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    The Little Book of Missing Money: A Quick and Easy Guide to Finding Money that is Rightfully Yours
    The Little Book of Missing Money: A Quick and Easy Guide to Finding Money that is Rightfully Yours
    The Little Book of Missing Money: A Quick and Easy Guide to Finding Money that is Rightfully Yours
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    The Little Book of Missing Money: A Quick and Easy Guide to Finding Money that is Rightfully Yours

    By Mary Pitman

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    The Little Book of Missing Money is a consumer's guide to the many tricks one can use to find money that belongs to them plus more than 100 places they can look. This is not about government grants. This is about money that belongs to individuals, charities and businesses, both large and small.
    It offers advice to avoid finder's fees and scams, ways to prevent your money from going to the state, what your state allows finders to charge, and more.
    The down side to this comprehensive resource is it becoming a favorite reference book of professional finders that charge people for helping them get their money back from some of the many places it can hide. Mary's mission is to teach people how to do this on their own.
    "It's not a one time thing," she says. "People need to look at least once a year because new listings are added all the time. They need this information because some listings have time limits."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateNov 29, 2013
    ISBN9780991193608
    The Little Book of Missing Money: A Quick and Easy Guide to Finding Money that is Rightfully Yours
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    Mary Pitman

    Consumer advocate Mary Pitman created the first edition of The Little Book of Missing Money in November 2010. Since then, she has continued to monitor changes in the unclaimed property field, updating the book as necessary. Mary has spent most of her life as a nurse. She has always been an advocate for her patients and now brings that heart of a nurse to being an advocate for her readers.

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    The Little Book of Missing Money - Mary Pitman

    Welcome!

    I know you want to get right into how to search for and find money on www.unclaimed.org and the other sites I recommend.

    Good luck on your treasure hunt! Email your success stories to themissingmoneylady@gmail.com and I’ll post them on www.TheLittleBookOfMissingMoney.com. Inspire others!

    Keep up with the latest developments

    Follow me on Twitter @MaryFindsMoney for updates as they become available.

    Like MissingMoneyBook on Facebook, where I post information about deadlines for filing and other missing money tidbits.

    Third edition

    © Copyright 2013. All rights reserved. No portion may be copied, forwarded or reproduced in any format without the written consent of the author.

    All names and marks mentioned in this print or digital book are the trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

    Do the Right Thing Publishing

    ISBN: 9780991193608

    Contents

    Success Stories

    Foreword

    Preface

    Introduction

    The Terminology

    Finder’s Fees—to pay or not to pay

    Avoid Missing Money Scams

    71 SEARCH TIPS

    The Basics

    The Name Game

    Charities and Churches

    Hospitals

    Businesses and Corporations

    Local, State and Federal Government

    101 PLACES TO LOOK

    The Government

    Social Security Administration

    IRS Refunds

    Veterans Administration

    Financial Management Services

    USA.gov

    Courts

    US Bankruptcy Court

    Canadian Bankruptcy Unclaimed Funds

    Class Action Lawsuits

    Child Support Payments

    Florida

    Illinois—Cook County

    Illinois—Will County

    Michigan

    North Carolina

    Ohio—Franklin County

    Oregon

    South Carolina

    Wisconsin

    Banking, Financial Services, Stocks

    National Credit Union Administration

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

    Savings Bonds

    Stocks

    Investors Claims Funds

    Housing and Urban Development/FHA Refunds

    Safe Deposit Boxes

    Performance Royalties

    Music Publishing

    EMI

    Sony

    Universal

    Warner Music Group

    Professional Organizations/Union

    Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies

    SAG/AFTRA Foreign Royalties/US Royalties

    Director’s Guild of America

    Writer’s Guild of America

    Recording Artists Royalties

    Screen Actors Guild

    Performing Rights Organizations

    American Society of Composers, Authors and Performers

    Broadcast Music, Inc.

