Pacific National Bank, San Francisco, California, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that stolen official checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

The stolen official checks are numbered from 277000 to 277999; 278000 to 278999; 279500 to 279999; 280500 to 280999; and 281500 to 282499. They display the routing number 321070227, which is assigned to Pacific National Bank. These official checks were stolen during shipment.

Any information you have concerning this matter should be brought to the attention of:

James Seidl
Fraud Officer
FBOP Corporation
1000 East 111th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60628
Telephone: (773) 602-8298
Fax: (773) 264-8769
E-mail: jseidl@fbopcorp.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. Questions 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.

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Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)

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