Counterfeit official checks bearing the name Harleysville National Bank are reportedly in circulation

The Harleysville National Bank and Trust Company, Harleysville, Pennsylvania, 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 022000868, which is assigned to Citibank, N.A., Buffalo, New York. The Harleysville National Bank and Trust Company issues official checks through Citibank, N.A. The counterfeit items are dissimilar to authentic official checks. They display a security statement below the center of the top border and two signature lines in the lower-right corner.

Authentic official checks have a scroll design on the top and side borders. The words "Official Check" appear inside a rectangle with rounded corners in the top-center area. A padlock icon is shown below one signature line in the lower-right corner.

Copies of a counterfeit item and an authentic check (VOID) are attached for your review. Please 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:

Robert A. Opferman
Vice President and Director of Security
The Harleysville National Bank
278 Main Street
Harleysville, Pennsylvania 19438
Telephone: (215) 513-2409
Fax: (215) 256-8295
E-mail: ropferman@hncbank.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