AL 2002-1
Advisory Letter
Subject: U.S. Department of Treasury FinCEN SAR Bulletin 
         Number 4
Date: February 27, 2002

TO:  Chief Executive Officers and Compliance Officers of 
National Banks and Federal Branches, Department and 
Division Heads, and Examining Personnel

This advisory letter transmits U.S. Department of Treasury, 
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) SAR Bulletin, 
Issue 4, dated January, 2002.  The attached bulletin 
alerts financial institutions to, and provides synopses 
of, financial transactions and methods that could 
indicate fundraising associated with various criminal 
activities, including terrorism.  Information was derived 
from Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and other Bank 
Secrecy Act (BSA) information filed by depository 
institutions.  The bulletin is intended to assist financial 
institutions in identifying transactions that may be linked 
to potential terrorist financial activity.  The FinCEN 
bulletin is available at [http://www.treas.gov/fincen].

If you have any questions, please contact your supervisory 
office or the Compliance Division at (202) 874-4428.




__________________

David G. Hammaker
Deputy Comptroller for Compliance


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