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Special Alerts
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to Security Officer) |
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Counterfeit Cashier's Checks
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| Summary: |
Counterfeit cashier’s checks drawn on Chittenden Trust Company,
Burlington, Vermont, are reportedly in circulation.
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Chittenden Trust Company, Burlington, Vermont, has reported to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) that counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the institution name “Chittenden Trust Company” are in circulation. The counterfeit items display the proper routing number of 011600062 for Chittenden Trust Company and closely resemble authentic Cashier's checks. However, authentic instruments are printed on gray check paper stock and do not have a decorative border. Conversely, counterfeit items are printed on light peach-colored check paper stock and have a decorative border. A copy of a counterfeit item and 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:
Mary Lou Amidon
Deposit Services Department
Chittenden Corp.
P.O. Box 804
Brattleboro, Vermont 05302
Telephone: (802) 258-5015
Fax: (802) 258-5311
mamidon@chittenden.com
Information about these instruments may be forwarded to the FDIC's Special Activities Section, 550 17th Street, N.W., Room F-4040, 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/2004/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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Michael J. Zamorski |
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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, 801 17th Street, NW, Room 100, Washington, DC 20434 (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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