Counterfeit official checks bearing the name NewMil Bank, New Milford, Connecticut, are reportedly in circulation

NewMil Bank, New Milford, Connecticut, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit official checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the routing number 211170156, which is assigned to NewMil Bank, and are similar to authentic checks. However, authentic checks have the bank's customer care center telephone number – "1-860-210-4040" – printed to the right of the bank's name and address in the top-left corner. In addition, "ORIGINAL DOCUMENT" is printed on the reverse side of authentic checks along with other security features.

Copies of a counterfeit item and an authentic check (VOID) are attached for your review. Be aware that the appearance of counterfeit items may be modified and that additional variations are possible.

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

Gary Hage
Vice President and Security Officer
NewMil Bank
19 Main Street, PO Box 600
New Milford, Connecticut 06776-0600
Phone: (860) 355-7617
Fax: (860) 354-0539
E-mail: ghage@newmilbank.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. Thompson
Acting Director
Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection