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Special Alert: SLS00295
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Special Alerts
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SA-137-2006 |
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TO: |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to Security Officer) |
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SUBJECT: |
Counterfeit Teller Checks |
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Summary: |
Counterfeit teller checks bearing the name Calvert Bank and Trust Company, Prince Frederick, |
Mercantile Southern Maryland Bank,
The counterfeit items display the routing number 053101121, which is assigned to Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T). The former Calvert Bank and Trust Company issued cashier's checks using a payable-through account at BB&T. The counterfeit items display the name and address of the former Calvert Bank and Trust Company and a telephone number, not associated with the bank, in the upper-left corner. "TELLER CHECK" is printed in the top center of the counterfeit items.
Authentic Mercantile Southern Maryland Bank checks display the routing number 055001122. The bank's logo, name, city and state are printed across the top of the check, and "CASHIER'S CHECK" is printed in the lower-left corner.
A copy of a counterfeit item and a copy of an authentic check (VOID) are attached for your review.
Any information you have concerning this matter should be brought to the attention of:
Paul Reamy
Security Officer
Mercantile Southern Maryland Bank
P.O. Box 655
Leonardtown,
Telephone: (301) 737-3742
E-mail: Paul.Reamy@mercantile.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,
For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's Web site 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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Sandra L. Thompson |
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Acting Director |
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
Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)
Special Alerts
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SA-138-2006 |
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TO: |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to Security Officer) |
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SUBJECT: |
Counterfeit Official Checks |
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Summary: |
Counterfeit official checks bearing the name of Gateway Bank & Trust Co. are reportedly in circulation. |
Gateway Bank & Trust Company,
The counterfeit items display the routing number 011007092, which is assigned to Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company,
Authentic checks display the following statement printed below the top border: "THIS DOCUMENT HAS AN ARTIFICIAL WATERMARK PRINTED ON THE BACK. THE FRONT OF THE DOCUMENT HAS A MICROPRINT SIGNATURE LINE. ABSENCE OF THESE FEATURES WILL INDICATE A COPY." Authentic checks also display the words "PAY TO THE ORDER OF" on the left side, and an authorized signature line in the lower-right corner. Authentic checks are printed on green paper with green print and have ornate borders on all sides. The routing number appears above the bottom border.
A copy of a counterfeit item and a copy of an authentic check (VOID) are attached for your review.
Any information you have concerning this matter should be brought to the attention of:
James Hinton, Jr.
CRA & Risk Management Officer
Gateway Bank & Trust Company
12 Corporate Drive
Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909
Telephone: (252) 331-4009, ext. 8053
Fax: (252) 334-1651
Information about counterfeit items, cyber-fraud incidents and other fraudulent activity may be forwarded to the FDIC's Cyber-Fraud and Financial Crimes Section,
For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's Web site 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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Sandra L. Thompson |
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Acting Director |
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
Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)