Counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the name The Apple Creek Banking CO, Apple Creek, Ohio, are reportedly in circulation

The Apple Creek Banking Company, Apple Creek, Ohio, 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 041208748, which is assigned to The Apple Creek Banking Company. The items are blue and display a security feature statement embedded in a darkened top border and along the bottom-right border.

Authentic checks have a security feature statement under the written amount line and a padlock icon above "DOLLARS."

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:

Michael Coleman
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
The Apple Creek Banking Company
P.O. Box 327
Apple Creek Banking Company
Apple Creek, Ohio 44606
Telephone: (330) 698-5003
Fax: (330) 698-4770
Email: mcoleman@applecreekbank.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