Complaint Review: Waterhouse Finacial Services

 I received a letter Nov.13,2013 from Waterhouse Finacial Services stating that I was one of the declared winners of the International Shoppers Lotto Powerball conducted in North America on 8/30/2013. An I was entitled to 125,000.00$. Participants were selected through a random computer ballot. My file was assigned to their North American Claims Affiliate for the remittance of the fund. Enclosed with the letter was a check for 3,875.00$ US dollars which has been deducted from my winnings for the purpose of paying Goverment taxes of 1,875$ which was to be paid directly to the tax agent assigned to my file. I was told to contact the claim agent quote my claim Number and recieve further instructions. Mark Nelson(Claim Agent) advised me to deposit the check for 3,875.$ into my bank account and then call him for the tax agent contact information and where to send the 1,875$ amount for the taxes. I took the check to my bank and they would not deposit the check into my account saying that it was a scam check/letter and told me to report it to the necessary authoriites. I would like to proceed in whatever way to prevent futher victimization of honest hard working citizens.