The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has learned that counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Synergy Bank, Cranford, New Jersey, are currently in circulation. The counterfeit instruments include the bank's routing number: 221278721. The layout and fonts of the items appear quite similar to the genuine cashier's checks. However, the counterfeit items present the bank's address on one line instead of three, and the words "Federal Savings Bank" appear only on the counterfeit items. Attached are examples of a counterfeit item and a genuine check (void).

Any information you have about this matter should be brought to the attention of:

Mr. Carmen Anastase
AVP and Security Officer
Synergy Bank
310 North Avenue East
Cranford, New Jersey 07016
Telephone: (908) 956-3293; FAX: (908) 956-3864

Information about this financial institution or its instruments may be forwarded to the FDIC's Special Activities Section, 550 17th Street, NW, Room F-4040, Washington, DC 20429, or transmitted electronically to alert@fdic.gov.

For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's Web site at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2003/index.html. To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts, Financial Institution Letters and other announcements through e-mail, please visit www.fdic.gov/news/news/announcements/index.html.

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