Nebraska

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NebraskaThere isn’t too much information available regarding becoming a Nebraska unclaimed money finder.

The only two requirement I was able to find comes from Nebraska’s legislative statutes, specifically Section 69-1317.Abandoned property; trust funds; record; professional finder’s fee; information withheld; when; proceeds of sale; transfers; Unclaimed Property Cash Fund; created; investment

“It states that:
The record shall be available for public inspection during business hours.

The record shall not be subject to public inspection or available for copying, reproduction, or scrutiny by commercial or professional locators of property presumed abandoned who charge any service or finders’ fee until twenty-four months after the names from the holders’ reports have been published or officially disclosed.

A professional finders’ fee shall be limited to ten percent of the total amount of the property presumed abandoned. To claim any such fee, the nature and location of the property must be disclosed to the claimant by the finder.”

So basically, you cannot go after any claim unless it has been considered abandoned for at least twenty-four months and you cannot charge more than 10% commission.

You can read the complete Nebraska Unclaimed Property Statutes  here.

Other than that, there isn’t much else. The Nebraska unclaimed money site doesn’t give too much information regarding the unclaimed money.

They don’t even state how much money is being held by the state.

I do plan on calling them and asking them if they sell a list for finders.

If you are reading this and you see that there is nothing regarding the list, please send me a note!

Now, just because you live in Nebraska, it doesn’t mean that you cannot search for unclaimed money in other states.

As I mention several times on this site, we are in New York, but we do not search for unclaimed money in New York unless someone specifically asks us to or if it is for friends or relatives.

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Finding unclaimed money for other people and getting paid for it is exciting, fun, and profitable.

Please click here if you would like to take advantage of this great opportunity.




Florida

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Florida Unclaimed FundsYou can charge 30% as a Florida Unclaimed Money Finder.

However, you are required to register as either a private investigator, CPA, or, attorney.

That doesn’t mean you can’t make money in Florida as an Unclaimed Money Finder if you are not one of the above professions.

There is currently more than $2 billion in unclaimed property being held by the state of Florida. That’s $2 billion!

This is mostly from dormant accounts in financial institutions, insurance and utility companies, securities and trust holdings.

In addition to money and securities, unclaimed property includes tangible property such as:
•watches
•jewelry
•coins
•currency
•stamps
•historical items and other miscellaneous articles from abandoned safe deposit boxes.

That’s a lot of unclaimed money being held and a lot of people to contact. You have two choices in Florida if you are not a private investigator, CPA, or attorney, actually three now that I think about it:

1. You can become one of the above professions
2. You can look for unclaimed money in other states even if you live in Florida
3. You can partner with one of the above professions.

Let’s face it, private investigators, CPA’s, and attorneys are just like you and me. They want extra money just like you and me. So, if you are determined to search for unclaimed money in Florida (and why wouldn’t you with the amount of money unclaimed?), then the best thing to do is partner with one of the above professions.

Just give one of them a call, if you know one, that is even better. Let them know what you would like to do and see what they say. If one of them turns you down, move on to the next one. Eventually you will get someone that would like to work with you.

Florida makes it easy for them to work as unclaimed money finders.

They even have a link called registered locator login where they log in and manage information:

https://www.fltreasurehunt.org/ControlServlet?ActionForm=GotoLocatorLogin

 

Please click here for information regarding registering as a:
private investigator,
CPA
or attornery

 

If you are interested in learning more about becoming an unclaimed  money finder (remember, you don’t have to look only in Florida) please click here.




Colorado

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You can charge up to 10% as a Colorado Unclaimed Money Finder.

Colorado’s Unclaimed Money Finder Laws are pretty simple and straightforward.

They are summarized here:

  • In Colorado, a contract to pay compensation for locating or assisting in the recovery of unclaimed funds is not enforceable for the first 24 months after the date the payment of delivery is made to the Treasury.
  • Any agreement to pay compensation to recover or assist in the recovery of property reported which is entered into more than 24 months after the date of payment or delivery is made to the Treasury, is enforceable. The set forth agreement must be in writing and signed by the owner of the property; must describe the property and must set forth the nature of the services to be provided.
  • The contract between the owner/heir and the finder is required to state that the apparent owner may directly file a claim for property with the administrator of a state’s Unclaimed Property Act, who in Colorado is the State Treasurer, with being charged a fee by the administrator.

If you’re feeling ambitious, you can read the entire Colorado Unclaimed Property Act here.

Colorado Unclaimed Money Finder Lists

Unclaimed Property & Estates of Deceased Owners

The State of Colorado has one list available that includes the items above, and is $305.00, which includes shipping. All discs will be mailed/delivered once payment is received. The office accepts cashier’s checks or money orders only. Checks should be made payable to: “Colorado Unclaimed Property Division”, 200 E. Colfax Ave. Room 141, Denver CO 80203-1722

Unclaimed Property Finder List Description

The Unclaimed Property Finder list is updated annually and is available on compact disk. Owners with names are listed on the compact disk listed alphabetically by the owner’s name or business name. The list has properties greater than 24 months per statute CRS 38-13-1302.

Amounts less than $500.00 are removed from the list. The list consists of the owner’s name, last known owner’s city/state, name of the institution that remitted the funds, the type of property, the year reported, the range of reported fund amount as shown online (for example, “Greater than $250”).

The division will no longer provide specific dollar amounts on the finder list. This change has been made to be consistent with what individual owners are seeing online compared to what the finder list provides. The list will be defaulted to the highest range- Greater than $250- in the dollar range for all listed properties.

Claims are processed by the Treasurer’s office. The Treasury will require documentation of ownership and/or heirship, proof of identification and a notarized signature from the owner or heir. The type of documentation will vary depending on the type of claim (i.e. owner, heir, business and the type of property).

A warrant will be issued to the owner or heir of the unclaimed property only after proof of ownership and, where appropriate, heirship has been established. The Treasury will only pay the owner or heir of the unclaimed funds. The law requires the Treasury to pay the rightful owner or his/her heir(s) and to obtain authentic and verified signatures from those individuals. A finder or locator must obtain information from his or her client about the progress of the claim in process. The Treasury will inform a third party or locator the status of the claim (CRS 38-13-1303) no further information will be provided other than to the rightful owner or heir.

With 500,000 residents owed more than $50 million dollars, the Colorado Treasury can’t return all of this money themselves.

 

 

 

Click here if you’re interested in becoming a Colorado Unclaimed Money Finder