Holiday Money Hunt: Does some of Florida’s billions in unclaimed money belong to you? Here’s how to ‘Claim Your Cash’

Are you among the 1 in 5 Floridians who have abandoned cash being held by the state from a forgotten account?You might not know it, but the Florida Department of Financial Services safeguards abandoned financial assets until they can be returned to their rightful owners. And that could be you!All it takes is a free, quick search on the state’s Claim Your Cash website.You can search for individual names or business names to see if the department is holding any of your unclaimed cash.The program has reunited billions of dollars with Floridians, and there is never a fee to search for or claim your property.There’s also no statute of limitations or deadline, so your money will be waiting whenever you’re ready.The department does warn Floridians to beware of scammers who might try to send you messages about your claim to phish for your personal information.“The Department will not contact you by text message concerning your claim,” the website says. And you can be sure you’re on the correct