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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.

227 records carry that name

The 97 shown below are worth $185,421 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 3,234 records under the surname Beck, worth $2,348,859. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Richard Beck

    Stocks or securities · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Boeing Company The

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,200.25 Boeing Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 971975319

  • Strong match

    Richard V Beck

    Unclaimed refund · Riverside, CA

    Reported by American Traveler Motor Club Inc

    $678.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 979728891

  • Strong match

    Richard Beck

    Uncashed check · Elk Grove, CA

    Reported by New Century Mortgage Corp.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $671.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 979431262

  • Strong match

    Richard A Beck

    Cash held by the State · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Sovereign Life Insurance Company

    $558.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 10840385

  • Strong match

    Richard Beck

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California-north

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 959956969

  • Likely match

    R J Beck

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Vodafone Group Plc

    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.

    $10,824.60 Vodafone Group Plc New Adr
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024381047

  • Likely match

    R J Beck

    Unpaid dividends · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Vodafone Group Plc

    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.

    $5,276.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024381046

  • Likely match

    R M Beck

    Pension or retirement funds · Chatsworth, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    $792.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 973282044

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    R M Beck

    Stocks or securities · Malibu, CA

    Reported by Citi

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $628.44 Citigroup Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 12808951

  • Likely match

    R Beck

    Savings account

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $562.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 10022074

  • Likely match

    R Clark Beck

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Comarco Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $539.06 Comarco Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1420574

  • Likely match

    Richard G Bock

    Unpaid dividends · Paradise, CA

    Reported by General Electric Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,370.09 General Electric Co
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010889405

  • Likely match

    Richard H Book

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Canadian Natl Railway/wisconsin Central

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,835.26 Canadian National Railway Co
    Start this claim

    State ID 16417813

  • Likely match

    Richard L Baque

    Cash held by the State · Walnut, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,770.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 970949985

  • Likely match

    Richard L Est Baque

    Cash held by the State · Walnut, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,770.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 970949985

  • Likely match

    Richard S Baguio

    Stocks or securities · Livermore, CA

    Reported by J P Morgan Securities Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,517.79 Jpmorgan Investor Balan
    Start this claim

    State ID 1016805375

  • Likely match

    Richard F Buck

    Stocks or securities · Playa Del Rey,

    Reported by General Electric Co/ionics Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,421.47 General Electric Co
    Start this claim

    State ID 13283698

  • Likely match

    Richard P Buck

    Mineral or royalty payments · El Centro, CA

    Reported by Formentera Operations

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,032.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040195459

  • Likely match

    Richard P Buck

    Mineral or royalty payments · El Centro, CA

    Reported by Superior Pipeline Company Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,750.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 968445616

  • Likely match

    Richard P Buck

    Mineral or royalty payments · El Centro, CA

    Reported by Superior Pipeline Company Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,679.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 985251644

  • Likely match

    Richard D Baca

    Uncashed check · Modesto, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,631.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 994806938

  • Likely match

    Richard Baca

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,584.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045266233

  • Likely match

    Richard Back

    Cash held by the State · Buena Park, CA

    Reported by Integon National Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,572.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033554463

  • Likely match

    Richard Baca

    Unclaimed refund · Alhambra, CA

    Reported by Oasis Legal Finance Holding Company Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,140.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005376436

  • Likely match

    Richard P Buck

    Mineral or royalty payments · El Centro, CA

    Reported by Superior Pipeline Company Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,095.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 953350200

  • Likely match

    Richard N Bakke

    Stocks or securities · Desert Hot Spri, CA

    Reported by Avatar Holdings, Incorporated

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,048.32 Avatar Holdings Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14491366

  • Likely match

    Richard L Baque

    Stocks or securities · Walnut, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $952.21 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15444354

  • Likely match

    Richard Buck

    Uncashed check · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by The Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank

    $910.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040075968

  • Likely match

    Richard Bock

    Unclaimed refund · Suisun City, CA

    Reported by Travelers Indemnity Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $643.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027584697

  • Likely match

    Richard J Bekooy

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $477.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 17160249

  • Likely match

    Richard Buck

    Unclaimed refund · Pomona, CA

    Reported by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co

    $451.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 997691108

  • Worth checking

    Ray H Beck

    Cash held by the State · Ontario, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $17,349.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 984373413

