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First Bank, Ketchikan, Alaska, 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 125200044, which is assigned to First Bank,
Ketchikan,
Alaska. However, the counterfeit items state they
are drawn on First Bank, Austin, Texas, and are issued by Accelerated
Payment Systems, Inc., Mesa, Arizona. They display the wording "CASHIER'S
CHECK" across the left border of the item and a logo of a "1" superimposed
on top of a map of the United States, encircled in a globe. Authentic cashier's
checks display the logo consisting of a large "1" to the left
of the bank's name and address. A copy of a counterfeit item and an
authentic cashier's check (VOID) are attached for your review.
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
website 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.
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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Last Updated 03/06/2006 | communications@fdic.gov |
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