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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.

201 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $165,704 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 2,269 records under the surname Vaughn, worth $1,625,996. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Raymond Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Coronado, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,229.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 991218282

  • Strong match

    Raymond Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,747.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 13838179

  • Strong match

    Raymond Vaughn

    Stocks or securities · Coronado, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,589.29 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16344144

  • Strong match

    Raymond C Vaughn

    Stocks or securities · Atascadero, CA

    Reported by Capital One Investing Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $942.45 Amazon.com Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 987353777

  • Strong match

    Raymond C Vaughn

    Credit balance · Atascadero, CA

    Reported by Capital One Investing Llc

    $693.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 987356585

  • Strong match

    Raymond C Vaughn

    Credit balance · Atascadero, CA

    Reported by Capital One Investing Llc

    $477.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 987356586

  • Strong match

    Raymond Vaughn

    Uncashed check · Los Banos, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $445.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001187336

  • Strong match

    Raymond K Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Gilroy, CA

    Reported by Mercedes-benz Financial Services Usa Llc

    $358.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008932879

  • Strong match

    Raymond C Vaughn

    Stocks or securities · Atascadero, CA

    Reported by Capital One Investing Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $307.25 Yahoo Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 993431128

  • Strong match

    Raymond C Vaughn

    Stocks or securities · Atascadero, CA

    Reported by Capital One Investing Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $198.27 Microsoft Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 993431124

  • Strong match

    Raymond C Vaughn

    Credit balance · Atascadero, CA

    Reported by Capital One Investing Llc

    $195.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 993433697

  • Strong match

    Raymond Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by University Of Southern California

    $146.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 1820926

  • Strong match

    Raymond C Vaughn

    Stocks or securities · Atascadero, CA

    Reported by Capital One Investing Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $140.83 Cisco Systems Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 993431122

  • Strong match

    Raymond Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by San Diego Hospital Association

    $139.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 12592938

  • Strong match

    Raymond Vaughn

    Unpaid wages · Escondido, CA

    Reported by Toys R Us-delaware, Inc.

    $139.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 17634917

  • Strong match

    Raymond C Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · El Centro, CA

    Reported by Reliance Group Holdings Inc Misc Cash 07154

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $134.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13115686

  • Strong match

    Raymond C Vaughn

    Stocks or securities · Atascadero, CA

    Reported by Capital One Investing Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $111.96 Intel Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 993431123

  • Likely match

    Ramaundo Vaughn

    Unclaimed refund · Pittsburg, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs Inc

    $309.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 996771677

  • Likely match

    Ramaundo Vaughn

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $220.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043925488

  • Likely match

    R Vaughn

    Uncashed check

    Reported by First Interstate Bank

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

    $316.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 9180250

  • Likely match

    R L Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Fountain Valley, CA

    Reported by Rockwell International Corporation

    $234.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 1095394

  • Likely match

    R G Vaughn

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Raytheon Company

    $182.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 4198497

  • Likely match

    R A Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by Mobil Oil Corporation

    $177.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 9214707

  • Likely match

    R L Vaughn

    Unpaid wages · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical

    $160.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 10238639

  • Worth checking

    Roy K Vaughn

    Stocks or securities · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Souther Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $69,470.16 Southern Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025855294

  • Worth checking

    Riley E Vaughn

    Unpaid dividends · Apo, AP

    Reported by Sempra

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,851.33 Sempra Energy
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044335802

  • Worth checking

    Roy K Vaughn

    Unpaid dividends · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Souther Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,280.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025855293

  • Worth checking

    Ritsuko T Vaughn

    Deposit held · Okinawa,

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,402.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 14586740

  • Worth checking

    Robert Vaughn

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Robles V Comtrak Logistics Inc Fund

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,322.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039237517

  • Worth checking

    Rodgrice Vaughn

    Uncashed check · Winchester, CA

    Reported by First Citizens Bank & Trust Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,479.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 995982780

  • Worth checking

    Richard E Vaughn

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Clemente, CA

    Reported by Atmos Energy Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,382.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 18533358

  • Worth checking

    Ray Vaughn

    Uncashed check · Upland, CA

    Reported by Capitol Escrow Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12082992

  • Worth checking

    Richard Dick Vaughn

    Unclaimed refund · N/a,

    Reported by Department Of State Hospitals - Napa

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,150.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035880975

