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SA-68-2006
March 23, 2006


TO: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to Security Officer)
SUBJECT: Counterfeit Cashier's Checks
Summary: Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on TeamBank, N.A., Paola, Kansas, are reportedly in circulation.

TeamBank, N.A., Paola, Kansas, has contacted the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to report that counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the routing number 101101769, which is assigned to TeamBank, N.A. There are several varieties of counterfeit items, although some bear some resemblance to authentic cashier's checks. None of the counterfeit items presented to date display the bank's telephone number and have been drawn on bank account number "490008."

Authentic cashier's checks are printed on a light cream-colored paper stock with a tan-colored zigzag pattern that is printed horizontally across the check. Authentic checks contain a black spiderweb border with a security statement along the right edge. The bank's logo and name appear in the top-center portion of authentic checks, followed by "Paola, KS 66071 - 1-800-880-6262."

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

Ken Harris
SVP Risk Management/Compliance
TeamBank, N.A.
1 South Pearl Street
Paola, Kansas 66071
Telephone: (913) 259-2101
Fax: (913) 259-3504
E-mail: kenh@teamfinancialinc.com

Additional information concerning this matter that you believe should be brought to the OCC's attention may be forwarded to:

Mail: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
  Enforcement & Compliance Division, MS 8-10
250 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20219
Fax: (202) 874-5301
E-mail: occalertresponses@occ.treas.gov
Internet: http://www.occ.treas.gov

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.

Sandra L. Thompson
Acting Director
Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection

Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)




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