Counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the name Dollar Bank are reportedly in circulation

Dollar Bank, FSB, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit checks bearing the bank's name and the Parma (Ohio) office are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the routing number 243074385, which is assigned to Dollar Bank, FSB, and are similar to authentic checks in style. A series of letters and numbers consisting of "Y6SC2673" is displayed in the top-left corner.

Authentic cashier's checks display "ZC838542" in the top-left corner and the following security statement below the "PAY TO THE ORDER OF" line: "WHEN HELD TO THE LIGHT, IF CIRCULAR WATERMARKS ARE NOT PRESENT, DO NOT CASH."

A copy of a counterfeit item and an authentic cashier's check (VOID) are attached for your review.

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

Pamela Cincel
Assistant Vice President and Security Officer
Dollar Bank, FSB
3 Gateway Center
7 North
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Telephone: (412) 261-8193
Fax: (412) 261-5285
E-mail: pcincel609@dollarbank.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 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