Counterfeit official checks bearing the name Eagle Community Credit Union, Garden Grove, California, are reportedly in circulation

Eagle Community Credit Union, Lake Forest, California,has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit official checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the routing number122042205, which is assigned to Preferred Bank, Los Angeles, California. The items are similar to authentic official checks; however, the counterfeit items display the phrase "DRAWEE: PREFERRED BANK, LOS ANGELES, CA" above the date field.

Authentic official checks display the routing number011007092, which is assigned to Eagle Community Credit Union. The checks display the phrase "DRAWEE: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, EVERETT, MA" above the date field.

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:

Nancy Powers
Internal Auditor
Eagle Community Credit Union
23021 Lake Center Drive
Lake Forest, California 92630
Telephone: (949) 639-7850
Fax: (949) 639-7997
E-mail:npowers@eaglecu.org

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 toalert@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 athttp://www2.fdic.gov/starsmail/index.asp.

For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's website atwww.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2010/index.html. To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please visitwww.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.

Sandra L. ThompsonDirector
Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection