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  Even celebs have money waiting for them. Joan Rivers estimates how much labor her windfall is worth. Guess what other famous people have money coming?

'They owe me more than that!'

  Hulk Hogan jokes with Tiki Barber after learning there is more than $600 in unclaimed money waiting for him.

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Lost money 101

  Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias explains how money gets lost and found.

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Watch a Web-exclusive preview of Dateline's "You Might Be Rich," where ordinary people discover how much unclaimed money is waiting for them.

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  Facts about unclaimed funds
— $1.754 billion was returned to the rightful owners in Fiscal Year 2006
— $4.686 billion received in FY 2006 from business accounts where contact has been lost with the owners
— A total of $32.877 billion is currently being safeguarded by state treasurers
— Claims can be made into perpetuity in most cases – even by heirs

Source: National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA)

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updated 12:01 p.m. ET July 16, 2008

It could be an old bank account or some forgotten stock -- even a utility deposit you never got back. An estimated $30 billion+ of unclaimed property is sitting in state treasuries waiting to be returned to millions of Americans. State officials often don't have the resources to find everybody. Use the tool below to see if you have money waiting for you.

All you have to do is use the links above, or log onto unclaimed.org (not unclaimed.com). Just pick a state you or any member of your family has ever worked in or played in, type in the name, and within seconds you can find out if this is your lucky day. It is all absolutely free, and you should exercise caution in accepting any offers from paid finders. 

You can also use this link, missingmoney.com, to search 41 states at once. (Please note that sites may be busy due to high traffic, so you may have to check back at a later time.)

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