Reclaim What's Rightfully Yours.
Helping people in Australia, the USA and beyond find unclaimed money — absolutely free.
The Australian government currently oversees over $22.7 billion in unclaimed funds, across ASIC, state and territory registers, and lost superannuation combined.
Governments around the world are sitting on billions in unclaimed money, forgotten bank accounts, unclaimed insurance payouts, dormant shares and uncollected wages. Leaving superannuation out, the Australian registers still hold over $2.6 billion. In California, the United States' largest state, it's over $12 billion in cash across more than 87 million individual properties.
These funds belong to people who moved without updating their details, beneficiaries unaware of their entitlements, or heirs of deceased relatives. The good news is that with the right tools and assistance, reclaiming these funds is entirely possible and Rich does it completely free of charge.
Meet Rich Williams: The Free Billion Dollar Man
A registered nurse for 36 years before retiring in 2026, Rich has spent 16 years in his spare time searching government unclaimed property databases across Australia, the United States and New Zealand, always for free, never for commission.
His research covers California's complete database of more than 87 million properties, Texas and New York records, Australian federal and state databases, and New Zealand's own registers.
In 2026 he began using Claude, Anthropic's AI, to scale up the same work: an AI-assisted method for searching these registers and finding better ways to notify the people the money actually belongs to. Since then, notifications sent this way have listed more than A$4 billion in unclaimed money in public registers. This is a running tally, last updated 9 October 2026.
How it works:
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Contact
Send an enquiry through the contact form on this site and tell Rich what you are looking for. It is a completely free service. Alternatively you can do your own search using the Resources tab.
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Research
Rich will point you to the government registers that are relevant to you, and explain how to search them and which details to use, so you can check whether there is money waiting for you or potentially your family (if you have an unusual or rare family name).
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Find Your Money
If money is found for you to claim, congratulations! Rich will guide you on how and where to claim it. Please consider providing a testimonial here or on his social media pages to help spread the word about Rich’s work to help others
"Richard Williams, a registered nurse from Bathurst, has made it his personal mission to reunite charities and individuals with lost money." — The Sydney Morning Herald, December 2015
"Rich Williams, aka the 'Free Billion Dollar Man,' is on a mission to give away money. With a few taps of his keyboard, Williams can conjure up small fortunes for complete strangers." — The Australian, 31 July 2021
"Rich Williams is no scammer, he's just a man on a mission to reunite people with their unclaimed money." — The Senior, August 2024
"I see it as correcting a quiet injustice. These are hard-earned funds sitting idle, often because the rightful heirs don't even know they exist." — Northern Ireland World, 30 June 2025
As seen in: The Australian | The Senior | Northern Ireland World | Sydney Morning Herald
FAQ
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To begin your search for unclaimed money, you can start by visiting the relevant government websites listed on our Resources page. These websites have search tools where you can input your details to see if there are any funds in your name. Alternatively, contact Rich for help finding your unclaimed funds.
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Rich Williams, the "Free Billion Dollar Man," believes in helping people reclaim their lost money without any financial burden. He volunteers his time and expertise to assist individuals in accessing funds that rightfully belong to them, without charging any fees for his services. Find out more about Rich here.
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Unclaimed money can come from various sources such as forgotten bank accounts, unclaimed wages, insurance payouts, or inheritances. Rich Williams conducts searches through government databases and other sources to locate unclaimed funds associated with individuals or their deceased relatives.
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Yes, to conduct a thorough search for unclaimed money, some personal information will be required. This typically includes your full name (and maiden name if applicable), current and previous addresses, date of death (for a deceased relative). Rest assured that any information provided is treated with the utmost confidentiality and is only used for the purpose of conducting the search.
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Absolutely! The process of searching for unclaimed money is straightforward and can be done online by individuals themselves. Please reference the Resources page to begin your own search.
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You'll never know unless you look! Unclaimed cash is often unexpected but could be waiting for anyone. Conducting a search is the first step towards potentially uncovering funds that belong to you or your loved ones. Its a good idea to do a search ocassionally as the government regularly updates the data in their websites with new amounts that have been deemed unclaimed (eg. a bank account that has been dormant for 7 years).
Now Searching the USA: 87 Million Properties, No Cap
The California State Controller's Office publishes its complete unclaimed property database for download every Thursday, 87 million properties holding over $12 billion in cash balances. The government's own public search portal limits results to 500 records per search. Rich uses Claude, Anthropic's AI, to search the entire database with no limit, meaning records that would never surface in a standard search can be found.
Rich is now searching California, Texas and New York, and expanding to other US states. If you or your business has any connection to the United States — investments, former employment, brokerage accounts, insurance policies — it is worth searching.
Contact
Note that Rich Williams offers his services completely free of charge. Any individual claiming to be Rich and requesting payment is not affiliated with him.