Weird Email From BIR

As we all know, BIR is stepping up its campaign against tax evaders. We all saw their full page ad against doctors and other self employed / freelance artists.

Just this morning, I got this weird email from the bureau inquiring about a graphic designer.

From the get-go, the email looks legit. But once you start reading it, you’ll notice the following :

1) The email came from a GMAIL account – shouldn’t the email come from @bir.gov.ph?

2) Typos – the email looks like its was typed by a 9 nine year old. Check out the header and opening statements.

3) BCC / Phishing – if it’s a legit investigation, I would expect it to have at least a single name in the recipient. A BCC send makes me suspect that this is either a phishing email (one that you shouldn’t open, which I did, unfortunately) or  a full blast man-hunt.

Here is the bottom part of the email.

For other inquiries, you may visit www.bir.gov.ph or call us at 981-8888. We appreciate your continued support.

Sincerely,

The BIR Contact Center Team

What do you guys think?