Delaware Unclaimed Money

Some states are launching outreach programs to heighten public awareness of the presence of these lost assets. The Delaware State Treasurer's office has even made efforts to put assets like income tax returns into the hands of their owners pre-escheat, or before they get lost. But despite their best efforts, it's unlikely they'll be checking all sources of Delaware unclaimed money.

Delaware State Treasurer Jack Markell is justifiably proud of the state's earned income tax credit campaign, aimed at returning money to it's rightful owners, and has returned MILLIONS to Delawareans. But again, unclaimed property comes from many other sources beyond tax credits, such as:

• unclaimed insurance benefits


• unclaimed security deposits


• cash or property like cashiers checks


• court deposits


• stocks


• payroll checks


• credits


• dormant savings and checking accounts


• uncashed money orders


• unused gift certificates


• safe deposit box contents


• lost cash dividends


• mineral royalty payments


• found utility deposits


• securities

Again, the state of Delaware is to be commended for it's efforts in returning missing money in the form of tax returns, but that's only part of the equation.

You should ALWAYS search for your unclaimed money on your own to guarantee you've exhausted all possibilities. But don't be fooled in to thinking you can just search your name at one of the many web sites out there claiming to have a "database" and think your search is over.

Many found money web sites will claim to let you search a "national unclaimed property database". But they're misleading you, because no such database exists, and the "databases" they use are often filled with bogus data. Additionally, many of these sites will attempt to charge you "per search" fees, and other bogus fees.