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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK I0bb fli- O ctober 28, 1993 FRAUDULENT CA SH IER’S CH ECK S To All Depository Institutions, and Others Concerned, in the Second Federal Reserve District: A number of fraudulent checks have recently been presented to this Bank. The checks purport to be drawn on an account at this Bank, but the account does not exist and the Bank does not have any relationship with the organization that is drawing the checks. The checks are labeled "Cashier’s Check" and state that they are drawn by "Central Dom inion Trust" on Special Settlem ent Account 888013 at this Bank. On the back o f the checks, a legend states that C entral Dom inion Trust is solely a collection agent in agreem ent with this Bank. Th e earliest checks we are aware of are dated O ctober 15, 1993. The checks have been drawn payable to different individuals and organizations and have been deposited in banks in all parts of the country. The checks have been drawn in amounts ranging from $200 to $7,500,000 and are not M IC R -encoded when deposited at a depository institution. W e have been returning all such checks presented to this Bank. If you receive such a check, we suggest that you (a) inform your depositor that the check is not a valid instrument, and (b) contact the F B I agent who is pursuing this investigation — Special Agent Jam es Mahoney (Tel. No. 303-629-7171). If you have any questions on this matter, please call Matthew J. Puglisi, M anager, Check Services Departm ent (Tel. No. 201-531-3410). Jo h n M . E ig hm y , Senior Vice President
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