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Despite efforts of award winning WV State Treasurer John Perdue to reunite forgotten funds that belong to his state's residents however, there is still approximately 110 million dollars waiting to be discovered in WV alone.

The WV unclaimed money total is so large for the same reasons the national unclaimed money from lost assets has climbed to over $33 billion. According to State Treasurer John Perdue, unclaimed money can come from several sources – mainly because people just simply forgot about them. "They may have a paycheck coming to them that they didn't realize or some stock their grandparents purchased when they were a child and it was forgotten in a safety deposit box," Perdue says. "There are all kinds of unclaimed property examples where money was forgotten."

Whatever the reason, residents of 'The Mountain State' always need to do an unclaimed money search in WV and other states. The most convenient and easiest way is to do this on the web with the aid of a legitimate unclaimed money expert who can teach you the proper methods of doing thorough and effective searches for your unclaimed money as well as pre-escheat property (lost assets that have not yet been turned over to the state).

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Have you ever wondered what becomes of forgotten bank accounts and other financial assets whose owners (or relatives of said owners) can't be located? The Unclaimed Property Law requires businesses and financial institutions to hand them over to the government after a certain 'dormancy period'. These monies then remain in the hands of the State Treasury until the true owners come for them. The law also requires states to make efforts in getting the lost money back to their rightful owners. Some states show more diligence than others when it comes to this and the state of WV regularly places among the country's top 10 in rate of return, according to a recent press release by the State's Treasury Dept.

Jubilant West Virginians all over the state have been getting unclaimed money checks from financial assets they lost track of over the years . In Harrison County, a total of $193,563 has been given back to several residents of the state in fewer than 3 weeks – this according to a recent report. In Beckley, a total of $220,000 in West Virginia unclaimed money checks were given out, and a South Charleston senior citizen was given $23,000 worth of U.S. Savings Bonds that were in her deceased sister's name. "To receive $23,000 that you basically didn't know existed is quite nice," said Anne McConihay. "I had heard things about those bonds through the years but never saw any of them." stated the 84-year-old McConihay who also owned bonds bought by her father but does not exactly remember what happened to them. "Ms. McConihay's situation is a perfect example of why states should be given the responsibility of returning these bonds," noted State Treasurer Perdue. "This money belongs to people, not the federal government. And states already have the systems and expertise in place to complete this mission."

After receiving $117 thousand from the State Treasurer's Office, Andy Bragg, of Southern West Virginia Paving said, "We were very surprised when the State Treasurer's office called and told us they might have some unclaimed property that belonged to us."

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After getting $117 thousand from the State Treasury Office, Andy Bragg, of Southern West Virginia Paving said, "We were very surprised when the State Treasurer's office called and told us they might have some unclaimed property that belonged to us."

Despite efforts of award winning WV State Treasurer John Perdue to reunite missing money belonging to his state's residents however, there is still roughly $110 million waiting to be located in WV alone.

The WV unclaimed funds total is so massive for the same reasons the national unclaimed funds from lost assets has amassed to over 33 billion dollars. According to State Treasurer John Perdue, unclaimed funds can arrive from a variety of sources – mostly because people just simply forgot about them. "They may have a paycheck coming to them that they didn't realize or some stock their grandparents purchased when they were a child and it was forgotten in a safety deposit box," Perdue says. "There are all kinds of unclaimed property examples where money was forgotten."

Whatever the reason, residents of 'The Mountain State' always need to do an unclaimed funds search in WV and other states. The easiest and most convenient way is to do this on the web with the aid of a legitimate unclaimed funds expert who can teach you the proper methods of doing thorough and effective searches for your unclaimed funds as well as pre-escheat properties (lost assets that have not yet been handed over to the state).

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(Part 1 of 2)

Have you ever wondered what happens to forgotten bank accounts and other financial assets whose owners (and relatives of said owners) can't be found? The Unclaimed Property Law requires businesses and financial institutions to hand them over to the government after a certain 'dormancy period'. These monies then remain in the hands of the State Treasury until the rightful owners come for them. The law also requires states to make efforts in reuniting the lost money with their rightful owners. Some states show more efficiency than others when it comes to this and the state of WV routinely places among the nation's top 10 in rate of return, according to a recent statement by the State's Treasury Dept.

Jubilant West Virginia Residents all over the state have been receiving unclaimed funds checks from financial assets they forgot about of over the years . In Harrison County, a total of $193,563 has been given back to several residents of the state in fewer than 3 weeks – this according to a recent report. In Beckley, a total of $220 thousand in West Virginia unclaimed money checks were handed out, and a South Charleston senior citizen was given $23 thousand worth of U.S. Savings Bonds that had originally belonged to her now deceased sister. "To receive $23,000 that you basically didn't know existed is quite nice," said Anne McConihay. "I had heard things about those bonds through the years but never saw any of them." stated the 84-year-old McConihay who also owned bonds bought by her father but does not exactly recall what became of them. "Ms. McConihay's situation is a perfect example of why states should be given the responsibility of returning these bonds," noted State Treasurer Perdue. "This money belongs to people, not the federal government. And states already have the systems and expertise in place to complete this mission."

(to be continued)

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