The Process

Four steps. You're in control of every one.

Recovery is a documented, State-administered process — not a leap of faith. Here is exactly what happens, who does it, and where you can independently check the facts along the way.

We do this

1. We identify funds that appear to belong to your business

We research the California State Controller's public unclaimed-property records and match reported funds to active California businesses using public filings. When we contact you, we tell you the specific Property ID, the reported amount, and where the record came from. We don't ask you for anything at this stage — no documents, no information, no money.

You do this

2. You verify everything on the State's own website

Take the Property ID we gave you to claimit.ca.gov — the State of California's official unclaimed-property site — and look it up yourself. You'll see the record under your business's name, from the State, on a .gov-administered system we have no control over. If what you find doesn't match what we told you, walk away. This step is the foundation of everything that follows, and it costs you nothing.

Together

3. We prepare the claim; you review and sign

If you'd like us to handle the recovery, we execute a written agreement — the full-disclosure contract California requires, stating exactly what property is being recovered and exactly what our fee is (never more than 10%, per Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1582). Then we assemble the claim package: the State's forms, the ownership documentation, the filings. You review and sign; we file with the State Controller's Office and manage the process to completion.

The State does this

4. The State pays your business directly

When the claim is approved, the State Controller's Office issues payment directly to your business. Your money never passes through our hands — the State's own process pays the owner and the investigator separately. Investigator-filed claims are generally processed by the State within about 180 days, and payment arrives as a State-issued warrant (check) by mail.

The honest fine print: you never need us. Any owner can file directly with the State Controller's Office, free of charge, at claimit.ca.gov — and if you'd rather do that, we'll point you to the right forms. Our service is finding money you didn't know existed and handling the documentation and follow-through so you don't have to. That's what the fee — capped by law, contingent on success — pays for.

What we will never do

We will never ask for payment upfront. We will never ask for your bank credentials, login information, or Social Security number in an unsolicited message. We will never pressure you with fake deadlines — unclaimed property held by the State has no claiming deadline at all. And we will never claim to be the government. Any message that does those things is not from a legitimate recovery firm, ours or anyone's.

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