Search Tips

Name Search

Start with LAST NAME and FIRST NAME Search.*

Can’t find your name?

Try LAST NAME and First Initial of FIRST NAME
Have Two First/Last Names or a Hyphenated name? (e.g. Jane Doe-Smith)
1. Try both names together with hyphen (e.g. Doe-Smith)
2. Try both names together with a space (e.g. Doe Smith)
3. Try both names together without a space (e.g. DoeSmith)
Do you use a nickname? (e.g. Patrick to Pat or Anthony to Tony)
Is your name frequently misspelled or you have documentation in which the account title was spelled incorrectly? Try the misspelling.

*Spelling, spaces, and punctuations may affect search result.

Refine Your Search

Use the Advanced Name Search if your first search doesn’t work. You can filter the results by including the city.

Try LAST NAME and FIRST NAME* (and any variations of) and CITY**
Sometimes cities will be abbreviated (ex: Brooklyn to BKLYN)
Sometimes cities will have different variations (ex: New York City, Manhattan, NYC)
Be specific: Try narrowing search (ex: try the specific boroughs of New York City- Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island)
Include current and previous addresses in the city search.

*Spelling, spaces, and punctuations may affect search result

**If your search produces a lot of results, filter the results by including the city.

Claims for Organizations

Start with ORGANIZATION NAME
Organization names may be abbreviated (ex. AT&T or A T & T or Amer Tel & Tel)

If you’re still having trouble, we can help!

If you think there are unclaimed funds for you, your organization or business, but can’t find it on our list, you can send us:

a letter explaining what type of funds you’re looking for;
a completed claim form; and
copies of the documents that support your claim.

*Spelling, spaces, and punctuations may affect search result.

OUF Code

Search by the OUF Code if you received a letter from us. This will narrow your search results to only the item we wrote to you about. The OUF code is a system generated identifier for specific unclaimed funds items. It does not refer to original account numbers.

Check Claim Status Search

A Claim Reference Number is a series of numbers assigned by our office to a claim. After your initial correspondence is received, your claim is established and an acknowledgment letter is generated and mailed to you. You can locate the Claim Reference Number in the upper right hand side of this letter or any other correspondence mailed to you from this office. A Claim Reference Number does not represent an OUF Code and is not used as a Confirmation Number.

A Confirmation Number is a series of numbers assigned by the Lost Money Online Application to a claim. You will receive this number on the confirmation page of your claim. You can locate the Confirmation Number in the top left corner of the confirmation page and/or in the generated email if you provided an email address. A Web Confirmation Number does not represent an OUF Code and is not used as a Claim Reference Number.