Counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the name The Bath State Bank, Bath, Indiana, are reportedly in circulation

The Bath State Bank, Bath, Indiana, 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 074912302, which is assigned to The Bath State Bank. The items are dissimilar to authentic cashier's checks and display a security feature statement embedded in the top border and along the bottom border between two padlocks. The bank name, "REMITTER" and a telephone number, not associated with the bank, appear in the lower-left corner. A notice to purchaser statement is displayed below the words "CASHIER'S CHECK" in the top center.

Authentic checks display the words "CASHIER'S CHECK," "DATE" and "BRANCH" in the top-right corner. "REMITTER" appears in the top-left 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:

Brenda K. Paxton
Compliance Specialist and Security
The Bath State Bank
P.O. Box 10
Bath, Indiana 47010
Telephone: (765) 732-3022
Fax: (765) 732-3910
E-mail: bpaxton@bathstatebank.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