Falling victim to Maxwell Electronics

i have been scamed by maxwell electronics. they deposited $3,900 into my account and they told me to take it out and send it to someone via western union. They didnt respond to my emails no more once payday came along. am i gonna be in trouble?? was it illegal what i did. what if i kept the 3,900 dolloars

someone help me please!!!!!!!1

Yes, it is illegal. That money will either be stolen from a bank account or credit card, or the person transferring the money is being scammed. Either way, if the victim reports the loss to the police, the trail will lead straight to you. If you keep the money, you can't even plead ignorance, as either way you intended to keep money that does not belong to you.

Call your bank, explain what happened, and ask them to help you with the next steps.

Edit to add: Make sure you don't delete the emails from the scammers. Print them out, and be prepared to show them to your bank, legal counsel, and law enforcement if necessary.

Yes, it is illegal. That money will either be stolen from a bank account or credit card, or the person transferring the money is being scammed. Either way, if the victim reports the loss to the police, the trail will lead straight to you. If you keep the money, you can't even plead ignorance, as either way you intended to keep money that does not belong to you.

Call your bank, explain what happened, and ask them to help you with the next steps.

the money was direct deposited into my account, i have all the emails to plead my case and thank you for the help i will call the bank

It's certainly better for you to tell the bank what happened before the real owner of the money finds out and reports it.
Can you post the email you received please. There are two possibilities here.
A) The scammer has invented an imaginary business or
B) He has stolen the identity of a real business.
If the first, there may be a fake website we can get closed. If the second, we wish to make it clear that the genuine business is not involved in the scam.