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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.

14 exact, and 86 close matches worth a look

The 100 shown below are worth $229,660 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 214 records under the surname Luckey, worth $111,257. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    T M Luckey

    Stocks or securities · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Cnf Transportation Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $678.80 Cnf Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16921701

  • Strong match

    T M Luckey

    Stocks or securities · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Cnf Transportation Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $387.90 Cnf Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16921702

  • Strong match

    T M Luckey

    Stocks or securities · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Cnf Transportation Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $145.45 Cnf Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16921703

  • Strong match

    T Luckey

    Pension or retirement funds

    Reported by State Of California Savings Plus

    $102.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 17512683

  • Likely match

    Terry Luckey

    Savings account · Valley Spgs, CA

    Reported by Golden 1 Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,208.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032259869

  • Likely match

    Tiffany Luckey

    Credit balance · Santa Clara, CA

    Reported by Citigroup

    $704.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 962868594

  • Likely match

    Terry Luckey

    Uncashed check · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Csaa Insurance Group

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $576.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 978714260

  • Likely match

    Thomas H Luckey

    Savings account · Norwalk, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (703)

    $569.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005677975

  • Likely match

    Terry D Luckey

    Unclaimed refund · Stockton, CA

    Reported by American Family Home Ins Co

    $515.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 997511068

  • Likely match

    Terry D Luckey

    Unclaimed refund · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Csaa Insurance Exchange

    $495.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008592383

  • Likely match

    Teresa Luckey

    Cash held by the State · Santa Maria, CA

    Reported by American United Life

    $274.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 974779758

  • Likely match

    Tierra Luckey

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Ecount Inc.

    $102.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 990589853

  • Likely match

    Terilyn C Luckey

    Unpaid wages · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by Safeway Inc

    $101.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000903796

  • Likely match

    Terri M Luckey

    Cash held by the State · Altadena, CA

    Reported by First American P&c Ins Co

    $100.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 12383434

  • Likely match

    T M Locke

    Savings account · La Verne, CA

    Reported by Citibank N. A.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,337.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 11306178

  • Likely match

    T A Md Luke

    Cash held by the State · Fairfield, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Service

    $875.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 969835618

  • Likely match

    T Leckie

    Savings account

    Reported by Union Yes Federal Credit Union

    $559.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 16380171

  • Likely match

    T Luca

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Airbnb Inc

    $448.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027992348

  • Likely match

    T K League

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by First Interstate Bank Of California

    $387.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 4434068

  • Likely match

    T Martin Luke

    Uncashed check · Clayton, CA

    Reported by Servicemac Usa

    $298.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 1066288474

  • Likely match

    T Lago

    Unclaimed refund · North Hollywood, CA

    Reported by American Bankers Insurance Company

    $271.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 12643259

  • Worth checking

    Dee Lakey

    Uncashed check · Fortuna, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,814.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 974892648

  • Worth checking

    Dieu Tan Luc

    Stocks or securities · Milpitas, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $725.85 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013511208

  • Worth checking

    Da Luc

    Savings account · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by First Nationwide Savings A Federal S & L Ass

    $701.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 11001781

  • Worth checking

    De Rodriguez Margarita Lago

    Cash held by the State · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    $677.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030607420

  • Worth checking

    De Frias Maria Lugo

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Esurance Property & Casualty Insurance

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $473.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 998622701

  • Worth checking

    De Lo Glenda Lugo

    Cash held by the State · Victorville, CA

    Reported by Protective Insurance Company

    $408.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034858728

  • Worth checking

    Dieu Lac

    Cash held by the State · Santa Clara, CA

    Reported by Capital One Na

    $261.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006431150

  • Worth checking

    Thomas Edmund Lake

    Uncashed check · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Jp Morgan Chase Bank N A (200374)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $69,277.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034254493

  • Worth checking

    Team Escrow Lucky

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $25,795.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 970765642

  • Worth checking

    Trucking Lucky

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by City National Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $13,777.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16502038

  • Worth checking

    Thelma I Lugo

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,098.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 994639841

