Veridian Group Inc They give me a fraud check of 4500 saying i was a lottery winner? Halifax Nova scotia

I recived a letter in the mail from auburn,al.I opened the letter and enclosed was a check with the amount of 4500.Saying that i won it in the sweepstakes lottery drawing held on dec.1 2008.And this amount was deducted from my winnings wich was 450000.000All that i had to do was deposit the 4500 in my account thendraw it out and pay the tax agent Barbra Halls 2,980 for non residential taxes and what was left was mine to keep.But the bank said it was a fraud the check was not real????

Barron1990
shallotte, North Carolina
U.S.A.