  • Worth checking

    Ryan C Vaughn

    Uncashed check · Sn Luis Obispo, CA

    Reported by Servicemac Usa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,036.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044217542

  • Worth checking

    Richard Vaughn

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,722.17 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15534150

  • Worth checking

    Richard A Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Saugus, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,721.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 973166993

  • Worth checking

    R Garcia Vivian

    Uncashed check · La Mirada, CA

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

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,671.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 1057560020

  • Worth checking

    Ryan Vaughn

    Escrow balance · Carlsbad, CA

    Reported by Dixieline Builders Fund Control Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,659.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041757387

  • Worth checking

    Roma G Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Texaco Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,610.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 5235415

  • Worth checking

    Robert Ray Jr Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Live Oak, CA

    Reported by Trinity Universal Insurance

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,527.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042330816

  • Worth checking

    Richard E Vaughn

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Clemente, CA

    Reported by Atmos Energy Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,452.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 985100630

  • Worth checking

    Richard Vaughn

    Mineral or royalty payments · Tehachapi, CA

    Reported by Energy Transfer Crude Marketing Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,158.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047989011

  • Worth checking

    Roy Francis Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Fontana, CA

    Reported by Liberty National Life

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

    $988.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 967450538

  • Worth checking

    Robert M Vaughn

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by United California Bank

    $943.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 485496

  • Worth checking

    Robert Vaughn

    Stocks or securities · Burbank, CA

    Reported by David N Schultz Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $938.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 976967303

  • Worth checking

    Robert Vaughn

    Uncashed check · Spring Valley, CA

    Reported by Bmo Bank Na (fka) Bmo Harris Bank Na)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $910.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 979740620

  • Worth checking

    Russell Vaughn

    Uncashed check · Pomona, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $907.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043544511

  • Worth checking

    Robert F Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Foot Locker Inc $2.20 Ser A Pfd Redempti

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $900.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17568505

  • Worth checking

    Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by Sterling Investors Life Insurance Company

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

    $900.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16565791

  • Worth checking

    Richard T Vaughn

    Stocks or securities · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Coast Bancorp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $893.13 Coast Bancorp
    Start this claim

    State ID 985572246

  • Worth checking

    Robert Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Live Oak, CA

    Reported by Blue Cross Of Idaho Health Service Inc

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

    $883.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004528888

  • Worth checking

    R Sales Vivian

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Unitedhealthcare Insurance Co

    $861.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 985841951

  • Worth checking

    Robert B Vaughn

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $815.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 987985283

  • Worth checking

    Robert Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Live Oak, CA

    Reported by Blue Cross Of Idaho Health Service Inc

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

    $799.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004528763

  • Worth checking

    Richard Vaughn

    Mineral or royalty payments · Tehachapi, CA

    Reported by Energy Transfer Crude Marketing Llc

    $797.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047989010

  • Worth checking

    Reuben Charles Jr Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Expand Operating Llc

    $777.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029692746

  • Worth checking

    Rogers E Vaughn

    Savings account · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $711.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 18191079

  • Worth checking

    Rick K Vaughn

    Unclaimed refund · Rancho Dominguez, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    $660.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 994731946

  • Worth checking

    Ruth B Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $643.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 970662461

  • Worth checking

    Ryan Vaughn

    Uncashed check · Manhattan Beach, CA

    Reported by Amex Assurance Company

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

    $599.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028167637

  • Worth checking

    Rebecca Vaughn

    Unpaid wages · Balboa, CA

    Reported by Lanier Worldwide, Inc.

    $590.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 13885747

  • Worth checking

    Richard Vaughn

    Mineral or royalty payments · Tehachapi, CA

    Reported by Energy Transfer Crude Marketing Llc

    $588.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047989009

  • Worth checking

    Richard E Vaughn

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Clemente, CA

    Reported by Atmos Energy Corporation

    $562.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 953373981

  • Worth checking

    Roy K Vaughn

    Unpaid dividends · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Souther Company

    $560.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028753156

  • Worth checking

    Ruth Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Porterville, CA

    Reported by Sunrise Banks

    $518.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000818830

  • Worth checking

    Racing Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Florida Horsemen's Bookkeeper Corporation

    $517.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1038217437

  • Worth checking

    Vaughn

    Unpaid wages · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Alaric Biddle Et Al V The Sherwin-williams Manufacturing Co. Et Al

