Get Rich Slowly wrote a great article earlier this year about finding and claiming missing money. The article describes how individuals can use MissingMoney.com to locate and recover unclaimed property records.

MissingMoney.com is a great search tool that allows users to claim missing property from a search results set. The site uses state databases to track unclaimed property.  To start searching, the user simply enters his/her last name and hits “GO”. The site retrieves all unclaimed pieces of property under that last name and allows the user to click on any items that match his/her name. Clicking on these items allow the user to review high-level details about the property and then presents the opportunity to claim the item from the site.

This is a pretty easy way to increase revenue if you ask me.

Note: The US Government provides a similar service, but lacks MissingMoney.com’s interface appeal and ease of use.