Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown, Connecticut, are reportedly in circulation

ewtown Savings Bank, Newtown, Connecticut, 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 a proper routing number of 221172296 for Newtown Savings Bank; however, authentic cashier's checks use the routing number 051900353 and are payable through Branch Banking & Trust Company (BB&T), Charleston, West Virginia. The counterfeit items are markedly dissimilar to authentic bank checks. The layout, style and fonts are different. The counterfeit items include an address for the bank; authentic checks do not include an address. 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:

David McNamara
Security Officer
Newtown Savings Bank
39 Main Street
Newtown, Connecticut 06470
Telephone: (203) 426-4440, Extension 3164
Fax: (203) 426-4510
dmcnamara@newtownsavingsbank.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