Counterfeit checks drawn on NCB, FSB, Hillsboro, Ohio, are reportedly in circulation

NCB, FSB, Hillsboro, Ohio, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display a proper routing number of 242272227 for NCB, FSB; however, NCB, FSB checks are payable through Branch Banking & Trust Company, Charleston, West Virginia, and are processed using the routing number 051900353. The fraudulent items are markedly dissimilar to authentic bank checks. The layout, style and fonts are different. The counterfeit items include the wording "CASHIER CHECK" in the middle portion of the check. Authentic NCB, FSB checks do not include any wording to indicate that the checks are official checks of the bank. A copy of a counterfeit item and a copy of an authentic check (VOID) are attached for your review.

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

John P. Levo
Vice President
NCB, FSB
139 South High Street
Hillsboro, Ohio 45133
Telephone: (937) 840-2232
Fax: (937) 393-5711
jlevo@ncb.coop

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