Ownerless Goods is known in latin as Bona Vacantia and it means property or funds that have no rightful owner that can be located and the government takes management or ownership of. In other places depending on the location, it is called by other terms. The US has shortened the term to unclaimed property and usually the individual state manages though at times the US government may take possession of the goods. If you know about the goods and can prove you should have them they can be recovered.
Unclaimed property can consist of bank accounts, property, company assets, or any other item of value. Many times a person passes on without a will or designation of where the items are to go. These funds and/or properties are held for an indefinite amount of time by the departments responsible for them until claimed by an heir or the original owner if it was abandoned.
Con men have found that the lure of unclaimed goods or having cash come to people from the blue can be used to perpetrate scams on hopeful victims. It’s easy for many to fall into the trap that the email they just got is true and all they have to do is respond and they are rich. Everyday people fall into this trap and are ripped off by con men every day with the lure of money from nowhere.
These unclaimed properties or moneys are not kept secret but advertised in the local paper, or via a website and they may request some basic personal information such as a full name or possibly relatives names and that information is checked against the database to see if there is property for the inquirer. Occasionally names of relatives will be required.
If there are unclaimed goods or funds matching the name of the person inquiring then they are contacted and more details will probably need to be submitted. The entire process takes place via letter or email and there is no agent involved. Knowing how ownerless goods recovery really works helps a person avoid the ripoffs.
Those who wish to scam people through bona vacantia claims just pick email addresses or phone numbers at random and contacts them. You then get an email or a letter from the scammer, informing them of their entitlement to certain withheld and unclaimed funds. The official appearance of the letter will serve to convince you.
The next step is when the victim responds to the communication they will be asked to give their contact details and usually a phone call will be made saying the goods are available but there are expenses or fees that must be paid before it can be released. In almost all cases the victim will not ever see anything from the money they have sent and the requests will continue until it is obvious they will not pay more to the con men. In cases like these knowing whom you are speaking to and being able to verify that with a service such as www.people-tracking-portal.com/C/4.html, can save much time and many dollars because it would be immediately apparent the agent is not who he says he is.
Scammers are especially happy when the victim sends a personal check. This allows them access to the bank account number, the required signature, complete address, and other information. A large number of identity theft cases come about because of this action. Under no circumstances should a person respond to this type of correspondence but, if interested, should contact the proper governmental agency via the Internet or by letter.
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