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Special Alert
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SA-13-2010
February 1, 2010
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TO:
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER (also of
interest to Security
Officer)
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SUBJECT:
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Counterfeit Official
Checks
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Summary:
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Counterfeit official
checks bearing the
name Investors
Savings Bank, Short Hills, New Jersey,
are reportedly in
circulation.
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Investors Savings Bank,
Short Hills, New Jersey,
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
221272031,
which is assigned to
Investors Savings Bank. A
security feature statement
is embedded in a darkened
top border. The words
"AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE"
appear in the middle of the
items. The word "DOLLARS"
appears on the right side.
One signature line is
displayed in the lower-right
corner.
Authentic checks have ornate
top and bottom borders. The
words "MEMBER FDIC" appear
in the top-left corner below
the bank's name and
location. A "REMITTTER" line
appears in the lower-left
corner. The word "DOLLARS"
is displayed in the middle
of the checks. A restrictive
feature statement appears
above two "AUTHORIZED
SIGNATURE" lines.
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:
Kathy Gerling
Demand Deposit Account
Coordinator
Investors Savings Bank
101 JFK Parkway
Short Hills, New Jersey
07078
Telephone: (973) 924-5125
Fax: (973) 376-1217
E-mail:
kgerling@isbnj.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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Sandra L. Thompson
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Director
Division of
Supervision and
Consumer Protection
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Attachment (not available
electronically)
Please contact Kate
Blake-Endicott at
302.734.3570 should you have
any questions in this
regard.
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