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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.

70 exact, and 30 close matches worth a look

The 100 shown below are worth $476,467 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 963 records under the surname Diana, worth $621,314. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    S Home Diana

    Unpaid dividends · Torrance, CA

    Reported by State Compensation Insurance Fund

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,637.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1061749376

  • Strong match

    S Parr Diana

    Unpaid wages · Oakland, CA

    Reported by United Parcel Service Inc Oh

    $744.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 1062969011

  • Strong match

    S Diana

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Chicago Title Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $512.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 963587784

  • Strong match

    S Felix Ibarra Diana

    Unclaimed refund · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by University Of San Diego

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1059744215

  • Strong match

    S Quezada Arma Diana

    Pension or retirement funds · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    $482.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011654357

  • Strong match

    S Sweeping Service Diana

    Unpaid dividends · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by State Compensation Insurance Fund

    $296.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037038328

  • Strong match

    S Briscoe Diana

    Unpaid wages · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by Sonia Inc.

    $181.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 1066280621

  • Likely match

    Hsu Diana

    Cash held by the State · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by Cambium Learning Group Inc

    $119.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1060268931

  • Likely match

    Sun Diana

    Cash held by the State · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Mercedes-benz Financial Services Usa Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,774.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018630004

  • Likely match

    Seaton Diana

    Mineral or royalty payments · Roseville, CA

    Reported by Validus Energy Ii Midcon Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,217.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 1065993589

  • Likely match

    Smith Diana

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by The Bancorp Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,001.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1070753376

  • Likely match

    Santos Jara Diana

    Cash held by the State · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Inspira Financial Health Inc (fka Payflex Systems

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,780.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 1066017817

  • Likely match

    Sazonick Diana

    Cash held by the State · Sun Valley, CA

    Reported by Midland National Life Ins Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,462.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1058548359

  • Likely match

    Salazar Diana

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Jim Moran & Associates Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,092.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 1065270567

  • Likely match

    Salinaskolodji Diana

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,681.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025733496

  • Likely match

    Skibiel Diana

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Patelco Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,175.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037490940

  • Likely match

    Salinaskolodji Diana

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,065.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025733497

  • Likely match

    Southern Diana

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Stripe Inc

    $912.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 1059010372

  • Likely match

    Sfrijan Diana

    Escrow balance · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Fidelity National Title Insurance Compan

    $716.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 1064491766

  • Likely match

    Sanchez Diana

    Cash held by the State · American Canyon, CA

    Reported by Sunz Insurance Company

    $701.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 1069583173

  • Likely match

    Simonds Diana

    Cash held by the State · Claremont, CA

    Reported by Claremont Colleges Services

    $526.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1061141015

  • Likely match

    Sandoval Diana

    Unpaid wages · Pomona, CA

    Reported by Phoenix Settlement Admn (martinez V Invapharm Inc)

    $497.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071985923

  • Likely match

    Shu Diana

    Cash held by the State · Arcadia, CA

    Reported by Mercedes-benz Financial Services Usa Llc

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

    $495.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 1014569010

  • Likely match

    Schnell Diana

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Kona Kai San Diego

    $495.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 1065357628

  • Likely match

    Satele Diana

    Pension or retirement funds · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Delaware Charter Guarantee And Trust

    $434.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1066201012

  • Likely match

    Santoyo Diana

    Uncashed check · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Papel V Mcnib Corporation Dba Mcdonalds

    $389.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 1087303267

  • Likely match

    Sanches Diana

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Community Hospital Of Long Beach

    $352.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 967638534

  • Likely match

    Simonds Diana

    Uncashed check · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Ticketmaster Llc And Subsidiaries

    $350.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1059526342

  • Likely match

    Soto Diana

    Unpaid wages · South Gate, CA

    Reported by Phoenix Settlement Admn. (herrera V. Gt's Living)

    $322.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 1058280522

  • Likely match

    Sun Ttee Diana

    Uncashed check · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Shady Canyon Community

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $285.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027019041

  • Likely match

    Schwesinger Diana

    Credit balance · Valencia, CA

    Reported by The Home Depot

    $284.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 13698242

  • Likely match

    Sales Diana

    Mineral or royalty payments · Bryn Mawr, CA

    Reported by Energy Transfer Lp

    $281.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1062110928

  • Likely match

    Spahiu Diana

    Unclaimed refund · Unknown,

    Reported by Nissan Motor Acceptance Company Llc

    $250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008949770

  • Likely match

    Samac Diana

    Unclaimed refund · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Slt Lending Spv, Inc.

    $249.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068419167

  • Likely match

    Self Diana

    Unclaimed refund · Davis, CA

    Reported by Capital Bank N.a.

    $245.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 1065674591

  • Likely match

    Schaefer Interior Design Diana

    Credit balance · San Rafael, CA

    Reported by Design Within Reach Inc.

