Maple City Savings Bank, FSB

10/19/2011
Fraudulent E-Mail

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has received numerous reports of a fraudulent e-mail that has the appearance of being sent from the FDIC.

The e-mail appears to be sent from a "Fdic.gov Alert Service [mailto:subscriptions@fdic.gov]" e-mail address and has a subject line that reads: "SA-28-2011: Counterfeit Cashier's Checks Alert."

The e-mail states that, "The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has to report that counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation." It further states:

"The counterfeit items display a large variaty of routing numbers, which are assigned to a large number to small and medium size banks all over USA. The items are blue, have rounded corners, and display a security feature statement embedded within a darkened top border. The bank's logo, name, and Web site address appear near the top-left corner of the counterfeit items.

Authentic cashier's checks are yellow and display a security padlock icon at the end of the written dollar amount line. The bank's logo, name, and Web site address are in the top-center area.

Copies of a counterfeit item and an authentic check (VOID) can be seen at https://fdic.gov/starsmail/check.sample.asp for your your review."
The e-mail attempts to trick recipients into clicking on a link directing recipients to a fraudulent Web site.

This e-mail and link are fraudulent. Recipients should consider the intent of this e-mail as an attempt to collect personal or confidential information, or to load malicious software onto end users' computers. Recipients should not click on the link provided.