From The Red Tape:

Of all the axioms you'll read over and over in a consumer advice column like this, the most trite is: "If it sounds too good to be true, it is." The helpful rule of thumb, however, doesn't always apply. In fact, when it comes to unclaimed property, what sounds too good to be true is sometimes very much the truth.

It is entirely possible that you have money coming to you that you don't know about. It's true. Money that you or a family member left behind accidentally many years ago may be sitting in a state treasury account waiting for you to come and claim it. In fact, billions of dollars in unclaimed funds are right now waiting to be claimed...

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