Counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the name Bank of Wiggins, Wiggins, Mississippi, are reportedly in circulation

Bank of Wiggins, Wiggins, Mississippi, 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 065304673, which is assigned to Bank of Wiggins. A security feature statement is embedded in the top border. The bank's name and address are located in the top-center area.

Authentic cashier's checks are light green and display a small basket-weave safety paper background. The bank's original checks display the bank's name, address and telephone number in the top-center area.

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:

Don Ainsworth
Assistant Vice President & Security Officer
Bank of Wiggins
P.O. Box Drawer 67
Wiggins, Mississippi 39577
Telephone: (601) 928-5233
Fax: (601) 928-9217
E-mail: don_ainsworth@bankofwiggins.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