When my June 6 Fox News column ran about finding nearly $30,000 in unclaimed money for my cousin, I expected readers to be surprised. I did not expect the flood.

Within days, thousands of emails and comments poured in. Some readers had found money. Some wanted to know how to search. Some were trying to help aging parents, deceased relatives, missing heirs, or family businesses. Others had already found money but were stuck trying to prove it belonged to them.