Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on The Comanche National Bank, Comanche, Texas, are reportedly in circulation

The Comanche National Bank, Comanche, 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 111903407, which is assigned to The Comanche National Bank, but are very dissimilar to authentic cashier's checks in style, font and format. The counterfeit items display the wording "cashier's check" vertically along the left side of the check; authentic checks display the wording horizontally across the middle-right portion of the check. The counterfeit items state that the items are "Issued by 3Core Payment Systems, Inc., Houston, Texas"; authentic checks make no reference to a third- party vendor. 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:

Sue Magers
Senior Vice President and Cashier
The Comanche National Bank
P. O. Box 191
Comanche, Texas 76442
Telephone: (325) 356-2577
Fax: (325) 356-2752
smagers@comanchenational.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