11/9/2005
SA-138-2005
TO: |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to Security
Officer) |
SUBJECT: |
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks |
Summary: |
Counterfeit cashier's
checks drawn on Premier Valley Bank,
Fresno,
California
, are reportedly in
circulation. |
Premier Valley Bank, Fresno,
California, has contacted the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit checks bearing
the institution's name are in circulation.
The counterfeit items display the routing number 121143273, which is
assigned to Premier Valley Bank,
Fresno,
California
. The counterfeit items are
virtually identical to the authentic checks. Therefore, if you receive a Premier
Valley Bank cashier's check, please use the contact information below to verify
authenticity of the check. A copy of a counterfeit item and an authentic check
(VOID) are attached for your review.
Any information you have concerning this matter should be brought to the
attention of:
Elayne Mendoza
Vice President and Customer Service Manager
Premier
Valley Bank
8355 North Fresno Street, Suite 180
Fresno,
California
93720
Telephone: (559)
438-2002
Fax: (559) 256-6458
emendoza@premiervalleybank.com
Information about counterfeit items, cyber-fraud incidents and other
fraudulent activity may be forwarded to the FDIC's Cyber-Fraud and Financial
Crimes Section, 550 17th Street, N.W., Room F-4004,
Washington, D.C.
20429, or transmitted
electronically to alert@fdic.gov.
Information related to federal deposit insurance or consumer issues should be
submitted to the FDIC using an online form that can be accessed at http://www2.fdic.gov/starsmail/index.asp.
For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's Web
site at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2005/index.html.
To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please
visit www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.
|
Christopher J. Spoth |
|
Acting Director Division of Supervision and Consumer
Protection |
Attachment (not available electronically)
NOTE: As a security precaution, the FDIC does not post to its Web site
online copies of fraudulent instruments or copies of the genuine instruments
that have been counterfeited. This is to avoid attempts by others to use the
electronic versions of these instruments to facilitate additional fraud. Printed
copies of fraudulent instruments are mailed with the Special Alert letter to the
financial institutions on the letter's distribution list (generally,
FDIC-supervised banks , commercial and savings). Printed copies of the Special
Alert and its attachment(s) may also be obtained from the FDIC's Public
Information Center, 801 17th Street, NW, Room 100, Washington, DC
20434 (telephone: 1-877-275-3342 or 202-416-6940; fax: 202-416-2076; or e-mail:
publicinfo@fdic.gov).
Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)
11/9/2005
SA-139-2005
TO: |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to Security
Officer) |
SUBJECT: |
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks |
Summary: |
Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Alpine Bank,
Glenwood
Springs,
Colorado
, are reportedly in
circulation. |
Alpine Bank, Glenwood Springs,
Colorado, has contacted the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit checks bearing
the institution's name are in circulation.
The counterfeit items display the routing number 102103407,
which is assigned to Alpine Bank,
Glenwood Springs,
Colorado
. The counterfeit
items are virtually identical to the authentic checks in format, font and style.
Both checks are printed on paper with white marbling. However, the counterfeit
items are printed on paper with a pink-beige color, while authentic checks are
printed on paper with a green color. If you receive an Alpine Bank cashier's
check, you can use the contact information below to verify authenticity of the
check. A copy of a counterfeit item and an authentic check (VOID) are attached
for your review.
Any information you have concerning this matter should be brought to the
attention of:
Pat Richardson
Assistant Vice President and Fraud Investigator
Alpine
Bank
2200 Grand Avenue
Glenwood Springs,
Colorado
81601
Telephone: (970)
625-7006
Fax: (970) 625-7207
patrichardson@alpinebank.com
Information about counterfeit items, cyber-fraud incidents and other
fraudulent activity may be forwarded to the FDIC's Cyber-Fraud and Financial
Crimes Section, 550 17th Street,
N.W., Room F-4004,
Washington, D.C.
20429, or transmitted
electronically to alert@fdic.gov.
Information related to federal deposit insurance or consumer issues should be
submitted to the FDIC using an online form that can be accessed at http://www2.fdic.gov/starsmail/index.asp.
For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's Web
site at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2005/index.html.
