Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Bank of Fairfield, Fairfield, Washington, are reportedly in circulation

Bank of Fairfield, Fairfield, Washington, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the proper routing number of 125102430 for Bank of Fairfield. The counterfeit items and the authentic checks are similar. Although the authentic cashier's checks do NOT have a border, the counterfeit items have a scroll pattern border. Authentic cashier's checks do NOT reference a watermark; they have a watermark reading Original Document multiple times on the back of the check. The counterfeit items mention a watermark, but have NO watermark. Authentic cashier's checks place the remitter name below the payee name and the written dollar amount. The counterfeit items place the remitter name above the payee name. A copy of a counterfeit item and an authentic cashier's check (VOID) are attached for your review.

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

Rob Stevens
Chief Financial Officer
Bank of Fairfield
P.O. Box 267
Fairfield, Washington 99012-0267
Telephone: (509) 283-2126
Fax: (509) 283-4261
rstephens@bankoffairfield.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