Alaska Unclaimed Money

Lost financial assets are turned-over to the treasury department of each state after a certain dormancy period, including Alaska. The number of years these assets have to be dormant depends on the type of of asset and on each individual state's local laws.

Alaska unclaimed money dormancy periods include: 1 year for utilities and safety deposit box contents, 3 years for things like mineral proceeds and interest, 5 for checking and savings accounts and stock shares, and 7 years for non-bank money orders. The longest dormancy period is 15 years for traveler's checks.

Of course unclaimed money can come from (but is not limited to) cash or property like cashiers checks, securities, stocks, safe deposit box contents, lost cash dividends, un-cashed money orders, unused gift certificates, unclaimed insurance benefits, court deposits, mineral royalty payments, dormant savings and checking accounts, found utility deposits, payroll checks, credits, and unclaimed security deposits.

Given the variety of properties that could be now classified as "unclaimed", it could take you a lifetime to physically track it down. Luckily, there's no need for you to fly all the way to Alaska to claim your lost money - just get on a computer with internet access and let your fingers do the work. Be warned though, as in many other places in the world, there are also a lot of unscrupulous people on the web out make a fast buck. They charge you per every single search, so it's easy to spend 20, 30 bucks and come-up with nothing.

There are some useful unclaimed money sites, which show how to do effective searches for a minimal ONE TIME fee. It's really your decision on how to go about searching for your money - just do it and get what's rightfully yours.