To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please
visit www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.
|
Christopher J. Spoth |
|
Acting Director Division of Supervision and Consumer
Protection |
Attachment (not available electronically)
NOTE: As a security precaution, the FDIC does not post to its Web site
online copies of fraudulent instruments or copies of the genuine instruments
that have been counterfeited. This is to avoid attempts by others to use the
electronic versions of these instruments to facilitate additional fraud. Printed
copies of fraudulent instruments are mailed with the Special Alert letter to the
financial institutions on the letter's distribution list (generally,
FDIC-supervised banks , commercial and savings). Printed copies of the Special
Alert and its attachment(s) may also be obtained from the FDIC's Public
Information Center, 801 17th Street, NW, Room 100, Washington, DC 20434
(telephone: 1-877-275-3342 or 202-416-6940; fax: 202-416-2076; or e-mail: publicinfo@fdic.gov).
Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)
11/9/2005
SA-140-2005
TO: |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to Security
Officer) |
SUBJECT: |
Counterfeit and Stolen Expense Checks; Stolen Trust and Asset
Management Checks |
Summary: |
Counterfeit and stolen expense checks as well as stolen trust and
asset management checks of American Bank, National Association, Corpus
Christi, Texas, are reportedly in
circulation. |
American Bank, National Association, Corpus Christi, Texas,
contacted the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) to report that
counterfeit and stolen checks bearing the institution's name are in
circulation.
Both the counterfeit and stolen expense checks and the trust checks display
the routing number 114903284, which is assigned to American
Bank, National Association.
The counterfeit expense checks are reportedly similar to authentic checks.
However, the counterfeit items have a solid blue background with a dark banner
across the top. The notice embedded in the banners states: "This document has a
colored background and microprinting. The reverse side includes an artificial
watermark." The flag logo appears in red, white and blue. All other printed
wording on the counterfeit check appears in black. Authentic expense checks are
printed on blue marbled paper and display an American flag logo in red, white
and blue. The check number is printed in red and the bank's name and address are
printed in blue, as are the words "Expense Check." All other wording appears in
black.
Stolen trust and asset management checks are a deep red and blue multi-toned
color, with a black American Bank flag logo. All other printed wording appears
in black, and the checks contain a watermark statement: "Check + Plus." The
payee, amount and date have reportedly been altered.
To verify the authenticity of American Bank, National Association, checks or
to provide any information you have about this matter, please contact:
Gayla Kelly
Fraud Investigations Officer
American Bank, National
Association
P.O. Box 6469
Corpus Christi,
Texas
78466-6469
Telephone: (361)
653-5271
Fax: (361) 991-0084
gkelly@americanbank.com
or
Melanie
Buchi
Risk Review Analyst
American Bank, National
Association
P.O. Box 6469
Corpus Christi,
Texas
78466-6469
Telephone: (361)
653-5229
Fax: (361) 991-0084
mbuchi@americanbank.com
Additional information about this matter that you believe should be brought
to the attention of the OCC may be forwarded to:
Information about counterfeit items, cyber-fraud incidents and other
fraudulent activity may be forwarded to the FDIC's Cyber-Fraud and Financial
Crimes Section, 550 17th Street,
N.W., Room F-4004,
Washington, D.C.
20429, or transmitted
electronically to alert@fdic.gov.
Information related to federal deposit insurance or consumer issues should be
submitted to the FDIC using an online form that can be accessed at http://www2.fdic.gov/starsmail/index.asp.
For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's Web
site at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2005/index.html.
To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please
visit www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.
|
Christopher J. Spoth |
|
Acting Director Division of Supervision and Consumer
Protection |
Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)
NOTE: Paper copies of FDIC Special Alerts may be obtained through the FDIC's
Public
Information
Center, 801 17th Street,
NW
, Room 100,
Washington,
DC
20434
(1-877-275-3342 or
202-416-6940).
11/9/2005
SA-141-2005
TO: |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to Security
Officer) |
SUBJECT: |
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks |
Summary: |
Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Union Bank of
California, National Association,
San
Francisco,
California
, are reportedly in
circulation. |
Union Bank of California, National Association, San Francisco,
California, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
to report that counterfeit checks bearing the institution's name are in
circulation.
The counterfeit items display the routing number 121000497, which is
assigned to Union Bank of
California, National
Association,
San Francisco,
California
. The counterfeit items are
markedly dissimilar to authentic checks. Authentic checks display a telephone
number below the bank address, have a logo that appears to be a square box, and
have a rectangular box surrounding the printed dollar amount. Authentic checks
also have a protectograph feature following the arrows across the top portion of
the check. Within this feature, the dollar amount of the check is displayed. The
counterfeit items do not display a telephone number, nor do they have a box
surrounding the printed dollar amount. In addition, the counterfeit items
display a logo that is more rectangular in shape. While the counterfeit items
display arrows across the top portion of the check, a protectograph feature is
not included. Therefore, the dollar amount is not displayed to the right of the
arrows. A copy of a counterfeit item and an authentic check (VOID) are attached
for your review.
