Counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the name First Farmers Bank & Trust are reportedly in circulation

First Farmers Bank and Trust Company, Converse, Indiana,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 number061103056, which is assigned to Wachovia Bank, N.A., Buford, Georgia. First Farmers Bank and Trust Company issues its cashier's checks using a payable-through account at Wachovia Bank, N.A. The items are light tan and display a security feature statement embedded within a darkened top border and along the bottom border between two padlock icons. The phrase "AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE" is displayed below the signature line in the lower-right corner.

Authentic checks are green and display a security feature statement below the top border. A padlock security icon appears below the right side of the written dollar amount line.

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:

Christy Williams
Security Officer
First Farmers Bank and Trust Company
120 South Broadway
Peru, Indiana 46970
Telephone: (765) 472-2700
Fax: (765) 472-3738
E-mail:Christy.Williams@ffbt.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 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