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The above-named bank has reported that
counterfeit cashier’s checks issued in the bank’s name and using a correct
routing number of 082901826 are being presented for payment both locally and nationwide
in connection with a lottery scam.
The
counterfeit items contain the words “Arkansas National Bank, Bentonville, AR”
in the top-center portion of the check, followed by a toll-free number of 1-888-239-1244,
which is not associated with ANB Financial.The ANB logo is located in the top-left corner of the instrument, and
the following phrase is contained within the top border:“The face of this document has a colored
background on white paper.”The
following security statement is located along the bottom border of the
instrument: “The back of this document contains an artificial watermark – hold
at an angle to view.” Checks presented
to date have been made payable in the amounts of $3,500 and $4,875 and have used
the checks numbers of 887490032, 69884701, and 5246132.They have been dated 7/25/2006 and 8/3/2006
and may show the remitter as Crown Locators Inc. or Shopping Group Inc.
Correspondence accompanying the counterfeit
items contains the letterhead of “CROWN LOCATORS INC., Unclaimed Funds
Resources and
Payment
Verification
Center
,
Suite 1200
80 Queen Street,
Kitchener,
ON
N2H6L4.The letters, which may be signed
by either Brian Malden (Holder of Procuration) or Susan Wyatt (Accts. Manager),
notify the recipient of their winning status and explain that the enclosed
check is to assist with the processing fees that have accrued due to the funds being
in an unclaimed status.Recipients are
instructed to contact the Sweepstakes Agent at 1-519-694-1584 ext 200)
immediately.
For additional information and guidance,
please contact Cynthia White, Vice President/Compliance, ANB Financial N.A.,
706 South Walton Boulevard,
Bentonville,
AR
72712,
by telephone at (479) 878-3014, by fax at (479) 878-4314, or via e-mail at
[cwhite@anbfinancial.com].
Additional information concerning this matter
that you believe should be brought to the attention of the OCC may be forwarded to:
| E-mail: | occalertresponses@occ.treas.gov |
| Mail: | Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Special Supervision Division, MS 6-4 250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219
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| Fax: | (202) 874-5214 |
| Internet: | http://www.occ.treas.gov |
For
additional information regarding other types of financial fraud, please visit
the OCC’s anti-fraud resource at:
http://www.occ.gov/fraudresources.htm
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Gerard
Sexton, Acting Director
Enforcement & Compliance Division
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