Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Skagit State Bank, Burlington, Washington, are reportedly in circulation

Skagit State Bank, Burlington, Washington, 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 the proper routing number of 125105631 for Skagit State Bank; however, the fraudulent items are markedly dissimilar to authentic bank checks. The layout, style and fonts are different. Authentic cashier's checks have a scroll design around the top corners of the check and a scroll design box around the words “Cashier's Check.” Authentic checks also have a box around the printed dollar amount; the counterfeit items do not. The logo on the authentic checks is smaller than the logo used on the counterfeit items. 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:

Nadine Springer
Assistant Vice President – Operations
or
Leanne Wiseman
Skagit State Bank
301 E. Fairhaven Ave.
Brulington, Washington 98233
Telephone: (360) 755-0411
Fax: (360) 755-9695
nadines@skagitbank.com
leannew@skagitbank.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 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.

Christopher J. SpothActing Director
Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection