It sounds too good to be true, but thousands of Pennsylvania residents are getting money from the state, and some of the checks are worth up to $500. The money is part of a new state program that’s putting money back in your pocket. Leigh Montgomery got something she never expected in the mail – a check, made out to her. Did she think it was a scam? Absolutely. To her surprise, the check for $190 was hers to cash. It was unclaimed property returned to her by the state treasury.