Counterfeit and missing cashier’s checks drawn on United Commercial Bank, San Francisco, California, are in circulation

United Commercial Bank, San Francisco, California (UCB), has reported to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) that counterfeit cashier's checks are in circulation. The counterfeit instruments are drawn upon the bank and display the bank's routing number of 321070450. While the counterfeit items are similar to the bank's genuine checks, they have the following distinctive qualities:

• A bold font is used for the words Date and Amount on the face of the counterfeit checks.
• The verification box security feature, on the upper right hand corner of the authentic cashier's checks, is missing from the counterfeit checks.

Copies of two counterfeit checks and a genuine cashier's check (void) are attached for your review. In addition, UCB has discovered that a number of cashier's checks are missing and presumed stolen. The preprinted numbers on the stolen/missing cashier's checks are #680013108 to 680030009 and #856070001 to 856150009.

Any information you have concerning the counterfeit or stolen/missing cashier's checks should be brought to the attention of:

Mr. Laurence R. Griffin
AVP & Security Officer
United Commercial Bank
711 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, California 94102
Telephone: (415) 929-6369
Fax: (415) 929-3769

Information concerning this financial institution or these counterfeit instruments may be forwarded to the FDIC's Special Activities Section, 550 17th Street, N.W., Room F-4040, Washington, D.C. 20429. Information also may be transmitted electronically to alert@fdic.gov. Information 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.html.

For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's Web site at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2004/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
Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection