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Fraudulent letters claiming to be from the FDIC are being sent to financial institutions
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has been informed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) that fraudulent letters that appear to be faxed by the FDIC to financial institutions in the United States and other countries are currently in circulation.
The letters state that “information is sought pursuant to sections 5318(J) and 5318(k) of Title 31 of the United States Code, as added by sections 313 and 319(b) of the USA PATRIOT ACT OF 2001 (Public Law 107-56).”
The letters also state, in part:
“As part of our oversight duties over banks operating in the United States, it is our
statutory responsibility to ensure that foreign banks which maintain correspondent
accounts with banks in the United States are up to date with their Certification.”
Recipients are asked to complete a form (attached as a second page to the fraudulent fax) and return the completed form by fax to a telephone number provided. The letters are signed by “Ms Rosaline Smith, For and on Behalf of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.”
The letters are fraudulent and were not sent by the FDIC. Financial institutions should NOT respond to the fraudulent request for information and should NOT, under any circumstances, forward any information to the fax telephone number.
Any information that you may have concerning this matter should be brought to the attention of: FDIC’s Cyber-Fraud and Financial Crimes Section, 550 17th Street, NW, Room F-4004, Washington, DC 20429, or transmitted electronically to alert@fdic.gov.
Any information regarding the subject of this or any other alert that you wish to bring to the attention of the OCC may be sent to:
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E-mail: |
occalertresponses@occ.treas.gov |
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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 |
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Internet: |
http://www.occ.treas.gov |
/signed/
Richard C. Stearns
Director for Enforcement & Compliance
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