Fraudulent cashier's checks drawn on First Fidelity Bank, Burke, South Dakota, are reportedly in circulation

First Fidelity Bank, Burke, South Dakota, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report fraudulent cashier's checks bearing the institution 's name are in circulation.

The fraudulent items display the routing number 091403865, which is assigned to First Fidelity Bank; however, First Fidelity Bank does not issue cashier's checks. The fraudulent items bear a logo and the bank's name in the top-left corner above the slogan "The Family Business Bank." Also, the fraudulent items include the bank's name, address and a telephone number, not associated with the bank, in the lower-left corner and the words "CASHIERS CHECK" in the top center. A copy of the fraudulent item is attached for your review.

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

Randy Sachtjen
First Fidelity Bank
P. O. Box 376
Burke, SD 57523
Telephone: (605) 775-2641
Fax: (605) 775-2250
E-mail: randysachtjen@ffb-sd.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