Comments on: Recovering stolen Savings Bonds http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/recovering-stolen-savings-bonds/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:13:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Tom Adams http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/recovering-stolen-savings-bonds/#comment-52578 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:35:00 +0000 http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/recovering-stolen-savings-bonds/#comment-52578 Brian - if you are a co-owner (<i>OR</i> between your names as written on the bond, not <i>POD</i>) then you do not need a death certificate. The bonds are yours. Since you apparently have the serial numbers on all the bonds, you can ask which ones have been cashed following <a href="http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/have-these-bonds-been-cashed/" rel="nofollow">this process</a>. It will not tell you who cashed the bonds. You can also ask if your father bought any bonds that aren't on the list you have by following <a href="http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/list-of-us-savings-bonds-by-ssn/" rel="nofollow">this process</a>. If the actual bonds don't turn up and you need to have them replaced, you can do that by following <a href="http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/how-to-recover-lost-savings-bonds/" rel="nofollow">this process</a>. Tom Adams Brian - if you are a co-owner (OR between your names as written on the bond, not POD) then you do not need a death certificate. The bonds are yours.

Since you apparently have the serial numbers on all the bonds, you can ask which ones have been cashed following this process. It will not tell you who cashed the bonds.

You can also ask if your father bought any bonds that aren't on the list you have by following this process.

If the actual bonds don't turn up and you need to have them replaced, you can do that by following this process.

Tom Adams

]]> by: Brian http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/recovering-stolen-savings-bonds/#comment-52555 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:05:25 +0000 http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/recovering-stolen-savings-bonds/#comment-52555 The circumstances; For 9yrs my deceased father had $50 bonds payroll deducted every other month. They were issued under his SS# and both our names. Times are tight since the layoff, so I got out a lockbox which contained the latter 2yrs of bonds and a list of the #'s of the rest, which were in his possession. I vaguely recall cashing in an unknown number of the earliest ones to cover expenses during my divorce. His widow (+ estate executor) claims no awareness of the remainder. From what I gather in your previous postings, because I am a surviving co-owner the bonds automatically became totally mine and could not have become part of his estate without my consent. My question is - When I request a treasury inquiry as to how many are still active, do I still need a death cert because they're under his SS even though my name is on them as co-owner? If so, how is one most easily obtained? Will the results list which SS# was used in the redemptions? his/hers/mine? Thanks for all your helpful info, in past and future responses. The circumstances; For 9yrs my deceased father had $50 bonds payroll deducted every other month. They were issued under his SS# and both our names. Times are tight since the layoff, so I got out a lockbox which contained the latter 2yrs of bonds and a list of the #'s of the rest, which were in his possession. I vaguely recall cashing in an unknown number of the earliest ones to cover expenses during my divorce. His widow (+ estate executor) claims no awareness of the remainder. From what I gather in your previous postings, because I am a surviving co-owner the bonds automatically became totally mine and could not have become part of his estate without my consent. My question is - When I request a treasury inquiry as to how many are still active, do I still need a death cert because they're under his SS even though my name is on them as co-owner? If so, how is one most easily obtained? Will the results list which SS# was used in the redemptions? his/hers/mine? Thanks for all your helpful info, in past and future responses.

]]> by: Tom Adams http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/recovering-stolen-savings-bonds/#comment-45992 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:04:59 +0000 http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/recovering-stolen-savings-bonds/#comment-45992 Sabrina - 1987 was 22 years ago. The Treasury will replace a Savings Bond that you can show was stolen and fraudulently cashed. Unless you have evidence that you haven't mentioned, your problem is that you have no way to show the bonds were stolen. Do you have a police report or something? Tom Adams Sabrina - 1987 was 22 years ago. The Treasury will replace a Savings Bond that you can show was stolen and fraudulently cashed.

Unless you have evidence that you haven't mentioned, your problem is that you have no way to show the bonds were stolen. Do you have a police report or something?

Tom Adams

]]> by: sabrina http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/recovering-stolen-savings-bonds/#comment-45940 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:51:08 +0000 http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/recovering-stolen-savings-bonds/#comment-45940 My fathers savings bonds were stolen and cashed back in 1987 it has been over 10 yrs ago. When we called the treasury to try to recoup the stolen bonds they told us that they were destroyed since they were cashed. I was under the impression that the bonds could never be lost or stolen. Do you have any further recommendations on what he should do next to try to recoup these forged stolen bonds? My fathers savings bonds were stolen and cashed back in 1987 it has been over 10 yrs ago. When we called the treasury to try to recoup the stolen bonds they told us that they were destroyed since they were cashed. I was under the impression that the bonds could never be lost or stolen. Do you have any further recommendations on what he should do next to try to recoup these forged stolen bonds?

]]> by: Tom Adams http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/recovering-stolen-savings-bonds/#comment-45935 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:49:18 +0000 http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/recovering-stolen-savings-bonds/#comment-45935 Robynn - I don't know of any precautions she can take. If the bonds were fraudulently declared as lost, replaced, then cashed, she would in theory be able to recover the bonds, but it would be quite a hassle. The Treasury may have a better answer to this question (see the link to Ask the Treasury above and to the right). If they do, please let us know. Tom Adams Robynn - I don't know of any precautions she can take. If the bonds were fraudulently declared as lost, replaced, then cashed, she would in theory be able to recover the bonds, but it would be quite a hassle. The Treasury may have a better answer to this question (see the link to Ask the Treasury above and to the right). If they do, please let us know.

Tom Adams

]]> by: Robynn http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/recovering-stolen-savings-bonds/#comment-45910 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:19:57 +0000 http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/recovering-stolen-savings-bonds/#comment-45910 My aunt had her list of savings bonds stolen along with her ID and social security card. She is concerned that with these documents, someone may try to have the bonds re-issued in order to cash them. She has possession of the original bonds in a safe deposit box. Is there any precautions she should take? Thanks for any help you can offer. My aunt had her list of savings bonds stolen along with her ID and social security card. She is concerned that with these documents, someone may try to have the bonds re-issued in order to cash them. She has possession of the original bonds in a safe deposit box. Is there any precautions she should take? Thanks for any help you can offer.

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