This category contains sites to help people locate and recover unclaimed money. This includes any type of site that provides useful information to locate and recover unclaimed money, such as: government, non-profit and commercial services, guides, advice, directories and tips. This category is international and is meant to be helpful to people around the world. The term "unclaimed money" is used here, but other terms are also widely used (such as abandoned property, unclaimed assets or funds or accounts) and may appear in the category entries. The definition of "unclaimed money" varies by jurisdiction. Generally speaking, "unclaimed money" refers to any property or money has been inactive for a certain period. This can include things like old savings accounts, checks, refunds, real estate, refunds, dividends, life insurance etc. After it is declared unclaimed, it is turned over to a government agency for safekeeping until the owner returns to claim it. Governments do not generally try to locate the owners of unclaimed money but do often provide free searching tools online. Organizations also provide searching services to locate unclaimed money, as well as services to help you recovery the money.
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