Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Commercial Bank of Texas, National Association, Nacogdoches, Texas, are reportedly in circulation

Commercial Bank of Texas, National Association, Nacogdoches, 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 proper routing number of 113102714 for Commercial Bank of Texas. The counterfeit items and the authentic checks are similar. A copy of a counterfeit item and a copy of 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:

Beverly Rice
Vice President
Commercial Bank of Texas, National Association
P.O. Box 635050
Nacogdoches, Texas 75963-5050
Telephone: (936) 715-4130
Fax: (936) 715-4355
beverly@cbtx.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