Counterfeit official checks drawn on Chino Commercial Bank, NA, Chino, California, are reportedly in circulation

Chino Commercial Bank, N.A., Chino, California, 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 122037711, which is not assigned to Chino Commercial Bank, N.A. The routing number assigned to Chino Commercial Bank, N.A., is 122243062. The counterfeit items are referred to as "Official Checks"; however, the bank issues cashier's checks. In addition, the counterfeit items are dissimilar to authentic checks in their style, font and layout. A copy of a counterfeit item and an authentic official check (VOID) are attached for your review.

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

Robin Mora
Assistant Vice President —Compliance Officer
or
JoAnne Painter
Chief Financial Officer —Security Officer
Chino Commercial Bank, N.A.
14345 Pipeline Avenue.
Chino, California 91710
Telephone: (909) 393-8880
Fax: (909) 465-1279
mora@chinocommercialbank.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