  • Worth checking

    Robert Beck

    Cash held by the State · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by United World Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,975.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031513442

  • Worth checking

    Roman A Beck

    Uncashed check · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,849.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 999813091

  • Worth checking

    Robert E Bro Beck

    Cash held by the State · Yorba Linda, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,417.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024432942

  • Worth checking

    Robert J Beck

    Stocks or securities · Yucaipa, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,005.99 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 983740893

  • Worth checking

    Robert C Beck

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Financial Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,148.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15673553

  • Worth checking

    Robert C Beck

    Stocks or securities · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,030.21 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 959836139

  • Worth checking

    Ronald Shane Beck

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,359.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044381211

  • Worth checking

    Ruth L Beck

    Cash held by the State · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,172.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 991218205

  • Worth checking

    Robert F Beck

    Cash held by the State · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,068.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 993541509

  • Worth checking

    Robert J Beck

    Stocks or securities · Yucaipa, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,014.36 Comcast Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 985501274

  • Worth checking

    Ruby Beck

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by United California Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,472.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 9135142

  • Worth checking

    Renie Beck

    Cash held by the State · Sunland, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,436.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 970368162

  • Worth checking

    Randall Beck

    Insurance proceeds · Caramel Valley, CA

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,356.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15054776

  • Worth checking

    Robert N Beck

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (908802)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018145161

  • Worth checking

    Robert J Beck

    Cash held by the State · Yucaipa, CA

    Reported by Trusted Fraternal Life

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,182.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 993540224

  • Worth checking

    Ray H Beck

    Stocks or securities · Ontario, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,066.40 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15446043

  • Worth checking

    Rachel I Beck

    Stocks or securities · Midesto, CA

    Reported by Exelon Corp Outs Divs

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,872.75 Exelon Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 17049094

  • Worth checking

    Rodney L Beck

    Cash held by the State · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health 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.

    $1,688.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032768655

  • Worth checking

    Robert E Beck

    Stocks or securities · Burbank, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,669.06 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16265184

  • Worth checking

    Ruby B Beck

    Stocks or securities · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,549.63 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16265186

  • Worth checking

    Robert N Beck

    Stocks or securities · Idyllwild, CA

    Reported by Baker Hughes Incorporated

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,548.51 Baker Hughes Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14660531

  • Worth checking

    Robert W Beck

    Uncashed check · Campbell, CA

    Reported by Downey Savings And Loan Association

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,483.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 952572391

  • Worth checking

    Roger Beck

    Insurance proceeds · Redlands, CA

    Reported by Usaa Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,373.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 12883717

  • Worth checking

    Roger Beck

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,347.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043537133

  • Worth checking

    Roger Beck

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,347.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032996526

  • Worth checking

    Ruth L Beck

    Stocks or securities · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,234.57 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15446045

  • Worth checking

    Roberta Beck

    Cash held by the State · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,173.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 16950176

  • Worth checking

    Rudolf Siegfried Beck

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Sharp Healthcare

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,021.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011551599

  • Worth checking

    Robin E Beck

    Cash held by the State · Fairfield, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,014.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012089633

  • Worth checking

    Robert Beck

    Stocks or securities · Fort Bragg, CA

    Reported by Massachusetts Common Wealth Of

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,003.82 Oppenheimer Fund Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 5237921

  • Worth checking

    Roy Beck

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Guaranty Bank

    $830.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 13304035

  • Worth checking

    Raymond M Beck

    Stocks or securities · N Hollywood, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Financial Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $816.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15675122

  • Worth checking

    Ruby H Beck

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $754.85 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16265187

  • Worth checking

    Ruth C Beck

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Global Resources Fund

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $730.52 U S Global Inv Global Resrcs
    Start this claim

    State ID 12346642

  • Worth checking

    Roman Beck

    Mineral or royalty payments · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Chesapeake Operating Llc

    $691.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005771225

  • Worth checking

    Ries Stephen Beck

    Cash held by the State · Modesto, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    $673.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 974177226

  • Worth checking

    Ronald A Beck

    Cash held by the State · Danville, CA

    Reported by Security Distributors Inc.

