Counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the name Raymond James Bank, Tampa and St Petersburg, Florida, are reportedly in circulation

Raymond James Bank, FSB, St. Petersburg, Florida, 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 267084131, which was assigned to Washington Mutual Bank. They also display a security feature statement embedded in the top border and along the bottom border between two padlocks. The name Raymond James Bank and addresses in two different places are displayed along the top area of the item.

Authentic official checks have a light green background with a solid green stripe at the top and bottom of the check. The bank's logo, name and address appear in the top-left corner. The words "OFFICIAL CHECK" appear to the right of the center near the top border. The checks display the routing number 063191749.

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:

Barbara Shore
Vice President of Deposit Operations and Security Officer
Raymond James Bank, FSB
710 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, Florida 33716
Telephone: (727) 567-4668
Fax: (727) 567-8618
E-mail: Barbara.Shore@RaymondJames.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