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Each 6th person has the right to lost patrimony left by his ancestors forgotten in one of the world’s financial institutions.
It is estimated that 500 million bank accounts with 860 billion dollars have been forgotten worldwide.
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Reasons and ways that lost patrimony
Great migration
Reasons for which people left their homes were different. Ones tried to run away from hunger, cholera, and poverty, while others tried to run away due to a lack of political or religious freedom. Some of them just wanted some adventure or look for opportunities to get rich quickly and easily in a new country. When they save some money, they send it to their birth country.
Politically exposed people
Practically, each adult can open an account in a financial institution. However, banks reserve their right to refuse clients. A bank can refuse to open an account to a so-called “politically exposed person“ whom a bank assumes could risk its reputation if such a person became their client. Therefore, these people open accounts in different countries which after they died were not included in their inheritance.
Geographic changes
Great political and social events inspired many people to make great decisions. Many people traveled to America, Asia, or Africa but also such migration was high within Europe, too. Stories about rich agricultural countries in Oregon or gold in California and Alaska made many people become pioneers who search better life. Some of them were not so lucky. They did not come back home and left their money in bank accounts.
Investments in different currency
Accounts in banks could also be opened due to the advantage of a particular currency with an idea to invest in such currency at a certain time.
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Two centuries of U.S. immigration
From 1820 to 2013, 79 million people obtained lawful permanent
Waves of immigration
War, famine, economic boom and bust, religious persecution, and government
