Unclaimed Property
Frank Caprio has an exciting announcement for every Rhode Islander. The state is holding over $124 million in unclaimed property, and some of it could be yours.
In order to protect consumers, RI State law requires businesses to turn over inactive financial accounts to the Office of the General Treasurer. Currently, we are holding more than $124 million in unclaimed property. Some of this money could belong to you! Many people do not realize they have unclaimed property. To make it easy for you to determine whether or not you may have unclaimed property click here to search our unclaimed property database. You can also view a tutorial on How to Search the Unclaimed Property Database.
He also offers a warning about “heirfinder” organizations which bilk people out of a portion of their money for doing a 20 second internet search. You can do the search for free all by yourself by going to the Office of the General Treasurer’s website.