I GOT A CHECK ON 11-1-2008 CALLED THE SAME DAY AND THAT I WOULD BE GETTING A CHECK FOR 250.000 MINUS 4, 925.00 ON WEDNESDAY

I WAS SENT A CHECK FOR 4, 925.00. I SAYS TO CALL IMMEDIATELY SO I DID PHONE # 1-778-551-0003 OR 1-778-551-0004 FIRST I SPOKE TO JOHNNY MILES AND WHEN I CALLED AGAIN I SPOKE TO CATHERINE DION THEY BOTH SAID TO DEPOSIT THE CHECK AND CALL BACK AND I WILL GET INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW I WAS TO PAY 3.500 TO THE GOVERNMENT AND THE 2 DAYS LATER I WOULD BE GETTING THE REST OF MY WINNINGS OF 250.000. SO I CALLED MY BANK AND THE REP TOLD ME HOW THIS MIGHT BE A SCAM SO I WENT ONLINE AND LOOKED UP THE COMPANY THE CHECK WAS DRAWN OUT OF. THE COMPANY NAME IS ELDER PROPERTIES OF GREENSBORD INC. TRUST ACCOUNT P.O. BOX 208 SEDALIA, NC 27342. I SPOKE TO TOM ELDER AND HE TOLD ME THE CHECK WAS BAD AND THAT I SHOULD RIP IT UP HE SAYS HE HAS BEEN GETTING PHONE CALLS FOR THE PAST 4 WEEKS. SO I CALLED BACK THE # ON THE LETTER AND SPOKE TO CATHERINE DION AND I QUESTIONED HER ABOUT THE CHECK AND WHAT I WAS TOLD SHE GOT REALLY NERVOUS AND SHE SAID FOR ME TO FAX HER THE CHECK BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T KNOW HOW THAT CHECK GOT INTO THE LETTER. SO I TOLD HER TO GIVE ME HER FAX # AND SHE HUNG UP ON ME SO I CALLED HER AGAIN AND I LEFT HER A MESSAGE TELLING HER THAT I WAS GOING TO REPORT HER TO THE POLICE.