Counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the name American Security Bank are reportedly in circulation

American Security Bank, Newport Beach, California,has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the routing number122241912, which is assigned to American Security Bank. The items are markedly dissimilar to authentic cashier's checks. The phrase "Member FDIC" is to the right of the bank's name while the phrase "Community First!" is below the bank's name in the top-left corner. A security feature statement is centered below the top border. Six arrows followed by the bank's name are shown to the left of the numeric dollar amount. The phrases "AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE" and "REMITTER" are below the signature line in the lower-right corner.

Authentic cashier's checks are computer generated on light blue stock paper and show the bank's logo to the left of the bank's name in the top-left corner.

Copies of a counterfeit item and an authentic check (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:

Christine Hatfield
Assistant Vice President and Payment Services Officer
American Security Bank
13792 Bear Valley Road
Victorville, California 92392
Telephone: (760) 955-3829
Fax: (760) 245-6522
E-mail:Chatfield@AmSecBank.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, NW, Room F-3054, Washington, DC 20429, or transmitted electronically toalert@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 athttp://www2.fdic.gov/starsmail/index.asp.

For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's Web site atwww.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2011/index.html. To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please visitwww.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.

Sandra L. ThompsonDirector
Division of Risk Management Supervision