California Counterfeit Cashier Check

fdic.gov, May 04, 2006

Northern Trust Bank of California, National Association, Santa Barbara, California, has contacted the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to report that counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation.

The counterfeit items display the routing number 122242173, which is assigned to Northern Trust Bank of California, National Association. Most of the counterfeit items are printed on light-green check stock. Some of the counterfeit items contain a security statement in the top border of the item. The counterfeit items display an anchor logo enclosed in a shaded rectangular box located in the top center of the item.

Authentic cashier's checks are printed on white check stock, with fine-green background lines. The checks have a green border framing the entire check, and the border contains a security watermark. Authentic checks display the bank's logo of an anchor with a rope enclosed in a circle inside a shaded box with rounded corners.