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

Farmington Savings Bank, Farmington, 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 display the routing number 051900353, which is assigned to Branch Banking and Trust Company (BB&T), Charleston, West Virginia. Farmington Savings Bank issues cashier's checks through a BB&T account. The counterfeit items are not similar to authentic checks. The counterfeit items have security feature descriptions embedded in the top, bottom and right borders. In addition, a toll-free telephone number, which is not associated with the bank, is printed below the bank's name and location in the upper-left corner.

Authentic checks have security feature descriptions printed below the top border. The words "PAYABLE THROUGH BB&T, CHARLESTON, WV" are displayed directly below the "REMITTER" line in the lower-left corner. The checks are printed on light blue paper with dark blue borders.

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:

William L. Greger
Security Officer
Farmington Savings Bank
32 Main Street
Farmington, Connecticut 06032
Phone: (860) 284-6532
Fax: (860) 674-4834
E-mail: wlg@fsbct.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 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