Counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the name Pike National Bank, McComb, Mississippi, are reportedly in circulation

Pike National Bank, McComb, 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 065303124, which is assigned to Pike National Bank. The items are dissimilar to authentic cashier's checks and have a "VOID" background when copied. A security feature statement is embedded in a darkened top border and along the bottom border between two padlocks.

Authentic checks have a padlock and vertical security feature statement embedded in the right border.

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:

Helen R. Lambert
Senior Vice President
Pike National Bank
P.O. Box 1666
350 Rawls Drive
McComb, Mississippi 39649
Telephone: (601) 249-4680
Fax: (601) 684-7133
E-mail: hlambert@pcnb.net

Alternate contact:

Diane Cothern
Executive Vice President
Pike National Bank
P.O. Box 1666
350 Rawls Drive
McComb, Mississippi 39649
Telephone: (601) 684-7575
Fax: (601) 684-7133
E-mail: dcothern@pcnb.net

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