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It's not a secret that the Rocky Mountains run straight through Wyoming, but there is an even more interesting mountain, one of more immediate interest to the less half of a million residents of the Equality State – a mountain of cash! Currently, the State Treasurer's Office is holding more than 26 million dollars in Wyoming unclaimed money, and waiting for the rightful owners to step forward and take what is theirs'.

The State Treasurer's site names the following as the most common types of assets that can become "unclaimed": deposits, savings accounts, customer overpayments, refunds, endowments, insurance policies, checking accounts, annuities, uncashed dividends, credit balances, uncashed insurance claim payments, moneys distributable from trusts, stocks, safe deposit box contents, traveler's checks, money orders. Each of these types of unclaimed funds has a unique dormancy period, which is the number of years that must go by before they are deemed abandoned and law requires that they are turned over to the state. These dormancy periods vary greatly, but are usually 5 years in WY.

Even though WY has given back millions of dollars to the true owners, the vast majority remains unclaimed, and the main reasons come down to a lack of education about these assets. The good news is, WY is a custodial state, and that means that they will hold these monies indefinitely, and will never take possession of them. There is no expiration date on lost cash.

As residents the state with the smallest population, citizens living in WY have great chances of discovering missing money in their name. But the majority of people are not aware that other states might be holding money belonging to them. You don't even have to have been to another state for another state to owe you money. A lot of companies have offices and/or locations in multiple states, but they can obviously only have their headquarters in one location. For this reason, employees often lose track of money and not ever realize it even if they search, because the cash is being held in the state where their employer has its headquarters. Similarly, insurance companies often service many states, but they can only maintain one headquarters. Things like insurance overpayments will be handed over to the proper division in the state where the insurance company is incorporated, which isn't necessarily the state where the insured person resides. These are just a few of examples of why it is very important that people search outside of the state they live in.

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(Part 2 of 2)

As residents the state with the smallest population, people living in Wyoming have excellent chances of locating missing money in their name. But the majority of people aren't aware that other states might be holding money owed to them. You do not even need to have been to another state for another state to be holding your assets. Many corporations have offices and/or locations in multiple states, but they can obviously only be headquartered in one place. For this reason, employees sometimes lose track of money and not ever realize it even if they search, because the cash is being held by the state where their company has its headquarters. In a similar way, insurance companies may service different states, but they can only have one headquarters. Items like insurance overpayments will be passed along to the proper division in the state where the insurance company is incorporated, not necessarily the state where the account holder lives. These are just a few of the reasons that it is very important that people search outside of their home state.

Besides limiting searches to just the home state, beginners often do not know that they ought to search numerous times. In fact, they should search frequently. Because of the varying dormancy periods for each type of unclaimed property, and because an employee of the State Treasurer's Office must manually add each record to the system, the missing money list changes constantly. A search might come up empty one day, but checking the following day could produce a nice treasure for a diligent searcher.

Professional searchers have many strategies that give them an edge when trying to find unclaimed money, and the wisest beginners learn about these and duplicate them in their own searches to make sure they have found all possible claims.

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(Part 1 of 2)

It's no secret that the Rocky Mountains go straight through Wyoming, but there is an even more exciting mountain, one of more immediate interest to the less half of a million people living in the Equality State – a mountain of cash! Currently, the State Treasury Office holds over $26 million in Wyoming unclaimed money, and waiting for the actual owners to step forward and take what technically already belongs to them.

The State Treasury website names the following as the most common types of property that can become "unclaimed": credit balances, uncashed insurance claim payments, moneys distributable from trusts, stocks, safe deposit box contents, traveler's checks, money orders, deposits, savings accounts, customer overpayments, refunds, endowments, insurance policies, checking accounts, annuities, uncashed dividends. Each of those types of unclaimed property has its own dormancy period, which is the number of years that must go by before they are deemed abandoned and law requires that they be passed along to the state. These dormancy periods vary greatly, but are most commonly 5 years in Wyoming.

Although Wyoming has given back millions of dollars to the rightful owners, most of it remains unclaimed, and the primary reasons come down to a lack of awareness about these assets. The good news is, Wyoming is a custodial state, and that means that they hold these monies forever, and won't ever take possession of them. There is no expiration date on lost money.

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(Part 2 of 2)

Even though WY has given back millions of dollars to the rightful owners, most of it remains unclaimed, and the primary reasons boil down to a lack of education about these assets. Luckily, WY is a custodial state, which means they will hold these monies indefinitely, and will never take possession of them. There is no expiration date on lost money.

As residents the state with the smallest population, citizens living in WY have excellent odds of discovering abandoned assets owed to them. But the majority of people aren't aware that other states may be holding funds belonging to them. You don't even have to have been to another state for another state to owe you money. A lot of companies have offices and/or locations in numerous states, but they can obviously only be headquartered in one place. For this reason, employees sometimes lose track of money and never realize it even if they search, because the cash is being held in the state where their company has its headquarters. In a similar way, insurance companies may service many states, but they can only have one headquarters. Things like insurance overpayments will be turned over to the proper division in the state where the insurance company is incorporated, not necessarily the state where the insured person lives. These are just a couple of the reasons that it's very important that people search outside of the state they live in.

Besides limiting searches to one state, beginners often do not realize that they should search multiple times. Actually, they should search frequently. Due to the varying dormancy periods for each kind of unclaimed funds, and because an employee of the State Treasurer's Office has to physically add each listing to the system, the abandoned assets list changes all the time. A search may come up empty one day, while searching the following day could produce a nice treasure for a diligent searcher.

Experienced searchers have a lot of tactics that give them an edge when attempting to track down forgotten funds, and the most successful beginners learn about these and duplicate them in their own searches to be certain they have found all possible claims.

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Disabled vet finds he has thousands in
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(Part 1 of 2)

It is not a secret that the Rocky Mountains go straight through Wyoming, but there's an even more exciting mountain, one of more immediate interest to the less half of a million residents of the Equality State – a mountain of cash! Currently, the State Treasury Office is holding in excess of 26 million dollars in Wyoming unclaimed money, and waiting for the rightful owners to step forward and take what technically already belongs to them.

The State Treasury web site lists the following as the most common types of property that can become "unclaimed": savings accounts, deposits, refunds, customer overpayments, insurance policies, endowments, and annuities, checking accounts, credit balances, uncashed dividends, moneys distributable from trusts, uncashed insurance claim payments, safe deposit box contents, stocks, money orders, traveler's checks. Each of those types of unclaimed funds has its own dormancy period, which is the amount of time that must go by before they are considered abandoned and law requires that they are turned over to the state. These dormancy periods differ greatly, but are most commonly 5 years in WY.

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(Part 2 of 2)

Aside from limiting searches to just the home state, beginners often do not realize that they ought to search numerous times. In fact, they ought to search frequently. Because of the varying dormancy periods for each kind of unclaimed property, and because someone at the State Treasurer's Office must physically put each record in to the database, the missing money list changes all the time. A search may come up empty one day, while searching the following day could produce a nice treasure for a persistent searcher.

Experienced searchers have dozens of tactics that give them an edge when trying to find unclaimed money, and the wisest beginners learn about these and duplicate them in their own searches to be certain they've discovered all possible claims.

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(Part 1 of 2)

It is no secret that the Rocky Mountains run straight through Wyoming, but there's an even more interesting mountain, one of more immediate interest to the less half of a million residents of the Equality State – a mountain of cash! As it stands now, the State Treasurer's Office is holding over $26 million in Wyoming unclaimed money, and waiting for the actual owners to come forward and take what technically already belongs to them.

The State Treasury web site lists the following as some of the more common types of property that can become "unclaimed": credit balances, uncashed insurance claim payments, moneys distributable from trusts, stocks, safe deposit box contents, traveler's checks, money orders, deposits, savings accounts, customer overpayments, refunds, endowments, insurance policies, checking accounts, annuities, uncashed dividends. Each of these types of unclaimed property has its own dormancy period, which is the amount of years that must pass before they are determined to be abandoned and law requires that they are turned over to the state. These dormancy periods vary greatly, but are usually 5 years in WY.

Although WY has returned millions of dollars to the actual owners, most of it remains unclaimed, and the main reasons come down to a lack of education about these assets. Luckily, WY is a custodial state, and that means that they hold these monies forever, and won't ever take possession of them. There isn't an expiration date on lost money.

As residents the state with the smallest population, people living in WY have excellent odds of locating abandoned assets in their name. But the majority of people aren't aware that other states could be holding funds owed to them. You do not even need to have left the state of Wyoming for another state to be holding your assets. A lot of companies have offices and/or locations in numerous states, but they can obviously only be headquartered in one place. Because of this, employees sometimes lose track of money and not ever realize it even if they search, because the cash is being held in the state where their employer is headquartered. Similarly, insurance companies often service many states, but they can only maintain one headquarters. Items like insurance overpayments will be passed along to the proper division in the state where the insurance company is incorporated, which isn't necessarily the state where the account holder lives. These are just a few of examples of why it's very important that residents search outside of the state they live in.

(to be continued)

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