I'll admit it, one of my favourite past times on rainy Monday mornings is to dream about what I'd do if I won some money. Would I go on holiday, throw a party, or do up my bedroom? Someone giving me a nice tidy sum from out of thin air would certainly be wonderful.
Imagine how shocked I was therefore, when I heard this staggering fact. According to the British Bankers Association, there is approximately £250-£350 million sitting in bank accounts as unclaimed assests! And there’s a further £466 million in NS&I dormant accounts, in other words an account which hasn't had any customer initiated activity for 15 years.
How shocking is that? How could people let it happen? Well very easily actually. Remember that bank account your Godmother opened for you when you were Christened? Perhaps bells are ringing that your Gran opened up a building society savings account on your 18th? These often forgotten accounts are what make up these huge unclaimed assets.
But how do you find out if you might have a nice little nest egg which you've forgotten about? Thankfully there is a fantastic free website to help you, www.mylostaccount.org.uk. By filling out an online form you can launch a search for unclaimed assets.
So what have you got planned for the weekend? Surely you can take five minutes to fill out an online form and investigate whether any of those unclaimed millions might in part belong to you.
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