Georgia Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund

Underwriting Bulletin No. 83

July 26, 2002

SUBJECT: Counterfeit Official Bank Checks
FDIC Memo # “FIL-12-2002, February 12, 2002” – Counterfeit Official Bank Checks

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has learned that counterfeit official bank checks drawn on four separate financial institutions are in circulation. Information about the counterfeit items follows:

Counterfeit “certified” checks drawn against a nonexistent account at The Warwick Savings Bank, Warwick, New York, are in circulation. The checks are drawn on the account name “National City Mortgage.” Attached for your information is a copy of one or the counterfeit items. Any information you have about this matter should be brought to the attention of: Mr. Thomas C. Gargan, Vice President The Warwick Savings Bank 18 Oakland Avenue Warwick, New York 10990 Telephone: (845) 986-2206 Ext. 2259 Counterfeit cashier’s checks drawn on Liberty State Bank, Lebanon, Tennessee, are in circulation. Attached for your information is a copy of one of the counterfeit items. Any information you have about this matter should be brought to the attention of: Mr. Ralph Mallicoat, Jr., President Liberty State Bank Lebanon, Tennessee 37087 Telephone: (615) 536-5101 Counterfeit cashier’s checks drawn on Carolina Bank, Greensboro, North Carolina, are in circulation. The checks have an invalid routing number and invalid account number. Attached for your information is a copy of one of the counterfeit items. Any information you have about this matter should be brought to the attention of: Ms. Sharon Williams, Assistant Vice President Carolina Bank 2604 Lawndale Drive Greensboro, North Carolina 27404 Telephone: (336) 286-8738 Fax: (336) 286-8758 Counterfeit official checks drawn on The Peoples Bank & Trust Co., Tupelo, Mississippi, are in circulation. The bank telephone number printed on the checks is not a valid number for the bank. The checks also appear to be MICR encoded, but they are not. Attached for your information is a copy of one of the counterfeit items.

Any information you have about this matter should be brought to the attention of:
Mr. Mike Wells The Peoples Bank & Trust Co. 209 Troy Street Tupelo, Mississippi 38801-0209 Telephone: (662) 680-1474 Fax: (662) 680-1234

Information about these instruments also may be forwarded to the FDIC’s Special Activities Section, 550 17th Street, NW, Room F-6012, Washington, DC 20429. Information also may be transmitted electronically to alert@fdic.gov.

For your reference, all FDIC Financial Institution Letters published since January of 1995 may be found on the FDIC’s Web site at www.fdic.gov under “News, Events & FOIA.” To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Financial Institution Letters through e-mail, please visit http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/
announcements/index.html.

Please contact the Underwriting Department at the Georgia State Office at 800-328-2642 or 404-250-1604 if you have any questions.

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