Counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the name Bay Bank & Trust Co, Panama City, Florida, are reportedly in circulation
Bay Bank & Trust Co.
Panama City, FL
Deposit Operations
Voice (850) 769-3333
Fax
Bay Bank & Trust Co., Panama City, Florida, 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 display the routing number 063205208, which is assigned to Bay Bank & Trust Co., but are dissimilar to authentic cashier's checks. The counterfeit items have a shaded area in and around the signature line. A security statement that is embedded within the top border of the counterfeit items indicates that the "check" is void if not printed on blue and green check stock, and it also references an artificial watermark on the reverse side of the items.
Authentic checks display that bank's double "B" logo in the top-left corner, and include the following security statement embedded within the top border: "THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS ARTIFICIAL WATERMARK BACKER, MICRO-PRINT ON THE SIGNATURE LINE, & BLEED-THRU NUMBERS & MICR."
Copies of a counterfeit item and an authentic check (VOID) are attached for your review. Be aware that the appearance of counterfeit items can be modified and that additional variations may be presented.
Any information you have concerning this matter should be brought to the attention of:
Deposit Operations
Bay Bank & Trust Co.
Panama City, Florida 32401
Telephone: (850) 769-3333
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. Thompson
Acting Director
Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection