Fannin Bank, Windom, Texas, contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the routing number 111920325, which is assigned to Fannin Bank, but they are dissimilar to authentic checks. On the counterfeit items, "CASHIER'S CHECK" is printed vertically on the left side, and "Fannin Bank" is printed in the top center next to a logo of a globe that incorporates the United States and the number "1" in its center. The city and state are printed below the bank's name. The following appears in the bottom-left corner: "Issued by 3Core Payment Systems Inc., Houston, Texas to Fannin Bank, Windom, TX." The counterfeit items are printed on light blue and white security paper.

Authentic checks bear the words "CASHIER'S CHECK" on the lower left-hand side, and "FANNIN BANK" is printed in the top center above the city, state and zip code. Authentic checks are printed on either light green or light brown paper with ornamental borders.

Copies 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:

Bryan Peeler
Senior Vice President/BSA Officer
Fannin Bank
P.O. Box 1028
Windom, Texas 75492
Phone: 903-623-4755
Fax: 903-623-3807
Email: bpeeler@netexas.net

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.

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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)