    $238.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035373337

  • Likely match

    Sandoval Diana

    Unpaid wages · Daly City, CA

    Reported by Paychex, Inc.

    $235.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 1060079345

  • Likely match

    Smotritskaya Diana

    Cash held by the State · Marina Del Rey, CA

    Reported by Airbnb, Inc. & Affiliates

    $212.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033244633

  • Likely match

    Staples Diana

    Uncashed check · Nahant, MA

    Reported by Oliveira V Language Line Services Inc Fund

    $202.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 1069926841

  • Likely match

    Sinjer Diana

    Cash held by the State · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by Servicio Uniteller Inc.

    $200.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1061721904

  • Likely match

    Schlesinger Diana

    Uncashed check · Canyon Lake, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Unauthorized Account Qsf

    $197.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 1057913908

  • Likely match

    Soto Diana

    Unpaid wages · Lynwood, CA

    Reported by Phoenix Settlement Admn. (herrera V. Gt's Living)

    $179.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 1058280524

  • Likely match

    Santos Diana

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Guardian Life Insurance Co The

    $176.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031763968

  • Likely match

    Sdesigns Diana

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Paypal

    $172.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036712575

  • Likely match

    Steiner Diana

    Unclaimed refund · Livermore, CA

    Reported by Cingular Restitution Plan Claims Admin

    $165.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 957521408

  • Likely match

    Steiner Diana

    Unclaimed refund · Livermore, CA

    Reported by Cingular Restitution Plan Claims Admin

    $165.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 957521409

  • Likely match

    Simpson Diana

    Unclaimed refund · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Cingular Restitution Plan Claims Admin

    $164.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 957521407

  • Likely match

    Sanchez Diana

    Cash held by the State · Pacoima, CA

    Reported by Service Corporation Intl.

    $154.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071970764

  • Likely match

    Sanamyan Diana

    Cash held by the State · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Robinhood Securities Llc

    $153.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071591888

  • Likely match

    Sylvestre Diana

    Credit balance · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Pb Global Financial Services Llc

    $152.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 992114258

  • Likely match

    Simmons Diana

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Stanford Federal Credit Union

    $151.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037274675

  • Likely match

    Siblini Diana

    Credit balance · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1066329960

  • Likely match

    Saldana Diana

    Cash held by the State · Midway City, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank National Assocation

    $145.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1069292930

  • Likely match

    Salazar Diana

    Unclaimed refund · Panorama City, CA

    Reported by Adapthealth Corp

    $137.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 1061105238

  • Likely match

    Simmons Diana

    Deposit held · Porter Ranch, CA

    Reported by Microsoft Class And Paga Settlement

    $135.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 1072236169

  • Likely match

    Solorzano Diana

    Cash held by the State · Downey, CA

    Reported by Etsy Inc

    $134.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 1058860122

  • Likely match

    Savage Diana

    Unclaimed refund · Ventura, CA

    Reported by Motor Vehicle Software Corporation

    $134.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042534838

  • Likely match

    Solis Diana

    Unpaid wages · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Centinela Hospital Medical Center

    $131.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 1061176402

  • Likely match

    Serrano Diana

    Uncashed check · Danville, CA

    Reported by Kmart Corporation

    $125.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 976964460

  • Likely match

    Stephen A Diana

    Credit balance · Dublin, CA

    Reported by Western Dental Services Inc

    $125.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 993074159

  • Likely match

    Sanchez Diana

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Phoenix Settlement Admn (magadia V Walmart)

    $120.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 1072079051

  • Likely match

    Soto Diana

    Cash held by the State · Los Banos, CA

    Reported by Viamericas Money Services Corp

    $115.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1060417438

  • Likely match

    Santos Jara Diana

    Cash held by the State · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Inspira Financial Health Inc (fka Payflex Systems

    $111.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 1066017802

  • Likely match

    Sal Diana

    Unclaimed refund · Ramona, CA

    Reported by Tower Insurance Company Of Ny

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $111.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 976449747

  • Likely match

    Singh Diana

    Uncashed check · Carmichael, CA

    Reported by Blue Cross And Blue Shield

    $109.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 989086405

  • Likely match

    Silvas Diana

    Unpaid wages · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Macopson V Pacific Bell Settlement Fund

    $109.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 1085092877

  • Likely match

    Saetern Diana

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Robinhood Securities Llc

    $108.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071566783

  • Likely match

    Sylvia And Diana

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $103.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 954626487

  • Likely match

    Sanchez Diana

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Arong V Integra Beauty Inc

    $102.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 1084301099

  • Likely match

    Smith Diana

    Cash held by the State · Yucaipa, CA

    Reported by Exxonmobil Corp

    $100.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 17022113

  • Likely match

    S Chicken Dinah

    Cash held by the State · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Uber Technologies Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $16,237.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1072575467

  • Likely match

    S Lin Dan

    Uncashed check · Walnut, CA

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

    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.

