NYC is getting desperate?

I keep getting these emails - "Uniform traffic ticket" from various email addresses "@nyc.gov". No attachments.
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New York State — Department of Motor Vehicles
UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET
POLICE AGENCY

NEW YORK STATE POLICE >

Local Police Code

THE PERSON DESCRIBED ABOVE IS CHARGED AS FOLLOWS

Time 7:25 AM

Date of Offense 07/05/2011

IN VIOLATION OF NYS V AND T LAW

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
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WTF?


Phishing I can understand - but this is a particularly lame attempt.