Any information you have concerning this matter should be brought to the
attention of:
Debra Kaplan
Assistant Vice President - Risk Services
Union Bank of
California, National
Association
400 California Street 1-001-14
San Francisco, California
94104
Telephone: (415) 765-3426
Fax: (415) 765-3522
debra.kaplan@uboc.com
Information about counterfeit items, cyber-fraud incidents and other
fraudulent activity may be forwarded to the FDIC's Cyber-Fraud and Financial
Crimes Section, 550 17th Street,
N.W., Room F-4004,
Washington, D.C.
20429, or transmitted
electronically to alert@fdic.gov.
Information related to federal deposit insurance or consumer issues should be
submitted to the FDIC using an online form that can be accessed at http://www2.fdic.gov/starsmail/index.asp.
For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's Web
site at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2005/index.html.
To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please
visit www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.
|
Christopher J. Spoth |
|
Acting Director Division of Supervision and Consumer
Protection |
Attachment (not available electronically)
NOTE: As a security precaution, the FDIC does not post to its Web site
online copies of fraudulent instruments or copies of the genuine instruments
that have been counterfeited. This is to avoid attempts by others to use the
electronic versions of these instruments to facilitate additional fraud. Printed
copies of fraudulent instruments are mailed with the Special Alert letter to the
financial institutions on the letter's distribution list (generally,
FDIC-supervised banks , commercial and savings). Printed copies of the Special
Alert and its attachment(s) may also be obtained from the FDIC's Public
Information Center, 801 17th Street, NW, Room 100, Washington, DC 20434
(telephone: 1-877-275-3342 or 202-416-6940; fax: 202-416-2076; or e-mail: publicinfo@fdic.gov).
Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)
SA-142-2005
11/9/2005
TO: |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to Security
Officer) |
SUBJECT: |
Counterfeit Official Checks |
Summary: |
Counterfeit official checks drawn on Concordia Bank & Trust
Company, Vidalia,
Louisiana, are reportedly in
circulation. |
Concordia Bank & Trust, Vidalia, LA, has reported to the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) that counterfeit official checks bearing
the institution's name are in circulation.
The counterfeit items display the routing number 111102431, which is
assigned to Concordia Bank & Trust,
Vidalia,
LA.
However, the counterfeit items are
markedly dissimilar to authentic checks. Authentic checks are standard 3 ¼ x 8 ½
inches in size, and have a light blue background with royal blue font. They also
bear the words "CASHIER'S CHECK "in a red font, while the counterfeit items bear
the words "OFFICIAL CHECK.? In addition, authentic checks have the bank's name
and logo centered at the top of the check, while the counterfeit items have the
bank's name and logo in the upper-left corner. A copy of a counterfeit item and
an authentic cashier's check (void) are attached.
Any information you have concerning this matter should be brought to the
attention of:
John Mark Williams
Chief Operations Officer/Security Officer
Concordia
Bank & Trust Company
904 Carter
Street
Vidalia, LA
71373
Telephone: (318)
336-6006
Fax: (318) 336-7673
jmw@concordiabank.com
Information about these instruments may be forwarded to the FDIC's Cyber
Fraud and Financial Crimes Section, 550 17th Street,
N.W., Room F-4004,
Washington, D.C.
20429, or transmitted
electronically to alert@fdic.gov.
Information related to Federal deposit insurance or consumer issues should be
submitted to the FDIC using an online form that can be accessed at http://www2.fdic.gov/starsmail/index.asp.
For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's Web
site at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2005/index.html.
To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please
visit www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.
|
Christopher J. Spoth |
|
Acting Director Division of Supervision and Consumer
Protection |
Attachment (not available electronically)
NOTE: As a security precaution, the FDIC does not post to its Web site
online copies of fraudulent instruments or copies of the genuine instruments
that have been counterfeited. This is to avoid attempts by others to use the
electronic versions of these instruments to facilitate additional fraud. Printed
copies of fraudulent instruments are mailed with the Special Alert letter to the
financial institutions on the letter's distribution list (generally,
FDIC-supervised banks , commercial and savings). Printed copies of the Special
Alert and its attachment(s) may also be obtained from the FDIC's Public
Information Center, 801 17th Street, NW, Room 100, Washington, DC 20434
(telephone: 1-877-275-3342 or 202-416-6940; fax: 202-416-2076; or e-mail: publicinfo@fdic.gov).
Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)
11/9/2005
SA-143-2005
TO: |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to Security
Officer) |
SUBJECT: |
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks |
Summary: |
Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Washington Trust Bank,
Spokane,
Washington
, are reportedly in
circulation. |
Washington Trust Bank, Spokane, Washington, has contacted
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit
checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation.
The counterfeit items display the routing number 125100089,
which is assigned to Washington Trust Bank,
Spokane,
Washington
. The counterfeit items are
dissimilar to authentic checks. The counterfeit items display a boxed border,
although the border lines are different. The counterfeit items also have an
oversized logo, and the check serial number is printed in black. Both authentic
and counterfeit checks display a pantograph background with the bank logo
repeating throughout the check, although this feature is not reflected in the
attached counterfeit check. Authentic checks are perforated on the left side,
while counterfeit checks are perforated at the top and bottom. A copy of a
counterfeit item and an authentic check (VOID) are attached for your review.
Any information you have concerning this matter should be brought to the
attention of:
John R. Weber
Vice President and Security Officer
Washington Trust
Bank
717 West Sprague
Spokane,
Washington
99201
Telephone: (509)
353-3858
Fax: (509) 358-8151
jweber@watrust.com
Information about counterfeit items, cyber-fraud incidents and other
fraudulent activity may be forwarded to the FDIC's Cyber-Fraud and Financial
Crimes Section, 550 17th Street,
N.W., Room F-4004,
Washington, D.C.
20429, or transmitted
electronically to alert@fdic.gov.
Information related to federal deposit insurance or consumer issues should be
submitted to the FDIC using an online form that can be accessed at http://www2.fdic.gov/starsmail/index.asp.
For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's Web
site at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2005/index.html.
To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please
visit www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.
|
Christopher J. Spoth |
|
Acting Director Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection
|
Attachment (not available electronically)
NOTE: As a security precaution, the FDIC does not post to its Web site
online copies of fraudulent instruments or copies of the genuine instruments
that have been counterfeited. This is to avoid attempts by others to use the
electronic versions of these instruments to facilitate additional fraud. Printed
copies of fraudulent instruments are mailed with the Special Alert letter to the
financial institutions on the letter's distribution list (generally,
FDIC-supervised banks , commercial and savings). Printed copies of the Special
Alert and its attachment(s) may also be obtained from the FDIC's Public
Information Center, 801 17th Street, NW, Room 100, Washington, DC 20434
(telephone: 1-877-275-3342 or 202-416-6940; fax: 202-416-2076; or e-mail: publicinfo@fdic.gov).
Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)
11/9/2005
SA-144-2005
TO: |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to Security
Officer) |
SUBJECT: |
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks |
Summary: |
Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Marine Bank,
Springfield,
Illinois
, are reportedly in
circulation. |
Marine Bank, Springfield,
Illinois, has contacted the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit cashier's checks
bearing the institution's name are in circulation.
The counterfeit items display the bank's routing number of 071109406;
however, the fraudulent items are dissimilar to authentic checks. The
counterfeit items contain the term "CASHIER'S CHECK,? while authentic items are
labeled "OFFICIAL CHECK.? The counterfeit items show an address of 470 N. Main
Paza (sic),
Chatham,
IL
62629
and a phone number of
1-800-745-5555. Authentic official checks are blue, fading from a darker shade
at the top to a lighter shade at the bottom, with black lettering. A copy of a
counterfeit item and a copy of an authentic cashier's check (VOID) are attached
for your review.
Any information you have concerning this matter should be brought to the
attention of:
Mary Coy
Vice President, Retail Services
Marine
Bank
3120 Robbins Road
Springfield, IL
62704
Telephone: (217)
726-0600
or
Ann L. Walker
Vice President, Compliance
Marine
Bank
Springfield, IL
62704
Telephone: (217)
726-0615
Fax: (217) 726-0645
e-mail: awalker@ibankmarine.com
Information about these instruments may be forwarded to the FDIC's
Cyber-Fraud and Financial Crimes Section, 550 17th Street,
N.W., Room F-4004,
Washington, D.C.
20429, or transmitted
electronically to alert@fdic.gov.
