Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on American Bank of Commerce, Wolfforth, Texas, are reportedly in circulation

American Bank of Commerce, Wolfforth, Texas, 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 114917814, which is the routing number for the bank's Austin, Texas, branch. The counterfeit items and authentic checks are similar. However, authentic cashier's checks have the blue and red bank logo screened across the backdrop of the check; a repeating red "ABC" decorative border on both sides of the check face; and two signature lines with the wording "Two signatures required over $1,000.00" located above the top signature line. Authentic checks also list the city names of Wolfforth, Lubbock and Austin below the logo. The counterfeit items have one signature line, do not have the "ABC Bank" backdrop, and list the city name of Houston, Texas, below the logo. 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:

Judith Sisson
Vice President
American Bank of Commerce
P.O. Drawer 9
Wolfforth, Texas 79382
Telephone: (806) 775-5038
Fax: (806) 775-5075
Email: jsisson@theabcbank.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