<prompt> Human: I was contacted by a person who claims to be a Lawyer that specializes in asset recovery. He claims that a government agency owes me nearly 3k. He wants 33 of any money recovered. There is a lawyer in my state that goes by the name he provided, he sent materials via the united states postal service. Which would earn him a mail fraud charge should he be shady. He has a phone number from the area he claims to be from. He asks that I sign a letter granting him limited power of attorney for the task of recovering these funds. Claims he will never ask for payment except out of the funds recovered.I have searched all the public databases including HUD, IRS and my state registry and have not found any evidence that I am owed any money. I have exhausted my search effort so I might have to give in to his ransom.About me:Sold a home 1 year ago. took a beatingBought a new car.Wife has massive student loans. No pensions.Never lost a bank account.No long lost relatives that would call me next of kin before another member of my family.Never part of the armed forces.Any ideas of other places to search. Any way I can get screwed? Edit: I will laugh my butt off if this is a case of mistaken identity and I have been agonizing over dealing him in on a portion of money that does not exist.  <response>: Check this website, theres a bunch of links on searching for unclaimed money in the USA. Looks like youd have to go through each one though.It also warns about unclaimed money scammers 