    $670.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 16494946

  • Worth checking

    Roman Beck

    Mineral or royalty payments · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Expand Operating Llc

    $625.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020558676

  • Worth checking

    Randy Beck

    Cash held by the State · Menifee, CA

    Reported by Simpson Strong-tie Co Inc

    $620.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17056554

  • Worth checking

    Robert Beck

    Uncashed check · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by North American Title Company

    $603.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 10461328

  • Worth checking

    Rene Beck

    Savings account · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0255-noe Valley Branch

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $561.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 13573603

  • Worth checking

    Robert J Beck

    Stocks or securities · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $556.34 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16265185

  • Worth checking

    Ronald M Beck

    Stocks or securities · Chico, CA

    Reported by Amerus Group Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $520.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15919627

  • Worth checking

    Robert Beck

    Mineral or royalty payments · Redondo Beach, CA

    Reported by Koch Industries Inc

    $495.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018073515

  • Worth checking

    Robert Beck

    Savings account · Torrance, CA

    Reported by Home Federal Savings And Loan

    $489.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 9114876

  • Worth checking

    Rebecca Beck

    Unclaimed refund · Twentynin Plm, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    $479.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 994692559

  • Worth checking

    R O Baca

    Cash held by the State · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America N A

    $472.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 1369279

  • Worth checking

    Robert A Beck

    Stocks or securities · Pittsburg, CA

    Reported by Transcontinental Realty Investors Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $465.99 Transcontinental Realty Invest
    Start this claim

    State ID 980112572

  • Worth checking

    Robert Beck

    Escrow balance · Kingsburg, CA

    Reported by Fnf Utc Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $453.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035116248

  • Worth checking

    Richard A Becketti

    Stocks or securities · S San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,722.72 Bank Of America Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034306663

  • Worth checking

    Richard P Becker

    Cash held by the State · Chino, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,651.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 979559861

  • Worth checking

    Richard H Becker

    Stocks or securities · La Mirada, CA

    Reported by Teradata Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,405.44 Teradata Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 994619961

  • Worth checking

    Richard S Becker

    Stocks or securities · Topanga, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,350.82 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16265216

  • Worth checking

    Richard Beckett

    Uncashed check · Pittsburg, CA

    Reported by Bill Me Later Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,341.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 993536930

  • Worth checking

    Richard Becker

    Unpaid wages · Woodland Hills, CA

    Reported by News Publishing Australia, Ltd. & Subsidiaries

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,291.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 16862352

  • Worth checking

    Richard E Becknell

    Stocks or securities · Arcadia, CA

    Reported by Tailored Brands Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,067.15 Tailored Brands Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 985245292

  • Worth checking

    Richard L Beckwith

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by M & T Bank

    $834.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018662945

  • Worth checking

    Richard A Becker

    Cash held by the State · El Segundo, CA

    Reported by Delaware Vs New York Settlement

    $771.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 5437874

  • Worth checking

    Richard J Becker

    Savings account · Jamul, CA

    Reported by Glendale Savings & Loan Association

    $719.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 10029448

  • Worth checking

    Richard J Beckerman

    Stocks or securities · Atascadero, CA

    Reported by Oppenheimerfunds Distributor Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $671.21 Oppenheimer Equity Fd A
    Start this claim

    State ID 13886512

  • Worth checking

    Richard Becker

    Uncashed check

    Reported by First National Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $651.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 4179016

  • Worth checking

    Richard L Beckwith

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Cenlar Fsb

    $565.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005634364

  • Worth checking

    Richard Beckenhauer

    Cash held by the State · San Anselmo, CA

    Reported by Thrivent Financial

    $545.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 974765269

  • Worth checking

    Richard D Beckham

    Cash held by the State · Ross, CA

    Reported by Unitedhealthcare Insurance Co

    $502.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 991750554

  • Worth checking

    Richard Becknal

    Cash held by the State · Beac, CA

    Reported by Alliance United Ins. Co Llc

    $498.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 976633845

Showing the 97 most valuable of 227. 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 $551.

  • Book Richard Delton

    Probate estate · Butte County · 2024

    Matched on Book Richard Delton (decedent)

    2 heirs named on the State’s record

    $550.74
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1032525434
    Case 21PR00092

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.

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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
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Cash claims at or above this must be notarized. So must all securities and safe deposit boxes.
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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.