Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on First Bank and Trust, New Orleans, Louisiana, are reportedly in circulation

First Bank and Trust, New Orleans, Louisiana, 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 065002289, which is the routing number for First Bank and Trust. The counterfeit items and authentic checks are dissimilar. The authentic cashier's check has the wording "Cashier's Check" on the bottom-left corner, and two signature lines with the wording "Two Signatures Required over $5,000.00." The counterfeit item has the wording "Cashier's Check" centered at the top, and a single signature line with no text. 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:

Earleen Boisdore
Senior Vice President
Security and Branch Administration
First Bank and Trust
909 Poydras Street, Suite 100
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Telephone: (504) 584-5781
Fax: (504) 584-5902
Email: eboisdore@fbtonline.com

Information about these instruments may be forwarded to the FDIC's Cyber Fraud and Financial Crimes Section, 550 17th Street, N.W., Room F-4004, 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