Counterfeit official checks drawn on Irwin Bank & Trust Company, Irwin, Pennsylvania, are reportedly in circulation

Irwin Bank & Trust Company, Irwin, Pennsylvania, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit official checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the proper routing number of 043316256 for Irwin Bank & Trust Company. The counterfeit items and authentic checks are similar. However, across the bar at the top of authentic official checks is printed: “THIS DOCUMENT IS PRINTED IN TWO COLORS - DO NOT ACCEPT UNLESS BLUE AND GREEN ARE PRESENT.” In addition, counterfeit items contain the word “Remitter” followed by a colon under the bank logo in the upper-left portion of the check; authentic official checks do not include the word “remitter.” A copy of a counterfeit item and an authentic official check (VOID) are attached for your review.

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

Keith Frid, CBA, CRCM, CFSA
AVP Auditor/Security Officer
Irwin Bank & Trust Company
309 Main Street
Irwin, Pennsylvania 15642
Telephone: (724) 978-2725
Fax: (724) 978-2738
kfrid@irwinbank.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