Counterfeit official checks bearing the name Renasant Bank, Tupelo, Mississippi, are reportedly in circulation

Renasant Bank, Tupelo, Mississippi, 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 number 084201294, which is assigned to Renasant Bank. The items are similar to authentic official checks; however, they display a security feature statement embedded in a brown darkened top border and along the bottom border between two padlocks. The bank's logo box is green and blue.

Authentic checks have a blue background and ornate top, right and left borders. The words "OFFICIAL CHECK" appear inside a rounded blue rectangle with a security feature statement repeated on each side. A padlock icon and security feature statement are shown on the right side below the written dollar amount. The bank's logo box is black.

Copies of a counterfeit item and an authentic check (VOID) are attached for your review. Please 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:

Leslie Christian
Loss Prevention Manager
Renasant Bank
209 Troy Street
P.O. Box 709
Tupelo, Mississippi 38802
Telephone: (662) 680-1362
Fax: (662) 680-1518
E-mail: lesliec@renasant.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-4004, Washington, D.C. 20429, or transmitted electronically to alert@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 at http://www2.fdic.gov/starsmail/index.asp.

For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's website at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2009/index.html. To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please visit www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.

Sandra L. ThompsonDirector
Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection