Counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the name Fox Chase Federal Savings Bank are reportedly in circulation

Fox Chase Bank, Hatboro, Pennsylvania, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit checks bearing the name Fox Chase Federal Savings Bank are in circulation

The counterfeit items display the routing number 236073830, which is assigned to Fox Chase Bank. However, Fox Chase Bank issues official checks through an Integrated Payment Systems, Inc. account held at Citibank, N.A., Buffalo, New York, and those checks display the routing number 022000868.

The counterfeit items display "FOX CHASE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK" near the top edge, and "CASHIER CHECK" in the top-left portion of the item. A copy of the counterfeit item and a copy of an authentic official check (VOID) are attached for your review.

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

Barry Zalesky
Compliance and Security Officer
Fox Chase Bank
1225 Industrial Boulevard
Southampton, Pennsylvania 18966
Telephone: (215) 953-9600
Fax: (215) 355-0849
E-mail: bzalesky@foxchasebank.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