Counterfeit official checks bearing the name United Community Bank, Lawrenceburg, Indiana, are reportedly in circulation

United Community Bank, Lawrenceburg, Indiana, 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 096016765, which is assigned to MoneyGram Payment Systems, Minneapolis, Minnesota. United Community Bank issues official checks through a MoneyGram Payment Systems account. The counterfeit items are virtually identical to authentic checks in appearance; however, the check stock used for the counterfeit items is noticeably thinner and poor in quality.

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:

Ms. Bobbie Klopp
Accounting Clerk
United Community Bank
P.O. Box 4070
Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025
Telephone: (800) 474-7845, extension 133
Fax: (812) 537-5769
E-mail: bobbie.klopp@bankucb1.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. Questions 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 http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2007/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
Director
Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection