Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Benton Banking Company, Benton, Tennessee, are reportedly in circulation
Benton Banking Company
Benton, TN
Grace L. Johnson
gjohnson@bentonbankingcompany.com
Voice (423) 338-2838
Fax (423) 338-8719
Benton Banking Company, Benton, 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 064203241 for Benton Banking Company. The counterfeit items and the authentic checks are similar. However, authentic cashier's checks are printed on a green basket-weave background with a scroll pattern border and include the Deluxe CCO copyright outside the left border. The counterfeit items have a solid border, which includes wording about security features. Copies 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:
Grace L. Johnson
Vice President and Cashier
Benton Banking Company
219 Ward Street
Benton, Tennessee 37307
Telephone: (423) 338-2838
Fax: (423) 338-8719
gjohnson@bentonbankingcompany.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/2005/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