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Consumer protection guide
Everything in this guide is publicly verifiable. We’ll tell you exactly what to look for — and where to check.
The warning signs
If a letter, email, or phone call trips any one of these, stop and verify before you share anything.
Legitimate recovery services publish a working phone number, a physical business address, and an email. If the only way to reach a company is a Gmail address or a web form, walk away. Real businesses have to be findable — it is how the state, courts, and the press reach them.
Georgia law forbids a registered Claimant Designated Representative from charging an upfront fee for recovering unclaimed property. Full stop. If someone demands a filing fee, a "processing fee," or a retainer before they have recovered a dollar for you, that is illegal under O.C.G.A. §44-12-224. Hang up.
Thirty percent is the maximum any recovery service is legally allowed to charge under Georgia law (O.C.G.A. §44-12-224). Anyone quoting 40%, 50%, or a "finder’s fee that depends on how much we recover" is either unregistered or ignoring the statute. You keep at least 70% of any recovery — that is not a courtesy, it is the law.
Unclaimed property in Georgia has no filing deadline. The state holds it indefinitely on your behalf. Any letter, email, or phone call that says "you have 48 hours" or "this offer expires tonight" is manufacturing urgency to rush you into signing. A legitimate representative will still be there next week.
Every registered Claimant Designated Representative in Georgia is required to disclose that you can file directly with the Georgia Department of Revenue at no cost. If a company hides that fact — or worse, pretends you need them — they are breaking the rules of their own registration. A real service tells you the free option first and then explains what they actually do to earn their fee.
The checklist
Four steps. Nothing confidential. Anyone claiming to be legitimate can pass all four in under fifteen minutes.
Every licensed recovery service in Georgia is registered with the state Department of Revenue as a Claimant Designated Representative and has a registration on file. Ours is published on our credentials page. If a company cannot tell you theirs in one sentence, that alone tells you everything.
The GA DOR Unclaimed Property Program answers the phone at (855) 329-9863. Ask whether the company that contacted you is on the official CDR list. They will tell you. They have no reason to lie, and they have every reason to keep that list accurate.
Every legitimate Georgia business is registered with the Secretary of State Corporations Division. Search the company name at ecorp.sos.ga.gov. You should see a live business record with a control number, a registered agent, and an active status. Reclaim Georgia LLC, Control # 26062343, appears there.
The Department of Revenue keeps a list of every active Claimant Designated Representative. If you do not see the list published on the DOR website, you can request it under Georgia’s Open Records Act, or ask the program officer on the phone to read off whether a specific company is on it. A real CDR will be on that list. A scam will not.
Side by side
What the same situation looks like from a scammer and from a registered Claimant Designated Representative.
| What to look at | A scam | A legitimate CDR |
|---|---|---|
| Contact information | Email only. No address, no phone. | Phone, email, and a physical address — all published. |
| Fee timing | Asks for money before they recover anything. | No fee unless we recover your money. Ever. |
| Fee amount | Any amount the scammer wants to charge. | Capped at 30% by Georgia law (O.C.G.A. §44-12-224). |
| Urgency tactics | "Act now." "This expires tonight." Pressure. | No deadline exists. Take your time. |
| Free alternative | Hides that you can file yourself for free. | We tell you up front that you can file directly with the state. |
| State registration | Cannot be verified on any public list. | Publicly listed as a Claimant Designated Representative. |
Contact information
A scam
Email only. No address, no phone.
Legitimate CDR
Phone, email, and a physical address — all published.
Fee timing
A scam
Asks for money before they recover anything.
Legitimate CDR
No fee unless we recover your money. Ever.
Fee amount
A scam
Any amount the scammer wants to charge.
Legitimate CDR
Capped at 30% by Georgia law (O.C.G.A. §44-12-224).
Urgency tactics
A scam
"Act now." "This expires tonight." Pressure.
Legitimate CDR
No deadline exists. Take your time.
Free alternative
A scam
Hides that you can file yourself for free.
Legitimate CDR
We tell you up front that you can file directly with the state.
State registration
A scam
Cannot be verified on any public list.
Legitimate CDR
Publicly listed as a Claimant Designated Representative.
Where we stand
We think you should apply the same test to us that you apply to anyone else. So here is what you can verify right now.
Georgia LLC
Reclaim Georgia LLC, Control # 26062343
Registered with the Georgia Secretary of State.
CDR Registration
Claimant Designated Representative #202400088
Registered with the Georgia Department of Revenue May 20, 2026 · valid through May 20, 2030.
Phone
(470) 613-4627
A real number. Leave a voicemail — we return every call.
Mailing address
8735 Dunwoody Place, Ste N, Atlanta, GA 30350
A registered business mailing address. We operate remotely — all correspondence goes here.
Prove it
Good. You should ask. Here is exactly what we would hand you.
Ask us for our CDR number.
It is on our credentials page. We will also read it to you over the phone.
Call us at (470) 613-4627.
Voicemail goes to a human who calls you back. The number is real; leave a message and check.
Verify us with the state.
Call the GA DOR Unclaimed Property Program at (855) 329-9863 and ask if Reclaim Georgia LLC is on the CDR list. It is.
Look us up with the Secretary of State.
Reclaim Georgia LLC, Control # 26062343 — ecorp.sos.ga.gov.
Read your engagement letter before signing.
We do not charge a cent unless the State of Georgia pays you. If you do not get paid, you owe us nothing.
Free to search. No obligation. You keep 70% of anything we recover, and you pay nothing unless we recover it.
We never charge a cent unless the State of Georgia pays you.