Information related to federal deposit insurance or consumer issues should be
submitted to the FDIC using an online form that can be accessed at http://www2.fdic.gov/starsmail/index.asp.
For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's Web
site at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2005/index.html.
To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please
visit www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.
|
Christopher J. Spoth |
|
Acting Director Division of Supervision and Consumer
Protection |
Attachment (not available electronically)
NOTE: As a security precaution, the FDIC does not post to its Web site
online copies of fraudulent instruments or copies of the genuine instruments
that have been counterfeited. This is to avoid attempts by others to use the
electronic versions of these instruments to facilitate additional fraud. Printed
copies of fraudulent instruments are mailed with the Special Alert letter to the
financial institutions on the letter's distribution list (generally,
FDIC-supervised banks , commercial and savings). Printed copies of the Special
Alert and its attachment(s) may also be obtained from the FDIC's Public
Information Center, 801 17th Street, NW, Room 100, Washington, DC 20434
(telephone: 1-877-275-3342 or 202-416-6940; fax: 202-416-2076; or e-mail: publicinfo@fdic.gov).
Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)
11/9/2005
SA-145-2005
TO: |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to Security
Officer) |
SUBJECT: |
Counterfeit Official Checks |
Summary: |
Counterfeit official checks drawn on First National Bank in
Alamogordo,
Alamogordo, New
Mexico
, are reportedly in
circulation |
First National Bank in Alamogordo,
Alamogordo, New Mexico, has contacted the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit checks bearing the
institution's name are in circulation.
The counterfeit items display the routing number 112202123,
which is assigned to First National Bank in Alamogordo,
Alamogordo, New Mexico. The counterfeit items are similar to authentic
items. However, authentic checks are printed on paper with a background design,
and counterfeit items are printed on paper with graduated color. Authentic
checks also have a description directly below the dollar amount line, which the
counterfeit items do not. The counterfeit items describe the check background
and watermark across the top of the check; authentic checks have no such wording
there. A copy of a counterfeit item and an authentic check (VOID) are attached
for your review.
Any information you have concerning this matter should
be brought to the attention of:
Kelly Nichols
Operations Officer
First National Bank in
Alamogordo
414
Tenth Street
Alamogordo, New
Mexico
88310
Telephone:
(505)443-5272
Fax: (505) 437-1631
Kelly.nichols@fnbalamo.com
Information about counterfeit items, cyber-fraud incidents and other
fraudulent activity may be forwarded to the FDIC's Cyber-Fraud and Financial
Crimes Section, 550 17th Street,
N.W., Room F-4004,
Washington, D.C.
20429, or transmitted
electronically to alert@fdic.gov.
Information related to federal deposit insurance or consumer issues should be
submitted to the FDIC using an online form that can be accessed at http://www2.fdic.gov/starsmail/index.asp.
For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's
website at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2005/index.html.
To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please
visit www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.
|
Christopher J. Spoth |
|
Acting Director Division of Supervision and Consumer
Protection |
Attachment (not available electronically)
NOTE: As a security
precaution, the FDIC does not post to its Web site online copies of fraudulent
instruments or copies of the genuine instruments that have been counterfeited.
This is to avoid attempts by others to use the electronic versions of these
instruments to facilitate additional fraud. Printed copies of fraudulent
instruments are mailed with the Special Alert letter to the financial
institutions on the letter's distribution list (generally, FDIC-supervised banks
"commercial and savings). Printed copies of the Special Alert and its
attachment(s) may also be obtained from the FDIC's Public Information Center,
801 17th Street, NW, Room 100, Washington, DC 20434 (telephone: 1-877-275-3342
or 202-416-6940; fax: 202-416-2076; or e-mail: publicinfo@fdic.gov).
Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)
11/9/2005
SA-146-2005
TO: |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to Security
Officer) |
SUBJECT: |
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks |
Summary: |
Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Farmers and Merchants Bank of
South Carolina, Holly Hill,
South Carolina
, are
reportedly in circulation. |
Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina, Holly
Hill, South
Carolina, has
contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that
counterfeit checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation.
The counterfeit items display the routing number 053204280, which is
assigned to Farmers and Merchants Bank of
South Carolina
, Holly Hill, South Carolina. The counterfeit
items are dissimilar to authentic checks, with a different layout, style and
font. Authentic checks have a scroll on the top of the checks, while the
counterfeit checks have wording embedded in the top edge. A copy of a
counterfeit item and an authentic check (VOID) are attached for your review.
