Postal Mail Scam Series

Chapter 4: The Free Fee Equation

Am I the recipient of an unclaimed tax refund?  I sure am.  See, the government is working for you.  I just had my letter opener re-sharpened, so let me use that…Ah, well, it’s not from the IRS, it’s from a government agency affiliated with the IRS.  See, government agencies affiliated with the IRS are working for you.  Wait a minute, this is from a non-government agency not affiliated with the IRS.  I think that means a business. 

And they want to charge X dollars?   I hate paying X dollars.  I thought I was supposed to receive X dollars.  I wonder if the IRS provides refunds for free, they do.  I wonder if this practice is illegal.  It is.

So you’re probably saying, “hey, I didn’t get my fraudulent unclaimed tax refund notice in the mail.”  No, well maybe you got a notice to pay for another free service offered by the government such as:

1.       Child Support Collection

2.       Social security

3.       Property Tax Exemption

4.       Unclaimed funds held in a government agency.

When you read the U.S. Postal Services Mail Fraud’s website, they attach the word ‘scheme’ to each item on that list, and provide further detail.  It’s not exactly beach reading, but well worth it.

Sanjiv = mx +b (y can’t get all the love…I’m such a geek)

Comments

[taketheplunge]

Hey, go out there and buy the latest issue of the Wall Street Journal. There's a whole section on green and business.