Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Arvest Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas, are reportedly in circulation

Arvest Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 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 a proper routing number of 082900872 for Arvest Bank. The counterfeit items and the authentic checks are similar. A copy of a counterfeit item and copies of authentic cashier's checks (VOID) are attached for your review.

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

Risk Management BNT
Arvest Bank
201 North East A Street
Bentonville, Arkansas 72712
Telephone: (479) 271-1258
Fax: (479) 271-1320
RISKMANAGEMENTBNT@arvest.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 Web site 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