Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on First National Bank, Cloverdale, Indiana, are reportedly in circulation

First National Bank, Cloverdale, Indiana, has reported to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) that counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the proper routing number of 074907126; however, the counterfeit instruments are markedly dissimilar to authentic bank checks. Authentic cashier's checks are printed on a light blue weave background with a darker blue border design. Counterfeit items are printed on a light pink paper with a mountain scene in the background. Authentic cashier's checks contain the bank logo in the top left corner of the check. Counterfeit items display the bank name in the upper left corner but with no bank logo. Copies of a counterfeit item and an authentic instrument (VOID) are attached for your review.

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

Jana Pettit
Executive Vice President
Sandy Kennedy
Chief Financial Officer
First National Bank
302 S. Main Street
Cloverdale, Indiana 46120
Telephone: (765) 795-4221
Fax: (765) 795-7354
janap@fnb-bank.com
sandyk@fnb-bank.com

Information about these instruments may be forwarded to the FDIC's Special Activities Section, 550 17th Street, N.W., Room F-4040, 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/2004/index.html. To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please visit www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.

Michael J. ZamorskiDirector
Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection