Counterfeit accounts payable checks bearing the name Prosperan Bank, Oakdale, Minnesota, are reportedly in circulation

Prosperan Bank, Oakdale, Minnesota, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit accounts payable checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the routing number 096016985, which is assigned to Prosperan Bank. The counterfeit items are similar to authentic accounts payable checks; however, the items display a security feature statement embedded in the top border and along the bottom between two padlocks.

Authentic accounts payable checks have a "VOID" background and computer-generated signature and dollar amounts.

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:

Jo Ann Steiner
Vice President and Compliance Risk Manager
Prosperan Bank
990 Helena Avenue North
Oakdale, Minnesota 55128
Telephone: (651) 288-7822
Fax: (651) 288-2350
E-mail: jsteiner@prosperanbank.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