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Special Alerts
| SA-18-2006
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 Auburn State Bank, Auburn, Nebraska, are reportedly in circulation.
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Auburn State Bank, Auburn, Nebraska, 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 104900938, which
is assigned to Auburn State Bank, and are similar to authentic checks.
However, the
counterfeit checks display the wording "TWO SIGNATURES REQUIRED IF
OVER $5000.00" directly above the first authorized signature line,
while authentic cashier's checks display the wording "TWO SIGNATURES
REQUIRED IF OVER $500.00" directly above the first authorized signature
line. In addition, authentic cashier's checks display a lock beneath
the word "DOLLARS" on the right side of the check and a telephone
number beneath the bank's address on the lower-left side. The counterfeit
items do not display either a lock or the bank's telephone number.
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:
Deb Gotrian
Vice President
Auburn State Bank
1214 J Street
Auburn, Nebraska 68305
Telephone: (402) 274-4342
Fax: (402) 274-4918
dgrotrian@auburnstatebank.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/2005/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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