  • Worth checking

    Tomika E Lakey

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,763.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 976587422

  • Worth checking

    Thomas Lackey

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

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

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,156.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 16521569

  • Worth checking

    Tracy Locke

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by S&p Global Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,210.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 4114211

  • Worth checking

    Tsao Leeky

    Savings account · Culver City, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0851-washington-centinela Br

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,130.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 1537763

  • Worth checking

    Tawny Q Lac

    Stocks or securities · Monterey Park, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,701.06 Td Ameritrade Holding
    Start this claim

    State ID 973361824

  • Worth checking

    Terrace Hoa Lake

    Unclaimed refund · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by Db Insurance Co. Ltd. U.s. Branch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,579.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040368224

  • Worth checking

    Thorsten Luecke

    Savings account · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank National Assocation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,552.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 994842469

  • Worth checking

    Tahoe Equine Conference Lake

    Cash held by the State · Davis, CA

    Reported by Patterson Companies Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006763130

  • Worth checking

    Tahoe Equine Conference Lake

    Cash held by the State · Davis, CA

    Reported by Patterson Companies Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1015177641

  • Worth checking

    Twice Like

    Unclaimed refund · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Comcast Cable Comm Mgmt Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028353306

  • Worth checking

    Tran Loc

    Cash held by the State · Elk Grove, CA

    Reported by Guardian Life Insurance Co The

    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.

    $2,366.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 1069040428

  • Worth checking

    Takako S Luke

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Invesco Investment Svcs Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,353.58 Invesco American Franchise Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 983886654

  • Worth checking

    Textile Lucky

    Cash held by the State · Santa Fe Springs, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,178.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 997436520

  • Worth checking

    Tami L Lake

    Escrow balance · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Newrez Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,146.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018377123

  • Worth checking

    Tomika E Lakey

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,125.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 976587423

  • Worth checking

    Tea Lock

    Uncashed check · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,096.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032997757

  • Worth checking

    Tan Lok

    Uncashed check · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,084.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 12421368

  • Worth checking

    Theng H Lok

    Uncashed check · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Citibank (west) Fsb (ca)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,084.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 16796437

  • Worth checking

    Thomas Lackey

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    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.

    $2,055.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 16521561

  • Worth checking

    Team Escrow Lucky

    Escrow balance · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Old Republic Title Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,938.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008887241

  • Worth checking

    Thomas L Lackey

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,763.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 16521574

  • Worth checking

    Tsz H Lok

    Uncashed check · San Marcos, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,606.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 999816517

  • Worth checking

    Thomas Lackey

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    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.

    $1,540.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 16521558

  • Worth checking

    Thomas L Lackey

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,539.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 16521573

  • Worth checking

    The Look

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by New Line Cinema

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 967805410

  • Worth checking

    Thomas L Lackey

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,452.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 16521572

  • Worth checking

    Tracey Luke

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,437.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 970622821

  • Worth checking

    Tina Laquay

    Cash held by the State · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041136884

  • Worth checking

    Textiles Lucky

    Uncashed check · Compton, CA

    Reported by Metabank National Association

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,306.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021936200

  • Worth checking

    Tricia Loog

    Savings account · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,282.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 14803132

  • Worth checking

    Tahoe Reservations Lake

    Uncashed check · South Lake Taho, CA

    Reported by Bank Of The West

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,274.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 13377113

  • Worth checking

    Thomas C Leick

    Stocks or securities · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Knight Ridder Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,226.31 Knight-ridder Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 12271320

  • Worth checking

    Tahoe Vacation Resort Lake

    Cash held by the State · South Lake Tahoe, CA

    Reported by Groupon Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,175.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037745059

  • Worth checking

    Toni Loke

    Uncashed check · Bonsall, CA

    Reported by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Usa Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,160.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013884820

  • Worth checking

    Teresa Luk

    Unclaimed refund · Riverside, CA

    Reported by First American P & C Ins Agcy

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,153.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16793541

  • Worth checking

    Ted Logo

    Unclaimed refund · Rancho Cucamonga, CA

    Reported by Allstate Indemnity Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,143.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 965582120

