Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Citizens Tri-County Bank, Dunlap, Tennessee, are reportedly in circulation

Citizens Tri-County Bank, Dunlap, Tennessee, 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 064102070; however, the fraudulent instruments are markedly dissimilar to authentic bank checks. Authentic checks have a remitter line in the upper-left corner and the bank logo is stamped in the upper-center of the check. The counterfeit items lack these features. A copy of a counterfeit item and a copy of 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:

C. Ann Smith
President Citizens
Tri-County Bank
P.O. Box 697
Dunlap, Tennessee 37327
Telephone: (423) 949-2173
Fax: (423) 949-4562
a_smith@bledsoe.net

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