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Counterfeit money orders drawn on Shell Lake State Bank, Shell Lake, Wisconsin, are reportedly in circulation

Shell Lake State Bank

Shell Lake, WI

Contact: 

Ray Witte
ShellLakeBank@centurytel.net
Voice (715) 468-7858
Fax (715) 468-7941

Shell Lake State Bank, Shell Lake, Wisconsin, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit personal money orders bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the proper routing number of 091809472 for Shell Lake State Bank. The counterfeit items and the authentic items are similar. However, authentic money orders have an amount box outline, which the counterfeit items are missing. The authentic and counterfeit items are light tan in color with light blue borders. A copy of a counterfeit item and a copy of an authentic item (VOID) are attached for your review.

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

Ray Witte
Vice President and Cashier
Shell Lake State Bank
102 5th Avenue
P.O. Box 130
Shell Lake, WI 54871
Telephone: (715) 468-7858
Fax: (715) 468-7941
ShellLakeBank@centurytel.net

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

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