San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector Larry Cohen Thursday opened “San Diego’s Largest Lost & Found” to promote the county’s annual unclaimed monies claim period.
Standing in front of the county’s historic 1930s bank vault door, Cohen announced more than $1,011,000 is owed to 2,200 potential claimants, including individuals, businesses, nonprofits and other organizations.
“Every dollar in our Unclaimed Monies Program belongs to someone,” Cohen said. “Our job is to safeguard those funds until we can reunite them with their rightful owners. That’s why we’ve transformed our historic bank vault into San Diego’s Largest Lost & Found — to remind people that money they didn’t even know they were missing could be waiting for them.”
According to the county, the largest possible claim is worth more than $27,000, and the smallest claim amount is $15.
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The period to claim the money runs through October 11, during which time, anyone can search the list of unclaimed items and learn how to file a claim by going to www.sdttc.com.
“Many people are surprised to discover they have money waiting to be claimed,” Cohen said. “It could belong to you, a family member, a business you own, or even an organization you’re connected with. I encourage everyone to take just a few minutes to search the list. You never know what you might find.”
Unclaimed funds can accumulate in various ways, such as overpaid taxes, or in situations involving people and organizations doing business with the county or receiving county services, officials said.
If no claim is made after several years, the funds revert to the county. Officials said while the county works to return the money, some refunds go unclaimed.
San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector Larry Cohen Thursday opened "San Diego's Largest Lost & Found" to promote the county's annual unclaimed monies claim period.
Standing in front of the county's historic 1930s bank vault door, Cohen announced more than $1,011,000 is owed to 2,200 potential claimants, including individuals, businesses, nonprofits and other organizations.
"Every dollar in our Unclaimed Monies Program belongs to someone," Cohen said. "Our job is to safeguard those funds until we can reunite them with their rightful owners. That's why we've transformed our historic bank vault into San Diego's Largest Lost & Found -- to remind people that money they didn't even know they were missing could be waiting for them."
According to the county, the largest possible claim is worth more than $27,000, and the smallest claim amount is $15.
The period to claim the money runs through October 11, during which time, anyone can search the list of unclaimed items and learn how to file a claim by going to www.sdttc.com.
"Many people are surprised to discover they have money waiting to be claimed," Cohen said. "It could belong to you, a family member, a business you own, or even an organization you're connected with. I encourage everyone to take just a few minutes to search the list. You never know what you might find."
Unclaimed funds can accumulate in various ways, such as overpaid taxes, or in situations involving people and organizations doing business with the county or receiving county services, officials said.
If no claim is made after several years, the funds revert to the county. Officials said while the county works to return the money, some refunds go unclaimed.