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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Counterfeit Official Bank Checks
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has learned that counterfeit official bank checks drawn on four separate financial institutions are in circulation. Information about the counterfeit items follows.
- Counterfeit "certified" checks drawn against a nonexistent account at The Warwick Savings Bank, Warwick, New York, are in circulation. The checks are drawn on the account name "National City Mortgage." Attached for your information is a copy of one of the counterfeit items.
Any information you have about this matter should be brought to the attention of:
Mr. Thomas C. Gargan
Vice President
The Warwick Savings Bank
18 Oakland Avenue
Warwick, New York 10990
Telephone: (845) 986-2206 Ext. 2259
- Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Liberty State Bank, Lebanon, Tennessee, are in circulation. Attached for your information is a copy of one of the counterfeit items.
Any information you have about this matter should be brought to the attention of:
Mr. Ralph Mallicoat, Jr.
President
Liberty State Bank
Lebanon, Tennessee 37087
Telephone: (615) 536-5101
- Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Carolina Bank, Greensboro, North Carolina, are in circulation. The checks have an invalid routing number and invalid account number. Attached for your information is a copy of one of the counterfeit items.
Any information you have about this matter should be brought to the attention of:
Ms. Sharon Williams
Assistant Vice President
Carolina Bank
2604 Lawndale Drive
Greensboro, North Carolina 27404
Telephone: (336) 286-8738
Fax: (336) 286-8758
- Counterfeit official checks drawn on The Peoples Bank & Trust Co., Tupelo, Mississippi, are in circulation. The bank telephone number printed on the checks is not a valid number for the bank. The checks also appear to be MICR encoded, but they are not. Attached for your information is a copy of one of the counterfeit items.
Any information you have about this matter should be brought to the attention of:
Mr. Mike Wells
The Peoples Bank & Trust Co.
209 Troy Street
Tupelo, Mississippi 38801-0209
Telephone: (662) 680-1474
Fax: (662) 680-1234
Information about these instruments also may be forwarded to the FDIC's Special Activities Section, 550 17th Street, NW, Room F-6012, Washington, DC 20429. Information also may be transmitted electronically to alert@fdic.gov.
For your reference, all FDIC Financial Institution Letters published since January of 1995 may be found on the FDIC's Web site at www.fdic.gov under "News, Events & FOIA." To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Financial Institution Letters through e-mail, please visit http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/announcements/index.html.
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Michael J. Zamorski
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Attachments (not available electronically)
Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)
NOTE: Paper copies of FDIC financial institution letters may be obtained through the FDIC's Public Information Center, 801 17th Street, NW, Room 100, Washington, DC 20434 (800-276-6003 or (703) 562-2200).
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