By Neena Strichart
The U.S. economic crisis took a back seat for a few hours on Tuesday as the world watched us swear in our 44th President. Hope seems to be the watchword as we embark on this new administration at the helm of our wonderful country. I’ve heard nothing but positive comments from friends, family and cohorts— all with anticipation of an economic recovery.
With that in mind, I have good news to share. My husband Steve and I have embarked on a new venture called Claim Finders. A division of the Signal Tribune, Claim Finders’ purpose is to find lost or unknown property for our clients. In the past three years or so, I have uncovered literally thousands of dollars for friends, family and Signal readers. Many of those folks followed up with the necessary paperwork that enabled them to collect their money. Lucky folks included Steve’s Elks Lodge ($1,700) and Signal Hill Petroleum (over $7,000) Others (thinking it was too good to be true, or finding it too much work) left the uncompleted forms on their desks, never bothering to send them in to claim their money or stocks.
After recently uncovering dozens of claims totaling nearly $10,000 for one local company, their spokesperson said it was too much work and asked if I would complete it for them— for a fee. After looking into the matter, Steve applied for and was registered as an heir finder/investigator through the State of California. That designation has now freed us up to do the searching and complete the paperwork to help reunite our clients with monies and property that rightfully belong to them. There is no charge for us to just conduct the search. If we hit paydirt— and you hire us as your agent— we do all the paperwork for a 10 percent fee. The best part is that the service costs our clients nothing up front— if we indeed find your property (usually money) we complete the forms, send them in and the agency holding the property issues the client (you) a check for 90 percent of the claim and one for 10 percent directly to us. What a wonderful way to bring about your own stimulus package without a penny out of pocket!
Since we started Claim Finders two weeks ago, we have found thousands of dollars for friends, local businesses, nonprofits, more family members, and a BIG find for a former Long Beach councilmember. We are processing the forms as quickly as we can and are anxious to find more for our loyal Signal Tribune readers. Let us know if you’d like us to do a search for you. Give us a call at the office at (562) 427-8678 and set up a phone appointment with Steve. Good luck!
