Money orders drawn on Bayonne Community Bank, Bayonne, New Jersey, have been reported as missing, lost, or stolen in transit

Bayonne Community Bank, Bayonne, New Jersey, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that money orders bearing the institution's name are missing, lost, or were stolen in transit to a branch office.

The check number range is: 004101 through 004200; 004501 through 004600; and 004901 through 005000, for a total of 300 money orders. A copy of a money order (VOID) is attached for your review.

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

Silvana Buccianti
Branch Manager
Bayonne Community Bank
104-110 Avenue C
Bayonne, New Jersey 07002
Telephone: (201) 823-0700, Extension 2113
Fax: (201) 339-1870
sbuccianti@hotmail.com

Information about counterfeit items, cyber-fraud incidents, and other fraudulent activity may be forwarded to the FDIC's Cyber-Fraud and Financial Crimes Section, 550 17 th 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.

Christopher J. SpothActing Director
Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection