COLUMBUS, Ohio — Each year at the Ohio State Fair, the Division of Unclaimed Funds sets up a table in the Department of Commerce booth to help reunite Ohioans with their lost or forgotten funds. In the past three years, the division has helped Ohioans find more than $867,000.
This year, more than $155,000 in missing money has been found at the Ohio State Fair. The Division of Unclaimed Funds table helped nearly 1,000 fairgoers find their money with the largest amount being over $14,000.
"It is always satisfying to be able to help Ohioans reunite with their missing money and to be able to talk to them face-to-face and guide them through the process and answer any questions they may have," Division of Unclaimed Funds Superintendent Akil Hardy says.
The division is currently safeguarding more than $4 billion in unclaimed funds.
For individuals who missed the Division at the fair, Ohioans can still search for and claim their unclaimed funds at any time by following three simple steps:
- Search for money at unclaimedfunds.ohio.gov
- Gather the required supporting documents
- Send the information to the division either online or by mail
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