Counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Stockton Bank, Austin, Texas, are reportedly in circulation

Bank of Stockton, Stockton, California, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit checks bearing a similar name are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the routing number 121101037, which is assigned to Bank of Stockton, but are dissimilar to authentic checks in appearance. The counterfeit items display the wording "CASHIER'S CHECK" along the left border. "Stockton Bank, Austin, Texas" appears on two lines in the top center of the item to the right of a logo of a "1" superimposed on a United States map. The wording "TO THE ORDER OF" appears in the lower-left corner of the item.

Authentic cashier's checks display the bank's gold scale logo and date established in the upper- left corner. The bank name and the words "CASHIER'S CHECK" appear in cursive script in the top center above the bank's address. Authentic items have ornate borders on all sides, gold foil on both sides, and are mint green in color.

Copies of a counterfeit item and an authentic check (VOID) are attached for your review.

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

Susan Feston
Bank of Stockton
P. O. Box 1110
Stockton, CA 95201
Telephone (209) 929-1204
Fax: (209) 465-9445
E-mail: susanjfeston@bankofstockton.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/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