Counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the name First Security Bank and Trust Company, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, are reportedly in circulation

First Security Bank and Trust Company, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 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 103000677, which is assigned to First Security Bank and Trust Company. The items are similar to authentic cashier's checks; however; the counterfeit items display a security feature statement along the top border and have the word "MEMO" in the lower-left 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:

Patricia Culton
Assistant Vice President and Bookkeeping Department
First Security Bank and Trust Company
1541 North East 23rd Street
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111
Telephone: (405) 424-4341, extension 248
Email: pculton@swbell.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/2010/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