Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Community Bank of Loudon County, Lamar City, Tennessee, are reportedly in circulation

Greene County Bank, Greenville, Tennessee, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Community Bank of Loudon County, which is a branch of the bank and located in Lamar City, Tennessee, are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the proper routing number of 064201832, which is the routing number for Greene County Bank. The counterfeit items and authentic checks are markedly dissimilar. The counterfeit item has the logo in the upper left corner, contains no contact information and has the words “CASHIER'S CHECK” in the lower left-hand corner. The authentic item has the logo at the top center of the check and has the words “Cashier's Check” in the upper right-hand corner. The authentic check also contains complete contact information, including address, city, state, zip code and telephone number. 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:

Steve Ottinger
Vice-President
Greene County Bank
100 North Main Street
Greenville, Tennessee 37743
Telephone: (423) 278-3045
Fax: (423) 787-1276
Email: ottingers@greenecountybank.com

Information about these instruments may be forwarded to the FDIC's Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering 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. Zamorski
Director
Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection