Counterfeit official checks drawn on Lighthouse Bank, Waltham, MA, are reportedly in circulation

Brookline Bank, Brookline, MA, contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit official checks bearing the name Lighthouse Bank are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the routing number 0113-7516-4, which is a routing number assigned to Brookline Bank. The fraudulent items are not similar to authentic Brookline Bank official checks. The fraudulent checks bear the name of Lighthouse Bank of Waltham, MA, which is no longer operating. A copy of a counterfeit item is attached for your review. There are no Lighthouse Bank authentic items being issued at this time.

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

Judy Binder,
Deposit Services Manager
Brookline Bank Operations Center
24 Webster Place
Brookline, MA 02445
Phone (617) 730-3600 ext. 3621
Fax - (617) 730-3552
Email - jbinder@brkl.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