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Special Alerts
| SA-143-2005
October 31, 2005
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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 Washington Trust Bank, Spokane, Washington, are reportedly in circulation.
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Washington Trust Bank, Spokane, Washington, 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 125100089, which is assigned to Washington Trust Bank, Spokane, Washington. The counterfeit items are dissimilar to authentic checks. The counterfeit items display a boxed border, although the border lines are different. The counterfeit items also have an oversized logo, and the check serial number is printed in black. Both authentic and counterfeit checks display a pantograph background with the bank logo repeating throughout the check, although this feature is not reflected in the attached counterfeit check. Authentic checks are perforated on the left side, while counterfeit checks are perforated at the top and bottom. A copy of a counterfeit item and an authentic check (VOID) are attached for your review.
Any information you have concerning this matter should be brought to the attention of:
John R. Weber
Vice President and Security Officer
Washington Trust Bank
717 West Sprague
Spokane, Washington 99201
Telephone: (509) 353-3858
Fax: (509) 358-8151
jweber@watrust.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, 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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