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

    $502.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 1088051032

  • Worth checking

    Rodgrice T Vaughn

    Unclaimed refund · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $494.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 977986618

  • Worth checking

    Richard K Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Monarch Life Insurance Company

    $493.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 11300381

  • Worth checking

    Robert E Vaughn

    Uncashed check · Temecula, CA

    Reported by Investors Title Co

    Held jointly with 3 other people

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

    $463.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 18434009

  • Worth checking

    Ruth B Vaughn

    Stocks or securities · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $458.63 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15534151

  • Worth checking

    Robert R Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Live Oak, CA

    Reported by Blue Cross Of Idaho

    $458.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 999078691

  • Worth checking

    Richard E Vaughn

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Clemente, CA

    Reported by Atmos Energy Corporation

    $457.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 955178543

  • Worth checking

    Rose Vaughn

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by South Bay Workforce Investment Board Inc

    $453.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025303551

  • Worth checking

    Reuben Charles Jr Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Expand Operating Llc

    $439.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046293321

  • Worth checking

    Roy Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Sylmar,

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $430.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 4417113

  • Worth checking

    Reggie Lee Vaughn

    Unpaid wages · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Federal Express Corporation

    $389.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041634226

  • Worth checking

    Russell Vaughn

    Uncashed check · Pomona, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $384.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043543651

  • Worth checking

    Richard L Vaughn

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Conocophillips/conoco Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $375.69 Conocophillips
    Start this claim

    State ID 17353081

  • Worth checking

    Reuben B Vaughn

    Unclaimed refund · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by American Family Life Assurance Co

    $370.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 967570261

  • Worth checking

    Rita I Vaughn

    Stocks or securities · Monterey, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $369.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 16083568

  • Worth checking

    Richard Oliver Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Warner Music Group Corp

    $369.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017896008

  • Worth checking

    Raul Vaughn

    Unclaimed refund · Jamestown, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $365.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001750931

  • Worth checking

    Ralph L Vaughn

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by 0304 Bank Of America Nt&sa

    $365.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 370926

  • Worth checking

    Vaughn

    Credit balance · San Franci, CA

    Reported by Protective Fbo Standards Ins Co

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

    $363.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 16587203

  • Worth checking

    Ronald Vaughn

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Allstate Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $361.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 961389715

  • Worth checking

    Vaughn

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by North American Mortgage Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $336.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 11413999

  • Worth checking

    Rashad Vaughn

    Uncashed check · San Ramon, CA

    Reported by City National Bank

    $335.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006655214

  • Worth checking

    Richard Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Jess Ranch, CA

    Reported by Christmas Vacation And Holiday Fund

    $334.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007347980

  • Worth checking

    Renee Vaughn

    Uncashed check · Rio Vista, CA

    Reported by Aaa Ncnu Insurance Exchange

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $330.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 973655542

  • Worth checking

    Rachel Vaughn

    Uncashed check · Porterville, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 111)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $321.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027325513

  • Worth checking

    Richard Christensen Vaughn

    Unclaimed refund · Livermore, CA

    Reported by Gill Motors Tracy Inc

    $320.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 1060610815

  • Worth checking

    Rosa M Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $320.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 973754493

  • Worth checking

    Richard T Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · Torrance, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $303.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012123940

  • Worth checking

    Ronald Vaughn

    Unpaid wages · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Kellermeyer Bergensons Services Llc

    $299.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037651704

  • Worth checking

    Richard Vaughn

    Mineral or royalty payments · Tehachapi, CA

    Reported by Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals Lp

    $296.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018823568

  • Worth checking

    Racing Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Florida Horsemen's Bookkeeper Corporation

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $291.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 1038217436

  • Worth checking

    Robert C Jr Vaughn

    Unclaimed refund · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. (510009)

    $278.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031792290

  • Worth checking

    Robert L Vaughn

    Uncashed check · Wasco, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a.

    $277.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1014131207

  • Worth checking

    Richard Vaughn

    Cash held by the State · San Jacinto, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $274.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012014445

Showing the 100 most valuable of 207. 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 is still open, holding $267.

  • Vaughn Madelyn

    Probate estate · Butte County · 2023

    Matched on Vaughn Roy (heir)

    $266.75
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1024717771
    Case 7660 AS

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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