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| ## Su  |   | Counterfeit Cashier's | Descri | Sun National Bank    |   |
| bject: |   | Checks                | ption: |                      |   |
+--------+---+-----------------------+--------+----------------------+---+

**TO:** Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks; All State
Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Director,
Office of Thrift Supervision; Conference of State Bank Supervisors;
Deputy Comptrollers (districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District
Counsel; and All Examining Personnel

**RE:** Counterfeit Cashier's Checks Drawn on Sun National Bank,
Vineland, N.J.

> The above-named bank has reported that counterfeit cashier's checks
> issued in the bank's name and using a correct routing number of
> 031206420 are being presented for payment nationwide in connection
> with a lottery scam.
>
> The counterfeit items are an exact replica of the authentic items with
> the exception of a fictitious telephone number of "1-877-766-2452"
> being used on the counterfeit instruments. The counterfeit checks are
> being sent to potential victims along with fictitious winning lottery
> notification letters. The counterfeit items presented to date are
> payable in the amount of \$2,900.00, contain a check number of 379681,
> and include a remitter name of "T. AMERICA."
>
> The correspondence accompanying the counterfeit items contains the
> letterhead of TRANS AMERICA SWEEPSTAKES, 178 St. Laurent Boulevard,
> Montreal, Quebec H3H 2B5 and may be signed by Mary Jordan, Director,
> Accounting Services. Recipients are instructed to contact (416)
> 848-1473, ext 1 to claim their prize.
>
> For additional information and guidance or to verify the authenticity
> of Sun National Bank's cashier's checks, please contact John
> Dickerson, Loss Prevention, 226 Landis Avenue, Vineland, N.J. 08360,
> by telephone at (856) 690-4249, by fax at (856) 205-9972, or via
> e-mail at \[jdickerson@sunnb.com\].

Additional information concerning this matter that you believe should be
brought to the attention of the OCC may be forwarded to:

E-mail: occalertresponses@occ.treas.gov

Mail: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Special Supervision Division, MS 6-4

250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219

Fax: (202) 874-5214

Internet: [http://www.occ.treas.gov](http://www.occ.treas.gov/)

> For additional information regarding other types of financial fraud,
> please visit the OCC's anti-fraud resource at:
> <http://www.occ.treas.gov/fraudresources.htm>.

Daniel P. Stipano

Deputy Chief Counsel