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# Do They Have Your Money? How To Get It Back! (PSA)
- URL: https://bklyner.com/money-get-back-psa/
- Published: 2017-09-06T18:56:38.000Z
- Updated: 2017-09-06T20:11:31.000Z
- Author: Liena Zagare
- Tags: Announcements, Central Brooklyn, east flatbush, Eastern Brooklyn, Education, Lost & Found, Nonsponsored, North Western Brooklyn, northern brooklyn, Southern Brooklyn, NYS Comptroller's Office, unclaimed funds, #wp

New York State that is.

Staff from [New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office](http://www.osc.state.ny.us/ouf/index.htm?ref=bklyner.com) are holding community events to educate folks on how to search for lost and forgotten money, the [unclaimed funds.](http://www.osc.state.ny.us/ouf/index.htm?ref=bklyner.com) **“We return more than $1.5 million a day to residents across the state, but we want to do more. It’s your money, we want to give it back,” DiNapoli said.**

So far in 2017 they have returned over $300 million, but there are about $15 billion in unclaimed funds just sitting there. **The money mostly comes from old bank accounts, utility deposits, un-cashed checks and insurance claims. “Some accounts hold money that has been lost and forgotten since the 1940s”, Comptrollers office says.**

However, since none of the events are in Brooklyn, here is how to check for yourself.

**Comptroller’s [website lets you check online](https://ouf.osc.state.ny.us/ouf/?wicket-crypt=N8lIuXSaoI4&ref=bklyner.com), and you can check as an individual or as a company, or you can call 1-800-221-9311\. It’s super easy and you may be pleasantly surprised.**