    $5,306.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 1057559840

  • Likely match

    S Denny

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Uber Technologies Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,955.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 1072575443

  • Likely match

    S Lin Dan

    Savings account · Walnut, CA

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

    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.

    $3,492.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 1060295511

  • Likely match

    S Day Spa Dawn

    Cash held by the State · Dana Point, CA

    Reported by Paypal

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,319.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046461459

  • Likely match

    S Kawachi Don

    Escrow balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Fifth Third Bancorp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,424.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044798132

  • Likely match

    S Cufaude Deana

    Escrow balance · Orland, CA

    Reported by Timios Title, A California Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,604.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1085836289

  • Likely match

    S Auto Dean

    Insurance proceeds · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,522.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 15197906

  • Likely match

    S Motel Deano

    Unclaimed refund · Culver City, CA

    Reported by Executive Finance Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,188.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010889567

  • Likely match

    S Sand Dunn

    Uncashed check · Visalia, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028702016

  • Likely match

    S Hotel Apartments Dinah

    Savings account · Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,090.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 989599800

  • Likely match

    S Johnson Danny

    Unclaimed refund · Santa Ynez, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (500009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,088.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068988271

  • Likely match

    S Csuti Donna

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Nw Retirement Solutions

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,030.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 1066905306

  • Likely match

    S Dean

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Ba Insurance Agency

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,006.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 9426197

  • Likely match

    S Dill Donn

    Stocks or securities · San Juan Capo, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $978.86 Smith & Wesson Brands Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071361593

  • Likely match

    S Glaser Dina

    Uncashed check · Lincoln, CA

    Reported by Servicemac Usa

    $968.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 1066290448

  • Likely match

    S Roofing Don

    Unclaimed refund · Yuba City, CA

    Reported by Accredited Surety And Casualty

    $960.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 968081604

  • Likely match

    S S Dunn

    Stocks or securities · Pismo Beach, CA

    Reported by Pacific Telesis Group C O Boston Equiserve

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $931.87 Pacific Telesis Group
    Start this claim

    State ID 4484172

  • Worth checking

    Xiao P Duan

    Uncashed check · San Jose, CA

    Reported by World Savings Bank Fsb

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,560.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 15745819

  • Worth checking

    Xiao Quin Duan

    Savings account · Alhambra, CA

    Reported by Cathay Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,256.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 12504543

  • Worth checking

    Ci Dunn

    Pension or retirement funds · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,095.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 975651574

  • Worth checking

    Xiu J Dan

    Uncashed check · Canoga Park, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America N A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,090.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 15856147

  • Worth checking

    Shirley C Dion

    Savings account · Mission Viejo, CA

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

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $145,342.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036299475

  • Worth checking

    Simmons Diane

    Escrow balance · Pacifica, CA

    Reported by Codillis & Stawiarksi Pc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $89,669.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071218764

  • Worth checking

    Silvia E Dunn

    Cash held by the State · Santa Cruz, CA

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

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $34,751.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030613484

  • Worth checking

    Savings And Loan Downey

    Cash held by the State · Cudahy, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $29,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018024054

  • Worth checking

    Sue Downey

    Cash held by the State · Sausalito, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $21,263.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017961017

  • Worth checking

    Sandra F Dionne

    Retirement account · San Jose, CA

    Reported by National Financial Services Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $17,045.22 Fidelity Select Technology
    Start this claim

    State ID 1014618247

  • Worth checking

    Sylvia Dunn

    Cash held by the State · Cupertino, CA

    Reported by Lendingclub Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $16,101.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 999259727

  • Worth checking

    Savings Downey

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Mercury Casualty Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $15,834.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 997800999

Showing the 100 most valuable of 305. 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

4 probate estates carry that name

Separately from unclaimed accounts, the State Controller publishes the estates of deceased people that reached it through county probate. This file names the decedent and the heirs on record, which the main file does not.

1 is still open, holding $5,028.

  • Dean Shizuno

    Probate estate · Tulare County · 2025

    Matched on Dean Shizuno (decedent)

    $5,028.24
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1040416792
    Case N/A

3 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.

  • Dowling Susie Haun

    Probate estate · 2013

    Matched on Dean Susan Virginia (heir)

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

    $875.79 closed

    State ID 970970146
    Case props 0800346

  • Burke Lawrence M

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2005

    Matched on Dann Shannon (heir)

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

    $175.95 closed

    State ID 956828512
    Case BP010827

  • Dawn Stellagene Julis

    Probate estate · Fresno County · 1984

    Matched on Dawn Stellagene Julis (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956819382
    Case 267784-7

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.