<prompt> Human: My grandmother left my siblings and I some money about 10 years ago - about 15,000 each - which my parents put into a mutual fund account with Morgan Stanley. At the time, I was young and didnt really know much about it, so my parents kept track of it and never even brought it up. It was meant to be spent on a down payment for a house far in the future.Fast forward 10 years, and now Im finally old enough to do my own taxes. I called my parents to see if they had received mail from Morgan Stanley listing the amount of interest I earned on that account, which I had done in previous years without even thinking much about where that interest money was coming from. Well, they called me back later that night in a state of pure shock and horror. It turns out there had been mail from Morgan Stanley stating the account would become inactive if they didnt make a phone call by spring of 2016. My dad says he had made a call that year, but thinks the person working at MS only activated HIS account and not all of his childrens as well. He had never signed up for an online login account, just paper only. Now, the money has apparently gone to the State of Illinois by default.What can my parents and I do to reclaim this money??? If not the full amount with interest accrued, at least the original amount?  <response>: This unclaimed money going to the state is called escheatment. Details vary state by state, but it is held for a long time -- it can even be claimed by heirs. Every state has a process for claiming this property; you just have to be able to show that you are the original account holder or legal heir, etc.For Illinois: Illinois Unclaimed Property 