Any information you have concerning this matter should be brought to the
attention of:
William H. Sohm, Jr.
Vice President and Auditor
Farmers and Merchants
Bank of South
Carolina
8624 Old State Road, P.
O. Box 68
Holly Hill, South Carolina
29059
Telephone: (803) 496-1428
Fax: (803) 496-3964
hsohm@fmbsc.com
Information about counterfeit items, cyber-fraud incidents and other
fraudulent activity may be forwarded to the FDIC's Cyber-Fraud and Financial
Crimes Section, 550 17th Street,
N.W., Room F-4004,
Washington, D.C.
20429, or transmitted
electronically to alert@fdic.gov.
Information related to federal deposit insurance or consumer issues should be
submitted to the FDIC using an online form that can be accessed at http://www2.fdic.gov/starsmail/index.asp.
For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's Web
site at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2005/index.html.
To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please
visit www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.
|
Christopher J. Spoth |
|
Acting Director Division of Supervision and Consumer
Protection |
Attachment (not available electronically)
NOTE: As a security precaution, the FDIC does not post to its Web site
online copies of fraudulent instruments or copies of the genuine instruments
that have been counterfeited. This is to avoid attempts by others to use the
electronic versions of these instruments to facilitate additional fraud. Printed
copies of fraudulent instruments are mailed with the Special Alert letter to the
financial institutions on the letter's distribution list (generally,
FDIC-supervised banks , commercial and savings). Printed copies of the Special
Alert and its attachment(s) may also be obtained from the FDIC's Public
Information Center, 801 17th Street, NW, Room 100, Washington, DC 20434
(telephone: 1-877-275-3342 or 202-416-6940; fax: 202-416-2076; or e-mail: publicinfo@fdic.gov).
Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)
11/9/2005
SA-147-2005
TO: |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to Security
Officer) |
SUBJECT: |
Stolen Official Checks and Money Orders |
Summary: |
Official checks and money orders drawn on TCF National Bank,
Wayzata,
Minnesota, have been reported
as stolen from a branch office. |
TCF National Bank, Wayzata, Minnesota, has contacted the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that official checks and
money orders bearing the institution's name were stolen from a branch
office.
TCF National Bank official checks and money orders display the routing number
022000868, which is assigned to Integrated Payment Systems,
Inc., Englewood, Colorado, and both official checks and money orders are payable
through Citibank, N. A., Buffalo, New York. All of the items stolen display an
address of 801 Marquette
Avenue.
For official checks, the stolen check number range is: 729951100 through
729952099. For money orders, the stolen check number range is: 887084350 through
887084599. Copies of a money order (VOID) and an official check (VOID) are
attached for your review.
To verify the authenticity of either an official check or a money order
issued by TCF National Bank, please contact Integrated Payment Systems, Inc., at
1-800-223-7520.
Any information you have concerning this matter should be brought to the
attention of:
Kevin Dahl
Vice President - Loss Prevention
TCF National
Bank
801 Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
55402-3475
Telephone: (612)
661-6918
Fax: (612) 661-8260
kdahl@tcfbank.com
Information about counterfeit items, cyber-fraud incidents and other
fraudulent activity may be forwarded to the FDIC's Cyber-Fraud and Financial
Crimes Section, 550 17th Street,
N.W., Room F-4004,
Washington, D.C.
20429, or transmitted
electronically to alert@fdic.gov.
Information related to federal deposit insurance or consumer issues should be
submitted to the FDIC using an online form that can be accessed at http://www2.fdic.gov/starsmail/index.asp.
For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's Web
site at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2005/index.html.
To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please
visit www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.
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Christopher J. Spoth |
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Acting Director Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection
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Attachment (not available electronically)
NOTE: As a security precaution, the FDIC does not post to its Web site
online copies of fraudulent instruments or copies of the genuine instruments
that have been counterfeited. This is to avoid attempts by others to use the
electronic versions of these instruments to facilitate additional fraud. Printed
copies of fraudulent instruments are mailed with the Special Alert letter to the
financial institutions on the letter's distribution list (generally,
FDIC-supervised banks , commercial and savings). Printed copies of the Special
Alert and its attachment(s) may also be obtained from the FDIC's Public
Information Center, 801 17th Street, NW, Room 100, Washington, DC 20434
(telephone: 1-877-275-3342 or 202-416-6940; fax: 202-416-2076; or e-mail: publicinfo@fdic.gov).
Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)