Counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the name Fort Davis State Bank, Fort Davis, Texas, are reportedly in circulation

Fort Davis State Bank, Fort Davis, Texas, 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 112314066, which is assigned to Fort Davis State Bank. The items are similar to authentic cashier's checks; however, the counterfeit items are cream in color and display a security feature statement along the bottom border between two padlocks.

Authentic cashier's checks are greenish-blue and display a notice to customers regarding an indemnity bond in the top center. The bank's telephone number is shown in the upper-left corner with a logo, name, branch locations and P.O. Box address. Authentic checks also display a security feature that contains a knight and fingerprint check wording below the 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:

Bonnie Hamilton
Assistant Vice President and Compliance Internal Auditor
Fort Davis State Bank
100 South State Street
P.O. Box 1808
Fort Davis, Texas 79734
Telephone: (432) 426-3211
Fax: (432) 426-3846
E-mail: bonnie@fdsb.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