Read this first. This tool reports public database facts (the Federal Reserve routing directory and the FDIC bank lists). It does not and cannot tell you whether a specific check, money order, or wire is genuine. The only reliable way to verify a specific instrument is to call the issuing bank or money-order company using a phone number you find yourself on their official website — never a number printed on the check or given to you by the person who sent it.
Counterfeit cashier's checks frequently impersonate Td Bank — using a real Td Bank routing number and logo. Here is how to verify a Td Bank check is actually from Td Bank.
Look up a routing number
Enter the 9-digit routing number printed at the bottom-left of the check. We'll resolve it to the real bank in the Federal Reserve directory and flag failed/nonexistent banks.
Resolve the routing number (bottom-left of the check) above — confirm it maps to Td Bank in the Federal Reserve directory.
Call Td Bank using a number from Td Bank's official website — search "Td Bank customer service". Do not call any number printed on the check.
Ask them to verify the check number and amount.
We are not affiliated with Td Bank. Td Bank is named here only because counterfeit checks commonly impersonate it.
How fake-check scams work
Real banks make funds available in 1–2 days, but a fake check can take weeks to bounce. By then the scammer is gone — and your bank takes the money back from you.
You're "overpaid" and asked to wire back the difference (overpayment scam).
You're asked to deposit a check and send part via Zelle, gift cards, crypto, or wire — that's the tell.
The check is for a job, prize, rental, mystery-shopper, or online-sale you didn't expect.
There's pressure to act fast before the check "expires".
If any of these match: do not deposit, do not wire anything back, and report it at reportfraud.ftc.gov.