Fraudulent traveler’s checks bearing the name American Alliance Bank are reportedly in circulation

Alliance Bank, Lake City, Minnesota, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that fraudulent traveler's checks bearing the name of American Alliance Bank are in circulation. In February 2007, American Alliance Bank merged into Alliance Bank. American Alliance Bank did not issue traveler's checks.

There are two versions of the fraudulent items. Both are in $100 denominations and display the words "AMERICAN ALLIANCE BANK TRAVELERS CHEQUE."

Version 1: The fraudulent items display the routing number 091811965, which was assigned to American Alliance Bank. The items also display images of the Statue of Liberty, the U.S. Capitol, a U.S. map, and the U.S. Homeland Security seal. "ISSUED BY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, DC" appears above the seal. "AMERICAN ALLIANCE BANK TRAVELERS CHEQUE" is repeated in the bottom border.

Version 2: The items display the U.S. Capitol in the middle with the stamp of an American eagle, a U.S. flag and motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" on either side.

Copies of two versions of the fraudulent items are attached for your review. Be aware that the appearance of fraudulent 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:

David J. Lynn
Senior Vice President
Alliance Bank
105 East Lyon Avenue
Lake City, Minnesota 55041
Telephone: (507) 233-8234
Fax: (507) 354-1418
E-mail: Dave.Lynn@alliancebanks.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