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+--------+---+-----------------------+--------+----------------------+---+

**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 MB Financial Bank, N.A.,
Chicago, IL

The above-named bank has reported to the Office of the Comptroller of
the Currency (OCC) that counterfeit cashier's checks, issued in the
bank's name and using a correct routing number of 071001737, are being
presented locally and nationwide for payment in connection with a check
fraud scam involving Internet purchases.

The counterfeit items resemble the authentic items but may be identified
by the following: the background is patterned with the letters "mb"
enclosed in gray boxes, with the letters appearing blurred or distorted.
The check number is black in color, while the following items are red in
color: the logo of "mb" and "Cashier's Check." Many of the items
presented do not include micr ink. The bank's address is shown as "801
West Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60607," and the following statement
appears on the left side of the check: "FISERV DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS
1-800-826-1636."

The counterfeit instruments presented to date include a remitter name of
either Kerry Little or Tunnie M. Johnson.

Authentic cashier's checks issued by the bank are white in color and
include a background pattern similar to the counterfeit items; however,
the letters "mb" are crisp and clear. The bank's logo of "mb financial
bank ~NA,~" followed by the address of either "800" or "801 West Madison
Street, Chicago, IL 60607," is located in the upper-left corner of the
check, and the words "CASHIERS CHECK" are located in the upper-right
portion of the instrument. The following items appear red in color: the
logo of "mb", "Cashiers Check", and the check number. The FISERV
statement that appears on the face of the counterfeit items is located
on the check stub of the authentic items.

For additional information and guidance or to verify the authenticity of
MB Financial Bank, N.A.'s cashier's checks, please contact Linda Ray,
Loss Prevention Manager, MB Financial Bank, N.A., 6111 N. River Road,
Rosemont, IL 60018, by telephone at (847) 653-2778, by fax at (847)
653-0411, or via e-mail at \[lray@mbfinancial.com\].

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](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