Biggest. Claim. Ever.
According to Good Morning America, (which, incidentally, has run a number of features on unclaimed property, see here, here, and here) is reporting that a Missouri resident is about to receive the largest unclaimed property payout ever - amounting to $6.1 million. According to GMA's research, the $6.1 million might be the biggest unclaimed property owner payment in history.
The obvious question you may be asking is how in the world did someone misplace $6.1 million? Actually, they didn't. According to the article, the funds represent stock that was reported to the state "generations" ago, and continued to grow.
The obvious question you may be asking is how in the world did someone misplace $6.1 million? Actually, they didn't. According to the article, the funds represent stock that was reported to the state "generations" ago, and continued to grow.