    SESAC

    Sound Exchange

    Preventing Lost Royalty Payments

    Retirement Benefits

    Stale-dated checks

    Terminated 401K Plans

    National Registry of Unclaimed Retirement Benefits

    Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

    Federal Employees Retirement System/Civil Service Retirement System

    Thrift Savings Plans

    US Railroad Retirement Board

    NY State Deferred Compensation Plan

    SC Retirement System Unclaimed Funds

    Wisconsin State Retirement

    Other State Retirement Programs

    Life Insurance

    Life Insurance Searches

    The American Council of Life Insurers

    New York Life Unclaimed Assets

    Veterans Life Insurance

    Survivor Benefits

    Federal Employee Retirement System Death Benefits

    Ohio Department of Insurance

    Louisiana Department of Insurance

    Medical Information Bureau

    The Lost Life Insurance Finder Expert

    FindYourPolicy.com

    International Unclaimed Property Sites

    Canada

    Bank of Canada

    British Columbia

    Quebec

    Alberta

    Nova Scotia Intestate Unclaimed Funds

    Nova Scotia Credit Union Deposit Insurance Corporation

    Ontario

    Bankruptcy Court of Canada

    United Kingdom

    Bona Vacantia

    Citizen’s Advice Bureau

    Pension Tracking Service

    Investment Management Association

    Unclaimed Assets Register

    Ireland

    France

    Switzerland

    Australia

    Australian Tax Office

    New Zealand

    Malaysia

    Jamaica

    India

    Kenya

    Compensation Funds

    Holocaust Survivors

    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act

    Vaccine Injury Compensation Act

    9/11 Victim Compensation Fund

    Disaster Money

    Victims of Violent Crimes

    Miscellaneous Money

    Gift Cards

    Escheat Estates

    Unclaimed Criminal Restitution

    Lawyer Trust Accounts

    United States Free Public Directory

    Unpaid Foreign Claims

    Native American Indians

    Oil and Mineral Royalties

    Old Stock Certificates

    Postal Money Orders

    Lost Luggage

    Recovered Stolen Property

    Tips to prevent your money from going to the state

    Change of Name/Address Checklist

    State Contact Information

    States

    US Territories

    Canada

    AFTERWORD

    Book Mary Pitman/Bulk Sales

    Success Stories

    Antoinette Furst, San Diego, CA – I’m an MBA who has always been meticulous with my finances. So when I heard from Mary that I had over $1100 in unclaimed funds with the state, I definitely didn’t believe it. After a little research on my own, I came to find that Mary had uncovered money that was indeed mine that for sure would have been lost forever had she not contacted me. Mary’s search tactics and knowledge of where to uncover lost money and how to do it is uncanny and hands down unlike anyone that exists today.

    Kathie Nelson, Beaverton, OR – Mary Pitman is a rock star. I don’t know exactly how Mary does it but she is able to find money like no one I’ve ever seen!

    Stephanie Miles, East Saint Louis, MO – I am elated and grateful to have found $1,300 in my dad’s name. This money will be useful in providing homecare for my elderly mom.

    Annemarie Schuetz – My mother-in-law died so fast she had no time to get records in order. My sister-in-law and I are SURE that there is more money out there. Now we can find it -- without hiring anyone. Thank you for this. What a difference you must be making for people.

    Germaine Leonard, FL – I found $646 from an insurance policy my parents bought when I was young. My sister found the money for me by going to Michigan’s State Treasury. All I had to do was claim it. Thank you, Mary, for letting people know the possibilities.

    George Maher, Vero Beach, FL – Just got in and found an e-mail from a friend who listened to Mary on my broadcast yesterday. She followed Mary’s simple instructions and found money within 3 minutes of beginning her search! This works!!!

    Cina Wong, Handwriting expert, Norfolk, VA – The Missing Money Lady helped me find money when I was sure I didn’t have any unclaimed funds. Wow, was I glad I was wrong! Buy the book. In the end, if you find unclaimed funds, the book will be free and you many have money left over.

    Steve Olsher, Author: Internet Prophets, Chicago, IL – Mary helped me save over $3,000 in finder’s fees by showing me exactly what to do to claim $10,000+ owed to one of my companies. Everyone should read this book!!

    BullDog, Radio Personality, WOCM – One of the most eye-opening books I’ve read in years. Mary makes it easy to understand and I recovered almost $2,000!

    Hank Guarenti, Fullerton, CA – I had never even heard of missing money until Mary told me she found $1440.56 for me. I received the refund in less than four weeks. Thank you, Mary!

    Christopher M. Dermody, DMD, Vero Beach, FL, found his money using search tip # 16 from the book and said, Getting this money was easier than pulling a tooth with bone loss.

    Foreword

    The expression Money makes the world go round may be true, but some of it seems to get lost along the way. The whereabouts of some financial accounts goes astray as does our car keys. Sometimes lost monies are held by companies or institutions we don’t know … and just as importantly … that don’t know us.

    Mary Pitman has made an extraordinary effort to help make sense of the myriad of destinations where missing money collects and how to go about searching for and claiming what it is rightfully yours. The Little Book of MISSING MONEY makes clear where to look and how to begin your search.

    There are millions of dollars being held as unclaimed tax refunds, court settlements, investment accounts, retirement accounts, and more. Helping people get their money from their retirement plans is of particular interest to PenChecks, a leading company providing professional distribution services for retirement plans. PenChecks has understood for nearly two decades that when retirement plans terminate or when previous employees move, it can be difficult to reunite individuals with their money. As a public service, PenChecks established the National Registry of Unclaimed Retirement Benefits as an online database to allow anyone to search for unclaimed retirement accounts associated with their social security number.

    PenChecks is also concerned about the status of unclaimed retirement benefits that take the form of uncashed checks. These are benefit distributions that

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