Ever wonder if a government agency or private company owes you money? It's pretty easy to find out. All you need to do is logon to PoliceAutions.com then go to Government Utilities, click on "Unclaimed Money," and choose the state in which you live or have lived in and enter the required information. Within seconds you will see whether or not there is money owed to you and needing to be claimed.

A PoliceAuctions.com employee was able to locate over $1300.00 held by California for his father that is waiting to be claimed. Some of the monies needed claiming dated back 20 years ago. Another employee at PoliceAuctions.com located over $70 that was due to him because of an insurance rebate that he never received.

Most people don’t know this, but when a company owes you money and they can’t find you for disbursement, they don’t get to keep the money. Instead, they have to turn the money over to the state. The state then holds the money as unclaimed money until the person comes along and claims it. This is actually a common occurrence and there are many millions of dollars held by the states for individuals that simply need to put in a claim form.

The whole claim process is rather simple. Once the member decides to claim the money, they can either fill out the form on line or print it out and mail it in to the proper authorities. Please note this method of claiming money may vary from state to state.

Finding unclaimed money can be like receiving a free lunch with no strings attached. It takes a while to get the money, sometimes six months or more, but who cares? Funds that are claimed can easily help families with mortgage payments, rent, school supplies, and pay off some debt or even finance a nice family vacation, so go ahead and search for it; after all, it’s your money.