is loaded onto a sorter. the sorting machine is known as the irs service center automated mail processing system (or “scamps” for short). scamps is no ordinary mail opener. this is a mail opening machine with a big “s” on its chest. scamps can scan, count, open, sort, stamp, date and remove the contents of your mail, all at a lightning fast pace and at extreme volumes. it can also distinguish between envelopes with checks and those without by sensing the presence of magnetic ink, then sort accordingly.
however, even at this very early phase a number of problems can arise. occasionally, scamps requires multiple passes for the machine to get 