Counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the name The Bank of Currituck, Moyock, North Carolina, are reportedly in circulation

The Bank of Currituck, Moyock, North Carolina, 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 053107303, which is assigned to The Bank of Currituck. The items have a security feature statement below the top border. The words "AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE" are below the signature line in the lower-right corner.

Authentic cashier's checks display the words "AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE" above the signature line in the lower-right corner.

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:

Lane Fox
Vice President and Security Officer
The Bank of Currituck
250 Caratoke Highway
Moyock, North Carolina 27958
Telephone: (252) 435-6331, extension 227
Fax: (252) 435-2513
E-mail: lane@bankofcurrituck.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-3054, 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