I've gotten this in an email 3 times in the last week.
Tipoffs that it is a scam/'phishing' expedition:
1) multiple email addresses in the "To" part of the email
2) all "addressees" get the same notice - in other words, all "addressees" were supposedly in Chatham, NY at 7:25 AM on July 2, 2011 and were supposedly going over 55 mph at the exact same time!
3) No ticket number
4) No license plate number
5) No zip code for the address that we're supposed to send the ticket to after it is printed out
6) No fine amount - I guess we're supposed to look in our bank accounts, see how much we have in it, and send it all in!
Clearly "amatuer scammers", but my DH (a world class worrier) was upset that I deleted the first one without telling him about it. I can't imagine why it upset him, since neither of us was in NY on July 2, 2011, and neither were our cars...
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New York State — Department of Motor Vehicles
UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET (ID:1),
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POLICE AGENCY
NEW YORK STATE POLICE
Local Police Code 716
THE PERSON DESCRIBED ABOVE IS CHARGED AS FOLLOWS
Time: 7:25 AM
Date of Offense: 07/02/2011
IN VIOLATION OF NYS V AND T LAW
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142 Description of Violation
SPEED OVER 55 ZONE
TO PLEAD, PRINT OUT THE ENCLOSED TICKET AND SEND IT TO TOWN COURT, CHATAM HALL., PO BOX 117