Fraudulent treasury checks drawn on Charlevoix State Bank, Charlevoix, Michigan, are reportedly in circulation

Charlevoix State Bank, Charlevoix, Michigan, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that fraudulent treasury checks bearing the institution 's name are in circulation.

The fraudulent items display the routing number 072413683, which is assigned to Charlevoix State Bank; however, Charlevoix State Bank does not issue treasury checks. The fraudulent items bear the bank's logo and name in the upper-left corner, and "TREASURY CHECK" is printed in the top center. The bank's name, address and a telephone number, not associated with the bank, are printed in the lower-left corner. A copy of a fraudulent item is attached for your review.

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

Lisa Spang
Charlevoix State Bank
111 State Street
Charlevoix, MI 49720
Phone: (231) 547-4411
Fax: (231) 547-7744
e-mail: rmh@csbchx.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