Counterfeit official checks drawn on Farmington Savings Bank, Farmington, Connecticut, are reportedly in circulation

Farmington Savings Bank, Farmington, Connecticut, contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the routing number 211170347, which is assigned to Farmington Savings Bank, and may bear Farmington Savings Bank or another bank's name. However, authentic cashier's checks are payable through Branch Banking and Trust Company (BB&T), Charleston, West Virginia, and display the routing number 051900353. The checks are dissimilar. Authentic checks display the wording "Cashier's Check" near the top of the check and a logo of "FSB" before the bank's name in the top-left portion of the check. Counterfeit items display the wording "Official Check" and do not display a logo similar to that used on authentic cashier's checks. A copy of counterfeit items and a copy of an authentic check (VOID) are attached for your review.

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
Cell Telephone: (860) 637-2887
Fax: (860) 674-4834
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.

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/2005/index.html. To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please visit www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.

Christopher J. SpothActing Director
Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection