Largest unclaimed money award in U.S. history

January 2, 2012

ABC News & Good Morning America article by 

Someone in Missouri will get very lucky today. That person will be the recipient of the largest unclaimed money award in U.S. history: $6.1 million.

The states estimate that one in every 10 people has unclaimed money waiting for them. Sometimes the amounts can be eye-popping. In dusty warehouses in states all across the country lie records detailing $32 billion worth of unclaimed money, just waiting for its rightful owners.

“Good Morning America” has been reuniting people with their forgotten funds. We’ve found them $418,598 so far.

And today, the state of Missouri will present the biggest known unclaimed money check in U.S. history.

The $6.1 million check will go to a Kansas City woman who wants to remain anonymous. Years ago, her ancestors invested in an obscure company. The stock got lost as it was passed down through the generations, growing to the sum it’s worth today.

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Editor’s Note:  Wow!


ABC News & GMA help find lost child support

October 24, 2011

ABC News & “Good Morning America” helps viewers find lost child support money in unclaimed property databases.

By Elisabeth Leamy

Unclaimed money comes from many sources, and unclaimed child support is just the latest little pot of gold we’ve discovered at “Good Morning America” in our quest to “Show You the Money.”

Actually, unclaimed child support may be a big pot.

It’s hard to quantify because unclaimed child support is managed at the state level in some places and at the county level in others, but, by some accounts, there may be as much as $750 million out there, waiting for American children.

Read the rest of the article here.

Here are the most popular databases mentioned in the article available for search on the web:

FloridaClick HERE to visit the site.

Illinois, Cook CountyClick HERE to visit the site.

Illinois, Will CountyClick HERE to visit the site.

Indiana, Elkhart CountyClick HERE to visit the site.

MichiganClick HERE to visit the site.

Ohio, Franklin CountyClick HERE to visit the site.

Ohio, Summit CountyClick HERE to visit the site.

OregonClick HERE to visit the site.

South CarolinaClick HERE to visit the site.

South Carolina, Spartanburg, CountyClick HERE to visit the site.

WisconsinClick HERE to visit the site.