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| ## Su  |   | Counterfeit Cashier's | Descri | Union Bank of        |   |
| bject: |   | Checks                | ption: | California, N.A.     |   |
+--------+---+-----------------------+--------+----------------------+---+

**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 of Union Bank of California, N.A.

The above-named bank has reported that counterfeit cashier's checks
issued in the bank's name and using the bank's correct routing number,
122000497, are being presented for payment.

The counterfeit checks may be identified by the following: a burgundy or
blue and white marbled background with a rectangular corporate logo
printed in the upper-left corner. The telephone number of the bank is
omitted from the header, the protectograph amount of the item is
missing, the "void" security feature is not included, and the internal
bank form and overlay codes are missing at the bottom of the check. In
addition, the dollar amount of the item is not enclosed in a preprinted
box.

> Authentic cashier's checks issued by the bank are blue in color with a
> white pattern and visibly show "void" when photocopied. The authentic
> bank logo located in the upper-left corner is square, and the bank's
> telephone number appears directly under the bank's address. The dollar
> amount field is enclosed in a preprinted box, and the protectograph
> amount of the item will appear in the upper-right section of the
> check.
>
> Both the authentic and counterfeit checks include the bank's address
> located to the right of the logo and the term "CASHIER'S CHECK" in the
> top center.
>
> You can verify the authenticity of Union Bank of California's
> cashier's checks by contacting Debra Kaplan, AVP, Risk Services, at
> 400 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, by telephone at (415)
> 765-3426, by fax at (415) 765-3522, or via e-mail at
> \[Debra.Kaplan@uboc.com\].
>
> 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

Enforcement & Compliance Division, MS 8-10

250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219

Fax: (202) 874-5301

Internet: http://www.occ.treas.gov

Brian C. McCormally

Director for Enforcement & Compliance