The Massachusetts State Treasury is mailing letters to about 5,000 residents who have been matched to unclaimed property worth up to $2,500 each, and those residents can claim the money online without searching for their names. State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg announced the pilot, called Claim Mass Money, on Oct. 26. Until now, residents had to search the state’s Find Mass Money database on their own.
Each letter carries a QR code and a unique claim ID, WBUR reported. Recipients use them to reach a short online page, answer a few questions and wait for a check. Goldberg said no search is needed and no name has to be typed in, and that the page takes people straight to the claim before the office sends the check…