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Savings account · Fremont, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    $873.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 970777270

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Escrow balance · Bay Point, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $847.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006201128

  • Strong match

    Phuong J Nguyen

    Unclaimed refund · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Nationwide Mutual Insurance

    $795.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021528132

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Pension or retirement funds · Modesto, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a. - Pars

    $791.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 960926552

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Unclaimed refund · Westminster, CA

    Reported by Ameriprise Auto And Home

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $741.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009494399

  • Strong match

    Phuong H Nguyen

    Uncashed check · Fountain Valley, CA

    Reported by Orange County's Credit Union

    $739.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034616009

  • Strong match

    Phuong Kim Nguyen

    Stocks or securities · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Benchmark Electronics Incorporated

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $738.01 Benchmark Electronics Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 964468974

  • Strong match

    Phuong M Nguyen

    Uncashed check · Hawthorne, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    $729.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 994652375

  • Strong match

    Phuong T Nguyen

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $720.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 957651217

  • Strong match

    Phuong Ngocai Nguyen

    Cash held by the State · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Allstate Indemnity Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $716.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001785542

  • Strong match

    Phuong Nguyen

    Unclaimed refund · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $710.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044490059

  • Strong match

    Phuong T Nguyen

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $700.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 994769452

  • Strong match

    Phuong B Nguyen

    Escrow balance · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Fnf Utc Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $653.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027725684

  • Likely match

    Phuong Dong Thi Nugyen

    Cash held by the State · Campbell, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $47,010.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025034268

  • Likely match

    Phang Nguyen

    Uncashed check

    Reported by California Sunset Escrow

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,350.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 18776476

  • Likely match

    Phong V Nguyen

    Stocks or securities · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,870.11 Western Digital Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 979480800

  • Likely match

    Vuong H Nguyen

    Uncashed check · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Mechanics Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,259.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029617913

  • Likely match

    Phung B Nguyen

    Unpaid wages · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Walmart Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,692.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 976684476

  • Likely match

    Phong Nguyen

    Unclaimed refund · Elk Grove, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,636.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 996554790

  • Likely match

    Phong T Nguyen

    Escrow balance · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,553.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037373301

  • Likely match

    Phong T Nguyen

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of So Cal

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,459.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022541100

  • Likely match

    Vuong D Nguyen

    Stocks or securities · Huntington Beac, CA

    Reported by Metlife 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.

    $2,448.32 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16318536

  • Likely match

    Phong Nguyen

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

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

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 981535335

  • Likely match

    Vuong Nguyen

    Escrow balance · Vista, CA

    Reported by Flagstar Bank Fsb

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,769.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 992115112

  • Likely match

    Phong T Nguyen

    Savings account · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America N A

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,758.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 15858553

  • Likely match

    Phong K Nguyen

    Credit balance · Redlands, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch Pf And S Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,707.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 988463698

  • Likely match

    Phong Nguyen

    Uncashed check · Oakland, CA

    Reported by The Bank Of New York Mellon

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,669.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010402387

  • Likely match

    Phung Tan Nguyen

    Stocks or securities · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Vestin Realty I Ex Vestin Realty Mort I

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,565.77 Vestin Realty Mortgage I
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011273715

  • Likely match

    Phung Nguyen

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by California State Dept Of Corporations

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,058.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000166644

  • Likely match

    Phong Nguyen

    Savings account · Fountain Valley, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,026.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 983559593

  • Likely match

    Vong V Nguyen

    Stocks or securities · Milpitas, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,019.96 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 966197581

  • Likely match

    Phong T Nguyen

    Uncashed check · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California - South

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 952556622

  • Likely match

    Vuong M Nguyen

    Uncashed check · Elk Grove, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $965.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1003273886

  • Likely match

    Phoung T Nguyen

    Cash held by the State · Westminster, CA

    Reported by Travelers Indemnity Company

    $959.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013881930

  • Likely match

    Phong Nguyen

    Cash held by the State · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $949.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045349919

  • Likely match

    Phuong T Ngueyn

    Cash held by the State · Westminster, CA

    Reported by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co

    $919.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 980206044

  • Likely match

    Phuong T Ngueyn

    Cash held by the State · Westminster, CA

    Reported by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co

    $919.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 980206043

  • Likely match

    Phuong T Ngueyn

    Cash held by the State · Westminster, CA

    Reported by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co

    $919.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 980206042

  • Likely match

    Phuong T Ngueyn

    Cash held by the State · Westminster, CA

    Reported by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co

    $919.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 977114580

  • Likely match

    Phuong T Ngueyn

    Cash held by the State · Westminster, CA

    Reported by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co

    $919.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 977114579

  • Likely match

    Phung Nguyen

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Bank Of America - California North

    $896.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 954390402

  • Likely match

    Phong Nguyen

    Credit balance · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Synchrony Bank

    $871.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045467297

  • Likely match

    Vuoung Nguyen

    Unclaimed refund · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $829.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011180394

  • Likely match

    Phang N Nguyen

    Credit balance · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Td Ameritrade Clearing Inc.

    $764.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 970787849

  • Likely match

    Phung Q Nguyen

    Deposit held · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0431-linda Vista Branch

    $754.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 11005832

  • Likely match

    Phoung Nguyen

    Insurance proceeds · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Western General Agency Inc

    $692.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 18578209

  • Likely match

    Phung N Nguyen

    Escrow balance · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Chronos Title Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $689.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 954487100

  • Likely match

    Vuong Nguyen

    Uncashed check · Milpitas, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $686.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043542933

  • Likely match

    Phung Nguyen

    Escrow balance · Roseville, CA

    Reported by Chronos Title Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $668.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 957560366

  • Likely match

    Phong Nguyen

    Uncashed check

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

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $661.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036313683

  • Likely match

    P Nguyen

    Credit balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,916.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 13689607

  • Likely match

    P Nguyen

    Uncashed check · San Jose,

    Reported by Nationsbanc Mortgage Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,193.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 4503354

  • Likely match

    P Nguyen

    Insurance proceeds · Huntington Bea, CA

    Reported by Delta Dental Of California

    $728.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17763247

  • Likely match

    Phong Ngueyn

    Cash held by the State · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless

    $125.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001218772

  • Worth checking

    Phuc Nguyen

    Cash held by the State · Westminster, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $52,378.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004319578

  • Worth checking

    Phi Ngoc Nguyen

    Savings account · Winnetka, CA

    Reported by First Citizens Bank & Trust Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $40,663.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022435090

  • Worth checking

    Philip T Nguyen

    Uncashed check · Unknown, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (908802)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $32,167.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011899761

  • Worth checking

    Peter H Nguyen

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Dba Blue Shield Of Ca

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $24,743.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 997588400

  • Worth checking

    Peter Nguyen

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    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.

    $20,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024262979

  • Worth checking

    Phuoc Tan Nguyen

    Escrow balance · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $11,258.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037373304

Showing the 100 most valuable of 1,520. 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.

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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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