Counterfeit money orders drawn on Enterprise Bank and Trust Company, Lowell, Massachusetts, are reportedly in circulation

Enterprise Bank and Trust Company, Lowell, Massachusetts, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit money orders bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

Money orders issued by Enterprise Bank and Trust Company, Lowell, Massachusetts, are payable through Firstar Bank of Minnesota, National Association, now known as U.S. Bank National Association. The counterfeit items display the routing number of 096016765, which was assigned to Firstar Bank of Minnesota, National Association. The counterfeit money orders are similar to the authentic money orders. However, the authentic money orders state that the value should not exceed $500.00, whereas the counterfeit money orders state that the value should not exceed $10,000. The authentic money orders state that the items are payable through Firstar Bank of Minnesota, N.A., St. Paul, Minnesota.

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

Clayton D. Mersereau, Jr., Senior Vice President and Security Officer or
Beth McNamara, Branch Operations Officer
Enterprise Bank and Trust Company
222 Merrimack Street
Lowell, Massachusetts 01852
Telephone: 978-656-5532
FAX: 978-937-1919

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