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SA-36-2004
May 14, 2004


TO: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to Security Officer)
SUBJECT: Counterfeit Cashier's Checks
Summary: Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Oceanside Bank, Jacksonville Beach, Florida, are reportedly in circulation.

Oceanside Bank, Jacksonville Beach, Florida, has reported to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) that counterfeit cashier's checks are in circulation. The counterfeit items are drawn upon the bank and display the proper routing number of 051900353. The counterfeit checks are similar to the authentic official checks; however, the authentic instruments are printed on light green check paper stock and the bank logo includes the portrait of a pelican facing right. The check paper stock of counterfeit items is light blue and the pelican logo has been inverted. A copy of an authentic official check (void) and a copy of a counterfeit check are attached for your review.

Any information you have concerning this matter should be brought to the attention of:
Mr. Steve Miller
AVP Compliance Officer
Oceanside Bank
13799 Beach Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Telephone: (904) 247-4092 Ext 329
Fax: (904) 247-4672
Information about these financial institutions or 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 Web site at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2004/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.

Michael J. Zamorski

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. 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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