Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on the San Francisco, California, branch of First Republic Bank, Las Vegas, Nevada, are reportedly in circulation

The San Francisco, California, branch of First Republic Bank, Las Vegas, Nevada, 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 routing number 321081669, which is assigned to First Republic Bank, San Francisco, California. Although the counterfeit items appear similar to authentic checks in style and layout, the counterfeit items use a different print font. The counterfeit items also display a telephone number, which authentic checks do not. A copy of a counterfeit item and an authentic official check (VOID) are attached for your review.

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

Fred J. Casissa
Compliance Officer
First Republic Bank
111 Pine Street
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: (415) 296-3756
Fax: (415) 296-3756
fcasissa@firstrepublic.com
or
Janine Le
Director Operational Risk
First Republic Bank
111 Pine Street
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: (415) 288-1450
Fax: (415) 391-8060
jvanle@firstrepublic.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