MERITDIRECT INSURANCE warning big scam NewYork Rye Brook

they send a check by mail for the amount of 1,992.42 and instructed to depisited the check in my bank account and them follow  3 assigments but instead of going to my bank i went to the check cashed placed and find out that the check doesnt have funds when i check my first assigment just for curiosity i was to send money to another country if instead to going to the cashier i went to my bank by the time i found out that the check its a  fraud i will a be in a big trobled because i them has to pay the money back