South Carolina unclaimed money and property: is it yours?

Official search · checked Oct 19, 2026

Where do I search South Carolina's unclaimed property?

How we know it's official: The State Treasurer's unclaimed property page links its "Search for Unclaimed Property" button here. source ↗

What the official site says

• The search page calls it a free and secure service of the State Treasurer's Office. source ↗

Safe-deposit boxes

Does South Carolina auction unclaimed safe-deposit-box contents?

It can, but we haven't confirmed a dated state sale in 2025–26. The Treasurer's unclaimed property page doesn't describe an auction. News reports say the Treasurer's first online auction of abandoned box contents, about 300 lots, ran in Dec 2010 through Lone Star Auctioneers, with proceeds kept for owners or heirs.

Sources: Post and Courier, Dec 2010 ↗ · SC Treasurer: Unclaimed Property ↗

Not yet verified: Our only source for the 2010 sale is a newspaper report, not a Treasurer page. The same report said the state no longer received abandoned boxes from banks at that time.

Read the full South Carolina auction guide: who runs it, how often, past sales and where to bid.

After a sale

If the box was already sold, can I still claim the money?

A 2010 newspaper report said proceeds from the Treasurer's box auction were kept for owners or heirs. We haven't seen this on a Treasurer page. source ↗

How to check

How do I check South Carolina for free?

1. Open South Carolina's official search: southcarolina.findyourunclaimedproperty.com ↗. Check that the address is this one before you type anything in.
2. Search your name, any past or maiden names, and any business you ran. If a relative has died, search their name too: heirs can often claim. Ask the state office what proof it needs.
3. If you've lived or worked in other states, search those too. MissingMoney.com ↗, NAUPA's free site, searches most states at once and links back to each state's official claim page.
4. File the claim on the official site and send the proof it asks for, such as ID. Each state sets its own rules.

Finders

Do I need to pay someone to claim it?

No. NAUPA, the national association of state unclaimed property administrators, says there's no fee to search for and claim your property if you use your state's official program. Paid finders are legal in most cases but never required. Some states cap their fees and many require them to register, so check with the state office before you sign a finder's contract. NAUPA ↗

Keep reading

Nearby states and more

• District of Columbia unclaimed property search
• Georgia unclaimed property search
• Florida unclaimed property search
• North Carolina unclaimed property search
• Is it yours? Every state's official search
• South Carolina unclaimed property auction guide
• How state safe-deposit-box auctions work