Counterfeit accounts payable checks drawn on Ebank, Atlanta, Georgia, are reportedly in circulation

Ebank, Atlanta, Georgia, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit accounts payable checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the proper routing number of 061092057 for Ebank. The counterfeit items and the authentic checks are similar. However, the back side of the negotiable section of an authentic accounts payable check is shaded with the words "ORIGINAL DOCUMENT" in white, which would not show on a counterfeit item. A copy of the front of a counterfeit item and an authentic accounts payable check (VOID) are attached for your review.

Any information you have concerning this matter should be brought to the attention of:

David Haley
Chief Information Security Officer
Ebank
2690 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 230
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Telephone: (770) 801-1214
dhaley@ebank.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