COLUMBUS: The Ohio Department of Commerce is warning Ohioans about a website claiming they must pay a fee to have their missing money returned through the state’s Division of Unclaimed Funds.
The website, www.neverclaimed.com, tells consumers that they will receive their missing money after paying varying fees, ranging from $12.00 to $29.99, the state says.
The state noted that it does not cost anything to retrieve unclaimed funds from the division, and the website, www.neverclaimed.com, is not affiliated with the division.
The website is also providing false details regarding Ohio properties and fraudulent claim forms, the state said.
“We are committed to returning to Ohioans what is rightfully theirs,” Division of Unclaimed Funds Superintendent Yaw Obeng said in a prepared statement. “Unfortunately, others aren’t, and this scam is taking money out of Ohioans’ pockets instead of putting it back.”
