Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Mills County State Bank, Goldthwaite, Texas, are reportedly in circulation

Mills County State Bank, Goldthwaite, Texas, 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 111906747, which is assigned to Mills County State Bank. The counterfeit items are very dissimilar to authentic cashier's checks in style, font and format. Authentic checks are printed on multi-color background paper, while the counterfeit items are printed on blue check on white paper. Authentic checks display the wording "Cashier's Check" in the bottom-left portion of the check, while the counterfeit items display the wording across the left-side of the check. A copy of a counterfeit item and an authentic cashier's check (VOID) are attached for your review.

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

Priscilla Muse
Vice President
or
Sue Buck
Cashier
Mills County State Bank
1017 Parker Street
P.O. Box 309
Goldthwaite, Texas 76844
Telephone: (325) 648-2216
Fax: (325) 648-2773
pmuse@mcsbtexas.com
sbuck@mcsbtexas.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 website 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