Counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the name Savings Bank of Danbury, Danbury, Connecticut, are reportedly in circulation

Savings Bank of Danbury, Danbury, Connecticut, 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 bear the routing number 221172238, which is assigned to Savings Bank of Danbury, but are dissimilar to authentic checks. The counterfeit items are pink with square corners. Printed in the top-center portion of the item, directly above a telephone number that is not associated with the bank, are the bank's name, city and state. The words "Cashier's Check" are centered on the left side of the item.

Authentic checks are blue and display the bank's logo, name and address in the upper-left corner. The words "OFFICIAL CHECK" are printed in the upper-right corner. Security feature descriptions are embedded in the top and bottom borders.

Copies of a counterfeit item and an authentic official check (VOID) are attached for your review.

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

Charles Williams
Assistant Vice President and Security Officer
Savings Bank of Danbury
100 Route 37
New Fairfield, Connecticut 06812
Phone: (203) 746-7995
Fax: (203) 746-7996
E-mail: cwilliams@sbdanbury.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