Counterfeit official checks bearing the name New Century Bank South are reportedly in circulation

New Century Bank South, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 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 011007092, which is assigned to Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company, Boston, Massachusetts. New Century Bank South issues official checks through Moneygram Payment Systems, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, payable through Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company.

The counterfeit items are similar to authentic official checks; however, they display a security feature statement embedded in the top border and along the bottom border between two padlock icons.

Authentic checks display the bank's logo (bank name in blue print with a gold swish between the words "New" and "Century"). "Fayetteville, North Carolina 28303" is printed below the bank's logo in the lower-left corner. The checks are blue and white.

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:

Dorothy Amabile
Deposit Compliance Officer
New Century Bank South
700 West Cumberland Street
Dunn, North Carolina 28335
Telephone: (910) 892-7080
Fax: (910) 892-8059
E-mail: dorothya@newcenturybanknc.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/2008/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