Business Type:  UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

At this time the Bureau is seeking information on how this info is
found in Canada.

There are several of these companies operating in the States.  The
first type - advise to use caution
The company advises that there is money in an account in some
State that may belong to the consumer and for a fee of $10.00 or
more the consumer will be given instructions on how to claim it. 
The second category involves a company that traces a real owner of
property and on finding him or her, offers to disclose the nature
of the windfall for a fee, often as high as 50% of the value of
the property.

In either case the consumer pays, in some cases thousands of
dollars, for information that is available free of charge in every
State. 

If you do hire a company to locate missing property, most States
set limits, averaging 15% of the value of the property.  Different
States have various laws regarding unclaimed or abandoned
property.

For further information about individual companies, please call
the Better Business Bureau at 386-6348 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) or 
Fax 386-2367.