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Escheatment of personal property
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Posted on 11/10/2017 8:19:09 AM PST by ProudFossil

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To: ProudFossil

Straight up theft of the highest order. Only slightly less evil than property tax and Idi Amin.


21 posted on 11/10/2017 8:38:30 AM PST by refreshed (But we preach Christ crucified... 1 Corinthians 1:23)
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To: ProudFossil

Maybe it’s time to consolidate these accounts into a more manageable size or better yet have a financial adviser assist you with your problem.


22 posted on 11/10/2017 8:39:53 AM PST by BipolarBob
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To: ProudFossil
Common to every state.

My old forgotten stocks went to the state. Not a problem getting them back.

You should go to your state website and search your name. Sometimes people move and they can't find you and so there's no notification.

24 posted on 11/10/2017 8:49:05 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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They don't take it....not one penny. They hold it. Thousands of people have forgotten bank accounts, stocks etc.

Our state advertised the claims department. I found some old stocks worth about $600. After my haul, I went to the Town and got the word out. One girl got $400. Another got $250.

Everyone....go to your state website and look for claims...plug in your name....easy...

25 posted on 11/10/2017 8:59:19 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: ProudFossil

Remove $100, then deposit it back after 30 days.

Do this every 5 years.

And if you’re concerned the state will follow through in spite of these actions, simply cash it out.

Then start a new account.

This stuff is not complicated.


26 posted on 11/10/2017 9:25:17 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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Maybe it’s time to consolidate these accounts


It surely is There is no point in having that many funds.


27 posted on 11/10/2017 9:31:16 AM PST by sparklite2 (-)
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To: ProudFossil

Nope. This has been around since the sixties


28 posted on 11/10/2017 9:57:59 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Fai Mao

the theory being that they needed the money more than you do (obviously because you didn’t spend it fast enough.) Not belonging to them does not matter...


29 posted on 11/10/2017 10:03:53 AM PST by richardtavor
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To: ProudFossil

No, depending on which state you are in, they have been stealing people’s assets like this for a long time. I’ve read stories about the State seizing people’s stock holdings that were using the dividends in retirement, and they couldn’t get it back. California used to be really bad, I don’t know if they have reformed. There have been websites set up where you can look up unclaimed assets.


30 posted on 11/10/2017 10:07:30 AM PST by Rusty0604
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I had the same thing happen to me with a saving account that was attached to a checking account that I use constantly. I didn’t make any deposits or withdraws from the savings part for about two years and I received a letter saying the money would be confiscated soon if I didn’t respond.

We live in corrupt society. Criminals in corporations and government have taken away our rights. There is no justice in our civil legal system, it’s simply judgments for sale to whoever pays more money into the corrupt lawyer/judge network.

Look at Civil Forfeiture. Blatantly un-Constitutional government theft that Congress refuses to take action on despite public outrage for well over ten years.


31 posted on 11/10/2017 10:19:55 AM PST by WatchungEagle
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To: Sacajaweau
They get nothing. They basically hold it until you make a claim.

If it is cash such as abandoned checking or saving accounts the state puts it into an account so that they get the interest. Stocks and funds are different based on which state it is.
32 posted on 11/10/2017 10:51:25 AM PST by Delphster
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To: ProudFossil

This was posted a few days ago in FR:
http://nypost.com/2017/11/06/a-chilling-tale-of-how-easy-it-is-for-banks-to-lose-your-money/


33 posted on 11/10/2017 10:54:51 AM PST by pluvmantelo (Open eyes, mind and heart. On the straight path.)
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In NC if a customer is owed a refund say cable bill and cable company can’t locate the customer it is sent to the Escheat fund to earn interest for the Gubs until you reclaim it. Same with “abandoned” accounts. You will get it back but the State wants to earn a little interest on your money.


34 posted on 11/10/2017 12:35:06 PM PST by Hyman Roth
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Obama already took care of that, at the G20 Australia Summit, before he left office! ALL leaders at G20 Summit signed away all savings and monies after a certain amount, which I think is close to 80,000 pounds (Euro$), so maybe $100000 USA.

Zero Hedge wrote an article, among others, after the Summit which should have gotten a lot more attention. The leaders signed an agreement with banks, that another crash like 2008 would make all monies above that amount, BANK ASSETS! Which means they can take it, and not give it back!

You can go to Zero Hedge and look for archived articles for that G20 Summit in Australia and Bank Assets agreement. I don’t remember the name of article but I sure told all that I knew about it! Does it include 401Ks? I think so, but not 100% sure, it was a few years ago ,2014!

Here is one link on it, however Zero Hedge article was real clear!
http://www.thecommonsenseshow.com/2014/11/16/the-money-in-your-bank-account-was-stolen-this-morning/


35 posted on 11/10/2017 4:59:14 PM PST by Ambrosia ( Independent Voter- Southern as grits...Not politically correct! Facts first!)
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To: Responsibility2nd

http://www.thecommonsenseshow.com/2014/11/16/the-money-in-your-bank-account-was-stolen-this-morning/

Obama and All world leaders at G20 Summit in Australia 2014; read article, however Zero Hedge had best info in 2014.


36 posted on 11/10/2017 5:00:41 PM PST by Ambrosia ( Independent Voter- Southern as grits...Not politically correct! Facts first!)
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To: ProudFossil

My very elderly mother had a couple of accounts turned over to the state for inactivity but it was quick and easy to get the money back.


37 posted on 11/10/2017 5:04:05 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: ProudFossil
The state isn't seizing your money. Even if it is "seized", you can get it back, though it usually becomes cash when it goes there, not an investment

Check with your state regulator, or your local state representative. They love to help with these things. Find out the necessary reason to consider your property abandoned. Every state is different, but in many the trigger is returned mail. The fact that you've contacted the fund may be all you have to do, but find that out. Or it may not. The underlying concept of these laws was to protect the owners of lost or abandoned property, or their heirs. Most states have websites of these accounts, and I've know of state representatives who take the lists and inform their constituents of these lost accounts. Of course once there, the state gets to use your money for free.

38 posted on 11/10/2017 5:12:24 PM PST by SJackson (The Pilgrims—Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn’t do !)
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