  • Worth checking

    Thomas L Lackey

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,115.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 16521567

  • Worth checking

    Tahoe Sands Resort Lake

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Continental Central Credit Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,112.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 999865517

  • Worth checking

    Timothy C Logue

    Unpaid dividends · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,060.58 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 953645450

  • Worth checking

    Tom T Lac

    Unclaimed refund · Alhambra, CA

    Reported by At T Wireless Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,020.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13724024

  • Worth checking

    Thomas G Lake

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $999.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024651045

  • Worth checking

    Tashara Monique League

    Stocks or securities · Cypress, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $990.48 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 999877781

  • Worth checking

    Tran Loc

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Balboa Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $985.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 9325296

  • Worth checking

    Timothy Logue

    Cash held by the State · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Manulife Financial Corp/john Hancock Fin

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $967.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 18511136

  • Worth checking

    Terry L Legge

    Uncashed check · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    $963.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000343971

  • Worth checking

    Taco Loco

    Credit balance · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Sunset Scavenger Company

    $940.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 965232823

  • Worth checking

    Tom H Luyke

    Uncashed check · Temecula, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (908802)

    $872.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000017665

  • Worth checking

    Timothy A Locke

    Uncashed check · Scotts Valley, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $872.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046108487

  • Worth checking

    Tahoe Reg Hospitalists Lake

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Target Corporation

    $870.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007345415

  • Worth checking

    Tahoe A Lake

    Cash held by the State · So Lake Tahoe,

    Reported by Foundation Health, A California Health Plan

    $838.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 4439286

  • Worth checking

    To D Luc

    Uncashed check · Yorba Linda, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Na (california Foreign)

    $834.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047289619

  • Worth checking

    Tahoe Sands Resort Lake

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Continental Central Credit Inc

    $818.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 999865518

  • Worth checking

    Tammy Lakey

    Escrow balance · Modesto, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $818.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006197358

  • Worth checking

    Thomas A Lake

    Stocks or securities · Tahoe, CA

    Reported by Caesars Entertainment Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $800.51 Harrahs Entertainment Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16842203

  • Worth checking

    Thomas Leak

    Cash held by the State · South San Francisco, CA

    Reported by American-amicable Life Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $798.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 962597809

  • Worth checking

    Tiffany R Locke

    Cash held by the State · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $762.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011998279

  • Worth checking

    Tom Luyke

    Cash held by the State · Suisun City, CA

    Reported by Payoneer Inc

    $742.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028596254

  • Worth checking

    Torrence Lagoy

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by National Semiconductor Corporation

    $719.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 4065617

  • Worth checking

    Thomas L Lackey

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    $695.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 16521588

  • Worth checking

    Tithhay Lek

    Unclaimed refund · Stockton, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc

    $693.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022349147

  • Worth checking

    Thermalito L League

    Unclaimed refund · Oroville, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $692.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 963681423

  • Worth checking

    The Wright Look

    Cash held by the State · Lakeport, CA

    Reported by Capital One Bank Usa Na

    $678.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024088737

  • Worth checking

    Thomas J Locke

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by 3121 Trust C/o Midamerica

    $671.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 958900108

  • Worth checking

    Timothy Locke

    Cash held by the State · Torrance, CA

    Reported by Capital One Services Llc

    $665.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012418503

  • Worth checking

    Thomas Lackey

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

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

    $665.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 16521583

  • Worth checking

    Todd L Luke

    Cash held by the State · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Integon National Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $656.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041691532

  • Worth checking

    Teri Logue

    Cash held by the State · Temecula, CA

    Reported by Paypal

    $650.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046447793

  • Worth checking

    Tquli Zhou Ms Lac

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Cigna Health & Life Insurance Company

    $649.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039645308

Showing the 100 most valuable of 215. 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 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.

  • Luke Thomas

    Probate estate · El Dorado County · 2021

    Matched on Luke Thomas (decedent)

    3 heirs named on the State’s record

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

    $17.06 closed

    State ID 1010368209
    Case PP20130046

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.