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Alert 2006-43 | August 16, 2006
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Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks; All State Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsel; and All Examining Personnel
The above-named bank has reported that counterfeit cashier’s checks issued in the bank’s name and using a correct routing number of 116324201 are being presented for payment locally and nationwide in connection with an Internet purchase scam. While the counterfeit items have a strong resemblance to the authentic checks, the counterfeit items can be identified by the following: the instruments contain a black border around the entire check and asterisks preceding and following the dollar amount.
Counterfeit items presented to date have been payable in the amount of $4,800.00, show the remitter as Sarah Adams, and are dated 8/11/06.
For additional information and guidance, please contact George Reeves, SVP Operations, First National Bank of Midland, 123 N. Colorado, Midland, TX 79701, by telephone at (806) 374-1000, by fax at (806) 374-6954, or via email at [GReeves@fbotexas.com].
Email: occalertresponses@occ.treas.gov Mail: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Special Supervision Division, MS 6-4 250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219 Fax: (202) 874-5214 Internet: https://www.occ.gov
For additional information regarding other types of financial fraud, please visit the OCC's anti-fraud resource page.
/signed/
Gerard Sexton, Acting Director Enforcement & Compliance Division
