Counterfeit and missing official checks drawn on Shoreline Bank, Shoreline, Washington; The First National Bank of Sonora, Sonora, Texas; and Heartland Community Bank, Franklin, Indiana, are in circulation

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has been informed by Shoreline Bank, Shoreline, Washington, that counterfeit cashier's checks are in circulation. The counterfeit instruments are drawn upon the bank and display the bank's routing number of 125108573. The authentic check has a micro-print signature line, a watermark, and a thermochromic icon. The absence of these features will indicate a counterfeit check. A copy of a genuine cashier's check (void) and a copy of a counterfeit check are attached for your review.

Any information you have about this matter should be brought to the attention of:

Mr. Dan Forgey
Operations Manager
Shoreline Bank
18350 Midvale Avenue North
Shoreline, Washington 98133
Telephone: (206) 546-8485
FAX: (206) 546-8430

The First National Bank of Sonora, Sonora, Texas, has also reported to the FDIC that counterfeit cashier's checks are in circulation. The counterfeit checks display the bank's logo and routing number of 111313000. However, the counterfeit checks are printed on blue paper, while the authentic checks have a green background. A copy of a genuine cashier's check (void) and a copy of a counterfeit check are attached for your review.

Any information you have about this matter should be brought to the attention of:

Mr. Harold McEwen
Vice President
The First National Bank of Sonora
P.O. Box 798
Sonora, Texas 76950
Telephone: (325) 947-2100
FAX: (325) 947-2517

In addition, the FDIC has been informed by Heartland Community Bank, Franklin, Indiana, that 1,200 checks have been stolen and are in circulation. These instruments are part of a bulk order of misprints that were intended to be destroyed. The bank's routing number of 074914067 is displayed. The stolen checks clearly display "Loan Proceeds" at the top of the check, but are not printed on security paper. A stop payment has been placed on the entire order of checks, which number from 100001 through 105500. A copy of a genuine cashier's check (void) and a copy of a stolen check are attached for your review.

Any information you have about this matter should be brought to the attention of:

Ms. Alexa McKnight
Security Officer
Heartland Community Bank
420 North Morton Street
Franklin, Indiana 46131
Telephone: (317) 738-7310
FAX: (317) 736-5022

Information about these financial institutions or instruments may be forwarded to the FDIC's Special Activities Section, 550 17th Street, NW, Room F-4040, Washington, DC 20429, or transmitted electronically to alert@fdic.gov.

For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's Web site at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2003/index.html. To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts, Financial Institution Letters and other announcements through e-mail, please visit www.fdic.gov/news/news/announcements/index.html. Michael J. ZamorskiDirector