[Lovey2]

I would want you to contact me....and then I can look at the sites and decide what I want to do.

[villagetinker]

OP, if you know these people, perhaps you could approach this during a friendly conversation, saying something like my (friend, relative, acquaintance) found they were due some money from (xyz site). I looked but nothing was owed to my, would you like to look up your name? Or something like that, this is an honest offer and if they are not computer literate, you can help them.
PS I took a look at the sites, and these appear to be legit, I was not aware of the second one as I had another site book marked that I check periodically.
PS I and my wife are from PA and now live in FL, and I have found "that we are due money" from HP, this is very OLD info and not valid. So if we happen to be the people, we know about it.

[TheVillageChicken]

This doesn't seem like an issue that needs to be decided by committee, but since it was submitted, I will state the obvious. Send an anonymous letter, and move on.

[Walt.]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

OP, if you know these people, perhaps you could approach this during a friendly conversation,.

No... don't know them. If they were friends I'd just tell them straight up "Hey, you got a pile of money waiting in Florida and Pennsylvania!" That would be a REALLY friendly conversation! Six their 15 Pennsylvania listings indicate that the amount held is over $100 (each listing). The 11 Florida listing don't show how much $$

[Laurie2]

Originally Posted by TheVillageChicken

This doesn't seem like an issue that needs to be decided by committee, but since it was submitted, I will state the obvious. Send an anonymous letter, and move on.

Ah, VillageChicken, not so obvious to me. So many, many shades of gray. (Or is it grey?) Just think of the wheels within wheels that could be set spinning with the arrival of an anonymous letter.

It is the stuff of a Seinfeld script.

Overthinking Laurie

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Laurie2

Ah, VillageChicken, not so obvious to me. So many, many shades of gray. (or is it grey?) Just think of the wheels within wheels that could be set spinning with the arrival of an anonymous letter.

It is the stuff of a Seinfeld script.

Overthinking Laurie

Hopefully there is no Kramer getting involved in this situation.

[Laurie2]

Originally Posted by Laurie2

Ah, VillageChicken, not so obvious to me. So many, many shades of gray. (Or is it grey?) Just think of the wheels within wheels that could be set spinning with the arrival of an anonymous letter.

It is the stuff of a Seinfeld script.

Overthinking Laurie

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Hopefully there is no Kramer getting involved in this situation.

Newman would have to deliver the letter. And what if George's dad was the recipient? Or his mother? Would his dad try to hide the windfall from his wife? Would his mother freak out with worry? Or Jerry's parents, in that retirement place in Florida where they moved?

(Oh my. Please forgive me for my tacky behavior -- quoting myself -- not to mention trying to take this thread on a ride. Slow day back at the ranch.)

Plot-thickening Laurie

PS: Walt is not a scammer. He has been around here forever. But I must say, this thread clearly reveals the potential for various scenarios. Human nature is a variable.

[bluedog103]

Originally Posted by Walt.

I was checking out some of the Florida listings today (links below) and noticed a person with 12 listings of state-held "unclaimed" money. It appears to probably be a parent and the children as trustees. The people are in the phone book at the same Villages address the state has listed. I cross checked with a nationwide government site and found a total of 26 listings for them. These appear to be dormant bank accounts, stock dividends, mutual funds, etc. It looks like quite a LOT of money

Anyhow... I would like to drop these people a note with the info that Florida (and Pennsylvania) has their money along with a printout of the pages where they're listed. They can simply click up the site, fill out the form and follow instructions, and get their money. Besides the folks with the 26 listings I've compiled a list of other multi-listing Villagers.
y wife is not in favor of contacting them. She figures they'll think it's a scam or I'm a stalker, and might create a problem. I have no interest in meeting or seeing these people. I don't want (and wouldn't take) any "finders fee" or reward. It annoys me that Florida is holding over $1,000,000,000 in "unclaimed" funds (pet peeve?). These funds are unclaimed only because people don't know they're out there. The state doesn't seem overly zealous in finding the rightful owners.

So... do I send them a letter or not?

The State of Florida is holding money belonging to each of the three Bee Gees, Marco Rubio, Miami Beach City Hall, and thousands of other individuals and businesses. What about you? Check out links below! If you recover some money please acknowledge it so folks can see it's possible.

Last winter I received a note from a person in NY with a name similar to mine informing me that my name was on an unclaimed money list in NY. Included in the note was how to access the list. I checked the list and sure enough my name was there. I followed the instructions and claimed my money. It wasn't a whole lot but it was better for me to have it than to have it claimed by NY State.
I didn't suspect a scam since they included the info about how to access the list. I was very appreciative.

[Colts Fan]

A letter with no return address and no signature, explaining what you found and the URL's of the sites couldn't hurt. You could suggest that they talk with their banker, attorney, or other financial advisor to help verify that the sites are legitimate and not scams. I think it's great that you want to connect them wth their dormant accounts.