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The above-named bank has reported that counterfeit cashier's checks, issued in the bank's name and using a correct routing number of 067011142, are being presented nationwide for payment

Riverside National Bank of Florida

Fort Pierce, FL

Contact: 

Laz Claro
laz.claro@riversidenb.com
Voice (321) 951-7756, Ext. 63119
Fax

The above-named bank has reported that counterfeit cashier's checks, issued in the bank's name and using a correct routing number of 067011142, are being presented nationwide for payment.

The counterfeit cashier's checks are of an unknown color, contain the bank's logo in black ink, and include two telephone numbers that are not associated with the institution, 1-888-203-4690 and 727-521-7916.

Items presented to date have been made payable in varying large dollar amounts in excess of $200,000, contain a remitter name of Mill Bore Engineering, Inc, and include a branch number of 1230.

Due to possible variations in the appearance of the bank's official items and differing scams associated with the counterfeit or fictitious items, officials of Riverside National Bank of Florida suggest they be contacted to verify authenticity of the bank's cashier's checks if received from an unknown or questionable source.

For additional information and guidance and to verify the authenticity of Riverside National Bank of Florida's cashier's checks, please contact Laz Claro, Senior Vice President/CPP, Director of Corporate Security, 2211 Okeechobee Road, Ft. Pierce, FL 34950, by telephone at (321) 951-7756, Ext. 63119, by fax at (321) 608-9148, or via e-mail at [laz.claro@riversidenb.com].

Consumers who receive a counterfeit or fictitious item and associated material should file complaints with the following agencies, as appropriate:

  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC): by telephone at 1-877-FTC-HELP or, for filing a complaint electronically, via the FTC's Web site at www.ftc.gov.
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Canadian scams): by telephone at 1-888-495-8501 or via e-mail at [info@phonebusters.com]. Their Web site, www.phonebusters.com, provides additional contact numbers.
  • Better Business Bureau (BBB) – The BBB system serves markets throughout Canada, Puerto Rico, and the United States, and is the marketplace leader in advancing trust between businesses and consumers. The international Web site http://www.bbb.org offers contact information for local BBBs, objective reports on more than two million businesses, consumer scam alerts, and tips on a wide variety of topics that help consumers find trustworthy businesses and make wise purchasing decisions.
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Fraud Complaint Center (scams that may have originated via the Internet) at http://www.ic3.gov.
  • If correspondence is received via the U.S. Postal Service, contact the U.S. Postal Inspector Service by telephone at 1-888-877-7644, by mail at U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Office of Inspector General, Operations Support Group, 222 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60606-6100, or via e-mail at https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MailFraudComplaint.aspx.

Additional information concerning this matter that you believe should be brought to the attention of the OCC may be forwarded to:

E-mail: occalertresponses@occ.treas.govMail: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Special Supervision Division, MS 6-4
250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219Fax: (202) 874-5214Internet: http://www.occ.treas.gov

For additional information regarding other types of financial fraud, please visit the OCC's anti-fraud resource at: http://www.occ.treas.gov/fraudresources.htm.

/signed/

Richard C. Stearns
Director for Enforcement & Compliance

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