Barack Obama. Mark Zuckerberg. Lindsay Lohan. These celebrities are missing out on hundreds -- and in some cases, thousands -- of dollars in paychecks, stocks and other payments that have been forfeited to the states.
California's $6.1 billion haul of unclaimed property includes a sack of diamonds, nearly 20 pounds of gold bars -- and a can of sardines.
Millions of Americans are missing out on billions in forgotten cash.
States claim they are trying to find the rightful owners of $41 billion in unclaimed paychecks, stock certificates, life insurance payouts and other valuables left behind at banks and other corporations. But some of the people who have stepped up to claim their property are finding it next to impossible to get it back.
Two lucky winners hit it big with the million Powerball jackpot Wednesday night -- but a couple of people who win $1 million second prizes may never realize it.
