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Special Alerts
| SA-22-2006
February 8, 2006
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| TO: |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to Security Officer) |
| SUBJECT: |
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks
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| Summary: |
Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Centrix Bank & Trust, Bedford, New Hampshire, are reportedly in circulation.
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Centrix Bank & Trust, Bedford, New Hampshire, 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 011402024, which
is assigned to Centrix Bank & Trust, but are dissimilar to authentic checks in style.
The bank's name is displayed in both the upper-left corner and in
the top center of the counterfeit items. In addition, a telephone number,
which is not associated with the bank, is displayed in the top center
of the counterfeit items.
Authentic cashier's checks display the bank's
logo, name, location and local telephone number in the upper-left portion
of the check. The wording "CASHIERS
CHECK" is displayed in the top- center portion of the check.
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:
Gary Inamorati
Vice President - Risk Management Officer
Centrix Bank & Trust
1 Atwood Lane
Bedford, New Hampshire 03110
Telephone: (603) 647-4446
Fax: (603) 647-6466
ginamorati@centrixbank.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/2006/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 |
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, telephone: 1-877-275-3342
or 703-562-2200; fax: 703-562-2296; or e-mail: publicinfo@fdic.gov).
Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)
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