Counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the name First County Bank, New Baden, Illinois, are reportedly in circulation

First County Bank, New Baden, Illinois, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the routing number 081914856, which is assigned to First County Bank. The counterfeit items are similar to authentic cashier's checks; however, they are printed on blue, green and brown check stock and display a security feature statement along the bottom border between two padlock icons.

Authentic cashier's checks are printed on grey check stock.

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:

Darlene Larsen
Bank Secrecy Act Officer
First County Bank
14-22 East Hanover
New Baden, Illinois 62265
Telephone: (618) 346-9000
Fax: (618) 346-9051
E-mail: dlarsen@fcbbanks.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/2009/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. ThompsonDirector
Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection