Metropolitan Clearinghouse ripoff scam to extort money from regular people like us Manassas Virginia

I recieved a letter from this company saying I was a winner in a lottery. They sent me a check to supposably cover assessed taxes for our winnings. I deposited this check into our savings account. The next day I called our bank to have them find out if the check was good. The bank manager said not to withdraw the money until the check had a chance to clear. I called this company back to find out what else i needed to do, we were supposed to get the money out of the bank, go to Western Union, get a money order for that amount then send it to someone in Canada.

Then once they recieved the money they would send us a check for the remaining amount. Good thing I contacted my bank because the check ended up being counterfeit. We would have had to pay the bank back $2700.00. Be very careful when receiving stuff like this, check with your bank, the BBB or local authroities before you cash checks or withdraw money that you may not have!

Michael
Denver, Colorado
U.S.A.