SALT LAKE CITY — Utah State Treasurer David Damschen is warning Utahns about NeverClaimed.com — a scam website that requires users to pay fees up to $29.99 per month to identify, claim and obtain missing personal property held for safekeeping by the Utah Division of Unclaimed Property.
“This scam website has users search for their name and then charges fees for results and processing — which is an absurd abuse of the free nationwide unclaimed property system designed to reunite Americans with their lost funds and property,” Damschen said in a statement.
“While I have no authority to drive this scam website offline, I do have the ability to warn Utahns to stay away from unclaimed property sites that charge fees to unsuspecting constituents.”
According to the statement, the website also provides outdated information regarding Utah properties and little more than a link to the website provided by the unclaimed property division
In Utah, lost and abandoned property is searchable at mycash.utah.gov or by calling 801-715-3300. Utah’s Unclaimed Property Division currently safeguards more than $375 million in unclaimed property. The division charges no fee for Utahns to identify, claim and obtain their missing property.
Along with all states across the nation, Utah adopted the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act of 1956 — ensuring abandoned or lost property is turned over to state government — not kept by companies, employers, service providers and others.