Special Alert

The Dime Bank, Honesdale, Pennsylvania, 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 number 031308551, which is assigned to The Dime Bank, and are similar to authentic cashier's checks. The items display a security feature statement embedded within a darkened top border and along the bottom border between two padlocks.

Authentic checks display a padlock icon and security statement embedded within the right border.

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:

Cynthia Burdick
Security Officer
The Dime Bank
120 Sunrise Avenue
P.O. Box 509
Honesdale, Pennsylvania 18431
Telephone: (570) 253-1970, extension 7719
Fax: (570) 251-9295
E-mail: cburdick@thedimebank.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-3054, 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/2010/index.html. To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please visit www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.

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Please contact Kate Blake-Endicott at 302.734.3570 should you have any questions in this regard.