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Counterfeit money orders bearing the name Bank Mutual are reportedly in circulation

Bank Mutual

Brown Deer, WI

Contact: 

Cynthia A. Frank
cynthia.frank@bankmutual.com
Voice (414) 362-6126
Fax (414) 371-8391

Bank Mutual, Brown Deer, Wisconsin, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit money orders bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the routing number 092005411, which is assigned to First Interstate Bank, Helena, Montana. A security feature statement is embedded in a darkened top border and along the bottom border between two padlocks. The words "DRAWER" and "DRAWEE" appear in the top-right corner.

Authentic money orders display the routing number 275071330 and have ornate borders with a security statement just below the top border. The bank's name, location and a restrictive statement ("NOT VALID OVER $1,000") appear in the top-left corner.

Copies of a counterfeit item and an authentic money order (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:

Cynthia A. Frank
Vice President and Security Officer
Bank Mutual
4949 West Brown Deer Road
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224-9534
Telephone: (414) 362-6126
Fax: (414) 371-8391
Email: cynthia.frank@bankmutual.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

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