With so many people out of work right now in the midst of the global pandemic, we could all use a small financial boost. One simple thing that everyone should do is verify that you have no unclaimed money in your state's treasury coffers by waiting for them to notice it and file a claim. There could be money that belongs to you! I just checked and found $ 150 withheld on my behalf. A friend found $ 500!
To be clear, this is your money. It is not a scam or a sales pitch. It is money that tried to be sent to you, but somehow it was not delivered. For example, if at any time an insurance company tried to send you $ 50 as a refund, but you moved, the state treasurer must legally hold the money for a period.
Each state has a portal where citizens can search for themselves. Actually, you can search for any name … but you cannot claim someone else's money.
So … because this is CelebrityNetWorth and because we only have free time, we thought it would be fun to search for some celebrities on the California portal.
We search for celebrities with unique names or different legal names to make sure we don't find random people with famous names. For example, there are actually FOUR Tom Cruises in California that have unclaimed money. But you must remember that the real name of the celebrity Tom Cruise is actually Thomas Mapother IV. Also, by the way, one of the other Tom Cruises must verify your unclaimed property because you are owed three separate Health Net of California reimbursements in the amount of $ 1803.90, $ 714.00 and $ 125.00. That is not insignificant money!
To verify your unclaimed property, simply Google "[your state name] search for unclaimed property"And you should see your state's portal. If you've lived in multiple states, check multiple states! You may find that you are owed hundreds of dollars from an insurance company, bank or credit union closing, tax refunds not delivered, back wages, pension money … who knows!
And by the way, be careful not to be fooled by a scam. If someone or somewhere says they are part of the government and can send you unclaimed money for a fee, it is a scam.
Anyway, just for fun, here are 20 celebrities who have unclaimed money just in the California Treasury 🙂
Lady Gaga
Legally known as Stefani Germanotta, Gaga has several claims on the California Treasury, five to be exact. Four of them are balances of $ 100, $ 23.65, $ 100, and $ 0.93 from American Express prepaid gift cards and are listed as non-redeemed gift cards. The highest is $ 472.70 from GEPCB LLC, DBA Entertainment Partners, which is a payroll service for the entertainment industry, and is listed as Salary, Payroll, Salary. Sure, Lady Gaga has a net worth of $ 320 million, but who doesn't want free money owed to them?
Duck
We are looking at Aubrey Graham and we are pretty sure that people of the same name who do not reside in Los Angeles who are owed $ 0.93 from Green Dot Bank, $ 1.95 from PayPal and $ 0.93 from Amazon are not Drake. The $ 3,183.00 owed to an address in Los Angeles that tracks like a skyscraper in Westwood appears to be the real Drake. Your unclaimed property is from the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services. Of course, Drake has a net worth of $ 180 million, but when you have a 747 private jet … every little bit counts.
Floyd Mayweather
Boxer Floyd Mayweather may want to check the unclaimed property database. With a net worth of $ 505 million, you probably don't NEED the $ 93.69 that the State of Nevada owes you, but at the same time, it all helps, right?
Bite
The only Gordon Sumner, also known as Sting, has two unclaimed amounts floating around. You are owed $ 141.65 from Fireman & # 39; s Fund Insurance Company. As you can see below, you also owe Warner Brothers $ 9.90. Another fun fact from Sting: Did you know you earn around $ 2,000 a day, every day of the year, from the royalties from "Every Breath You Take"? Kind of encouragement to be honest. But still … get your STING money!
Rihanna
AKA Robyn Rihanna Fenty, the singer / businesswoman has over a dozen claims out there! For some reason they owe you $ 0.93 from Facebook. The rest are unclaimed wages from NBC, Warner Brothers, and GEP ATL LLC Entertainment Partners totaling about $ 1,300. The interviewee Rihanna's net worth is $ 400 million, but who wouldn't want $ 1,300?
Reese witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon, aka Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon, has been lighting up the small screen with her performance in Hulu & # 39; s Little Fires Everywhere. His performance is worthy of an Emmy. Perhaps you should collect these almost $ 700 that you owe Neiman Marcus and buy yourself something special to go with your $ 200 million net worth.
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt, aka William Bradley Pitt, recently had his longtime friend and makeup artist Jean Black consolidate into the new Celebrity IOU program by working with the Property Brothers to turn a garage into a studio and guest house. He was quite adorable on the show as was the repertoire between him and Jean. Still, Pitt is owed $ 37.74 from Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian may be isolated and celebrating her husband Kanye West's recent admission to the multi-million dollar club, but she also has $ 54.19 in unclaimed cash from what appears to be an old Bank of America account.
Megan Markle
Megan Markle and Prince Harry recently moved to Los Angeles. Now that he's back in his hometown, he could check what he owes him and find out that PayPal owes him $ 31.00 and Chase owes him $ 16.02.
Emma Stone
If Emma Stone isn't on the job for a while because the entertainment industry closed due to the coronavirus, she can claim the $ 524.00 that the Walt Disney company owes her.
Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx, aka Eric Marlon Bishop, is owed $ 200.87 from News Publishing Australia Ltd., which Google tells me is a subsidiary of News Corp. aka Fox News.
Mila Kunis
Who knew that the stars bought at Walmart? Mila Kunis did it or did it in a moment because she owes Walmart $ 16.36.
Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj is owed $ 22.70 from UDR, Inc, which is a real estate trust that operates and rents luxury apartments. For example, a UDR-owned building in my Los Angeles neighborhood, which I can see from my front for a long time, as it is a new high-rise building that has 545 square feet of studio apartments starting at $ 2,799. Rooms of approximately 850 square feet start at $ 4,183 a month and 1,200 square feet start at $ 6,794.
Iggy Azalea
Iggy Azalea has two of the largest amounts on this list that are owed to her. They owe Disney $ 1,000 and another $ 763.70 to NBC.
Carmen Electra
Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro have a joint claim listed as "Outlaw Checks – Individual Income Tax" for $ 78.00. Electra and Navarro have been divorced since 2007.
Bruno Mars
At some point, Bruno Mars lost a paycheck, or it was mailed to the wrong address or lost in the mail, in any case it was never cashed and therefore he owes $ 557.44 to the Associated Musicians of Greater New York .
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson recovered from COVID-19 and donated plasma at UCLA so that other people could also be cured of it. You also owe a whopping $ 0.60 to T-Mobile.
Snoop dogg
Snoop Dogg, beloved rapper, marijuana enthusiast, and best friend of Martha Stewart is owed $ 4.13 from PayPal.
Arnold schwarzenegger
The former California Governor is owed $ 150 from Kiva User Funds. It is listed as a credit balance. They also owe you $ 0.15 from UPromise and $ 2.26 from Google payments.
DJ Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris, also known as Adam Wiles, is owed $ 503 from AIG Property Casualty Company. It is a refund of the insurance premium.