<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp46e692fcyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div class="ydpb5ebff2cpasted-link"><p class="ydpb5ebff2cMsoNormal">Hello Gang,</p>
<p class="ydpb5ebff2cMsoNormal">Before I get to the subject of this email I would like to
offer a most sincere apology for its length.<span>
</span>The reason it’s so long is because I felt the need to not only give
numerus examples to show the potential here but also include enough detail to
help insure success for those this might be helpful to.<span> </span>With that said, here’s the email:</p>
<p class="ydpb5ebff2cMsoNormal">As I think we can all agree, building a submarine can be
rather pricy with some of us having to save for years before we can even start
and then not finishing as soon as we would like because we’re just a little
short on funds.<span> </span>I would like to suggest
here a *<i>possible solution</i>* for at least some of us.</p>
<p class="ydpb5ebff2cMsoNormal">I live in California (United States) and I have a habit of
running the names of people I meet through the California Unclaimed Property
database.<span> </span>I’m willing to bet that many
of you who live or have lived in California have never even heard of that
database (it’s been my experience that only about 1 person in 20 have even
heard of it, much less searched it).<span>
</span>It’s a database run by the State Controller’s Office.<span> </span>It’s where dormant bank accounts end up along
with things like stocks, bonds, uncashed checks, the contents of safe deposit
boxes that have been forgotten about, trust funds, paypal refunds, premium
refunds, estates, etc.</p>
<p class="ydpb5ebff2cMsoNormal">Here are a few of MANY examples of “found money” from the
database:</p>
<p class="ydpb5ebff2cMsoNormal">Back in 2012 when I was in the navy, I helped a sailor in my
detachment find $48 for herself before she looked up her sister in the database.<span> </span>Her sister was in there for over $5,200!<span> </span>Her sister found it utterly impossible to
believe that she had lost track of that kind of money.<span> </span>Any doubts she had vanished when the check
came 2 weeks later.</p>
<p class="ydpb5ebff2cMsoNormal">More recently I found about $600 for my Endodontist, $800
for the guy who did my taxes, $1,200 for my Dermatologist, $2,000 for my
astronomy professor, $4,200 for a lady I give a ride to church every Sunday, $7,200
for another lady at church and $9,000 for a guy on the church staff.<span> </span>In all 7 of these cases, none of these folks
had any clue the state was holding any money for them!<span> </span>Just a few months ago when searching the last
name of a lady in a prayer request that I received in my email, I found someone
who is in the database for over $81,000!<span>
</span>I wrote the family (now out of state) about it to let them know how to
find and claim it.<span> </span>I’m sure many of you
fondly remember our friend and fellow psubber Brian Cox who passed away a few
short years ago.<span> </span>As it turns out,
there’s a Cox Family Trust mentioned in the database (based on the address,
it’s definitely the property of Brian’s family).<span> </span>The uncashed interest checks total about
$1,000.<span> </span>I told Teri (Brian’s wife) about
the money and she’s now in the process of claiming it.<span> </span>A point I happened to make to her when
discussing this matter was the fact that these checks are “interest” from the
Trust…that makes me wonder what the principle must be like?!</p>
<p class="ydpb5ebff2cMsoNormal">You never know when you’re going to show up in the database
(so check every once in a while).<span> </span>My
mother showed up in the database 6 years after she died!<span> </span>The amount was $10,000.<span> </span>My sister and I were able to claim it as soon
as we sent in a copy of her will and death certificate.<span> </span></p>
<p class="ydpb5ebff2cMsoNormal">Don’t just look for yourself or family in the database, but
friends as well…who knows…maybe they would be happy to give you a finder’s fee!
</p>
<p class="ydpb5ebff2cMsoNormal"><b>Don’t just look for people in these databases!<span> </span>Businesses are there as well!</b><span> </span>I found $300 for my church that was “lost”
and $700 for a friend of mine at church who had a garbage disposal business
over 20 years ago!<span> </span>I found thousands
more for a realtor who was once trying to help me buy a house (the money was in
the name of his business).</p>
<p class="ydpb5ebff2cMsoNormal">You can reach the database for California by simply googling
“California unclaimed property” and clicking on the first link in the
results.<span> </span>Here’s the direct link for
those who don’t want to search google:<span> </span><a href="https://ucpi.sco.ca.gov/en/Property/SearchIndex" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ucpi.sco.ca.gov/en/Property/SearchIndex</a><u><span style="color:#0563C1;mso-themecolor:hyperlink"></span></u></p>
<p class="ydpb5ebff2cMsoNormal">While many states have their own unclaimed property
department, a large number are associated with <a href="http://www.missingmoney.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.missingmoney.com</a><span> </span>This isn’t my favorite website to hunt for
money (it can be a little frustrating at times) but it might be all some of you
get to try.<span> </span>One important fact to
remember when looking for unclaimed property: *<b><i>ALL LEGITIMATE DATABASE
SEARCHES ARE FREE*.<span> </span></i></b>There are
plenty of websites out there offering to “help” you for a “small fee” with your
search and asset recovery<b>, but you shouldn’t need any of them to get what it
rightfully yours.<span> </span>When looking for an
unclaimed property database, skip any web search results that have the word
“Sponsored” above them.</b></p>
<p class="ydpb5ebff2cMsoNormal">At the federal level (here in the US) you might take a look
at: https://www.usa.gov/unclaimed-money</p>
<p class="ydpb5ebff2cMsoNormal">Additionally, you might want to check on the county level
for any “lost” funds.<span> </span>For example, if
you ever lived in Los Angeles county, you can search for uncashed checks here: https://unclaimedchecks.lacounty.gov/Welcome<span class="ydpb5ebff2cMsoHyperlink"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb5ebff2cMsoNormal">One day when I had nothing better to do, I looked for a
friend of mine in that database.<span> </span>I
didn’t find her, but I did find a young lady who lost a $5,000 check.<span> </span>Since her address was also listed, I thought
I would see if she was in the phone book.<span>
</span>She was and I gave her a call.<span>
</span>She was happy to find out about the money and asked for my address so
she could send me a “finder’s fee”.<span> </span>I
gave her my address but never got a dime (lol).</p>
<p class="ydpb5ebff2cMsoNormal">When searching ANY unclaimed property database, <b>start
with as little information as possible (just first and last name) in order to
cast as wide a net as possible</b>.<span> </span>If
too many results show up, then filter them by adding things like the name of
the city that you live in or have lived in.<span>
</span>You’ll find this to be true for unclaimed property databases in Canada,
Europe, Australia, and other places as well.</p>
<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I’m certain there’s money waiting for some of you out
there!<span> </span>In some cases, it will be
pennies, in other cases it may be enough to start or finish a sub.<span> </span>If you do happen to find anything let the rest of us know
how much you’ve found (if you think it will encourage others to look)! <span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Happy hunting, Good Luck and God bless!</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Jim</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">PS Justin Helland, If you happen to be reading this, please contact me at: genprobe@yahoo.com. I've got some sub parts you can have (through hull connections, a hatch o-ring and more) if you think they would be of use in your building your K350.</span></span></div>
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