Counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the name The Somerville National Bank, Hamilton, Ohio, are reportedly in circulation

The Somerville National Bank, Somerville, Ohio, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

The counterfeit items include the routing number 042211572, which is assigned to The Somerville National Bank, and are virtually identical to authentic checks. Some, but not all, authentic checks display a hologram of an eagle encircled with eight stars (four stars on the top and four stars on the bottom of the circle) in the top-center portion of the check. A copy of a counterfeit item and a copy of an authentic cashier's check (VOID) are attached for your review.

The Somerville National Bank requests that all cashier's checks be verified through:

Jodie Hunsucker
Executive Vice President
The Somerville National Bank
197 South Main Street
Somerville, Ohio 45064
Telephone: (937) 456-5588
Fax: (937) 456-5145
E-mail: jhunsucker.snb@bankersmail.net

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