Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Citizens Community Federal, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, are reportedly in circulation

Citizens Community Federal, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 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 071004501, which is assigned to the clearing bank for Citizens Community Federal. The counterfeit items and the authentic checks are dissimilar. Authentic instruments have a logo on the upper-left side of the check. The counterfeit checks do not have the bank logo, but have the security padlock icon on the right side of the check face. 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:

Becky Johnson
Vice President
Citizens Community Federal
2174 East Ridge Center
Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701
Telephone: (715) 836-9994, ext. 120
Fax: (715) 831-4299
Email: blj@citizenscommunityfederal.net

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. ZamorskiDirector
Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection