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Forfeitures of unclaimed money and property are unclaimed money and proceeds from the sale of abandoned or confiscated property. This includes such items as unclaimed funds of veterans under the Armed Forces Leave Act; excess proceeds of withheld Veterans Administration foreign checks; funds and proceeds of enemy property; funds and personal effects of military deserters; unclaimed proceeds of estates of American citizens who die abroad; unclaimed funds of patients and residents of federal hospitals and institutions; unexplained balances in cash accounts; and unclaimed amounts in employees payroll allotment accounts for U.S. savings bonds.