Counterfeit money orders drawn on Riverside National Bank, Fort Pierce, Florida, are reportedly in circulation

Riverside National Bank, Fort Pierce, Florida, has contacted the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to report that counterfeit money orders bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the routing number 067011142, which is assigned to Riverside National Bank, and they contain handwritten date information. Otherwise, the counterfeit items closely resemble authentic money orders.

Authentic money orders display the bank's name in the top center of the money order and include the wording "Money Order" to the right of the bank's name. The date field appears in the top-right portion and the date is typed. Authentic money orders are green and contain red and blue fibers.

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

Laz Claro
Director of Corporate Security
Riverside National Bank
2211 Okeechobee Road
Fort Pierce, Florida 34950
Telephone: (321) 951-7756
Fax: (321) 722-2829
E-mail: Laz.Claro@riversidenb.com

Additional information concerning this matter that you believe shouldbe brought to the OCC's may be forwarded to:

Mail: Office of the Comptroller of the CurrencyEnforcement & Compliance Division, MS 8-10
250 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20219
Fax: (202) 874-5301 E-mail: occalertresponses@occ.treas.govInternet: http://www.occ.treas.gov

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/2006/index.html. To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please visit www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.

Sandra L. ThompsonActing Director
Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection