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Counterfeit checks bearing the name Lee Bank, Lee, Massachusetts, are reportedly in circulation

Lee Bank

Lee, MA

Contact: 

Peter W. Brown
pbrown@leebank.com
Voice (413) 243-9226
Fax (413) 243-1524

Lee Bank, Lee, Massachusetts, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation. The counterfeit items are reportedly associated with a mystery shopping scam.

The counterfeit items display the routing number 211870870, which is assigned to Lee Bank and used for bill payment checks. The counterfeit items are dissimilar to authentic checks and have rounded corners. They display the security feature statement "FOR SECURITY PURPOSES THE FACE OF THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS A COLORED BACKGROUND AND MICROPRINTING IN THE BORDER" in a darkened top border and the statement "SECURITY FEATURES INCLUDED DETAILS ON BACK" between two padlock icons along the bottom border. The words "CHECK" and "DATE" are printed to the left of the numeric dollar amount and the word "PAYOR" is printed below the written dollar amount line.

Authentic checks have dark blue borders on all sides and squared corners. They display the security feature statement "ORIGINAL CHECK IS PRINTED ON CHEMICAL REACTIVE PAPER WHICH CONTAINS A WATERMARK" embedded in the top border.

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:

Peter W. Brown
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Lee Bank
75 Park Street
Lee, Massachusetts 01238
Telephone: (413) 243-9226
Fax: (413) 243-1524
E-mail: pbrown@leebank.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

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