Unclaimed Money?
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Unclaimed Money?
Yes Virginia there is a Santa Clause,
and his name is http://www.missingmoney.org/
I was really REALLY bored at work and watching endless video clips from msnbc.com until I saw a clip where a reporter dug up unclaimed money for a bunch of people. Some of it was small change but some of it was pretty sizable. One couple had over $2k in an account they had forgotten about years ago.
I did a little searching online and found the missingmoney.org website, did a search on myself and found $90.30 from State Farm in 2001 that was a premium refund I didn't know about and $50 from Best buy that was a Rebate I never got (So that's what happens to all those rebates...)
I searched for my wife and a few friends and didn't find anything else so I guess I just got lucky (or unlucky that I didn't get that $$ years ago when it was owed)
They direct you to an official texas website where you download a printable form and send off for your claim. You have to provide a copy of your ID and, of course, a stamp and envelope but other than that it's free.
I'm mailing mine off tomorrow :)
Lets see who can beat my $140.30
how is this relevant to guns?.... what do you think that $140 is going toward!
and his name is http://www.missingmoney.org/
I was really REALLY bored at work and watching endless video clips from msnbc.com until I saw a clip where a reporter dug up unclaimed money for a bunch of people. Some of it was small change but some of it was pretty sizable. One couple had over $2k in an account they had forgotten about years ago.
I did a little searching online and found the missingmoney.org website, did a search on myself and found $90.30 from State Farm in 2001 that was a premium refund I didn't know about and $50 from Best buy that was a Rebate I never got (So that's what happens to all those rebates...)
I searched for my wife and a few friends and didn't find anything else so I guess I just got lucky (or unlucky that I didn't get that $$ years ago when it was owed)
They direct you to an official texas website where you download a printable form and send off for your claim. You have to provide a copy of your ID and, of course, a stamp and envelope but other than that it's free.
I'm mailing mine off tomorrow :)
Lets see who can beat my $140.30
how is this relevant to guns?.... what do you think that $140 is going toward!
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Nothing there for me.
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Well....it turns out that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has reported that they owe me some money (under $100). I rubbed my hands together thinking that they were going to pay me for my sanity...finally!!
Turns out that the Comptroller has no record and they have squat to send me. They were rude and quickly told me that they had no affiliation with the listed website.
This was likely one of my Warden's last farewell to later reach out and irritate me one final time
It worked.
Jason
Turns out that the Comptroller has no record and they have squat to send me. They were rude and quickly told me that they had no affiliation with the listed website.
This was likely one of my Warden's last farewell to later reach out and irritate me one final time

It worked.
Jason
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Re: Unclaimed Money?
jbirds1210 wrote:Well....it turns out that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has reported that they owe me some money (under $100). I rubbed my hands together thinking that they were going to pay me for my sanity...finally!!
Turns out that the Comptroller has no record and they have squat to send me. They were rude and quickly told me that they had no affiliation with the listed website.
This was likely one of my Warden's last farewell to later reach out and irritate me one final time![]()
It worked.
Jason





Did you search here man? this is the site for a texas only search: https://txcpa.cpa.state.tx.us/up/Search.jsp
thanks man... made my day :)
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Yay! $267 for me! 

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found my name but i dont think its me
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"Why Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave."
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Shoot.... Nothing here either....The Annoyed Man wrote:Nothing there for me.
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No money for me but my folks have under $100.
ETA: $4.21 according to the state site... a gallon of gasoline is a gallon of gasolline...
ETA: $4.21 according to the state site... a gallon of gasoline is a gallon of gasolline...
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Found $33 for my mother, $200 for my brother............and ZIPPO NADA NUTTIN for me
But all the links were great..............thanks

But all the links were great..............thanks
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Less than $100.00 in my PayPal account, which is still active - I have to wonder where they get their info.
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$57.06 from FARMERS INS EXCHANGE from 2006...I guess when we changed insurance they owed us this for our premium return on our policy...how cool is that
$26.60 for my wife!
SWEET!!!!!!!!!!
$26.60 for my wife!
SWEET!!!!!!!!!!
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Nothing for my whole family 

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Mine was an insurance company for disability insurance but it doesn't say how much it might be thousandses,I was permanently disabled 6 years ago.I will update amount if any ...woohoo.I called them and they told me I'm getting a whole 560 pennies 

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$0.00
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