Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Alaska Pacific Bank, Juneau, Alaska, are reportedly in circulation

Alaska Pacific Bank, Juneau, Alaska, 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 routing number of 325270049, which is not the correct number for the payable-through bank of Alaska Pacific Bank. Additionally, authentic instruments and the counterfeit items are markedly dissimilar. Authentic instruments require a countersignature for amounts over $2,500.00, and state the payable-through bank in the lower left-hand corner of the check. The counterfeit items only provide for one signatory and present Alaska Pacific Bank as the payable-through bank. 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:

Christopher P. Bourque
VP/Retail Operations Manager
Alaska Pacific Bank
2094 Jordan Avenue
Juneau, AK 99801
Telephone: (907) 790-5158
Fax: (907) 790-5110
Email: cbourque@alaskapacificbank.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