The first phase of the 2010 U.S. Census is already underway! U.S. census workers have begun verifying various information about households across the country. More than 140,000 U.S. Census workers have been assigned to count every person in the United States and gather information about every person living in each address.
Please keep in mind that scam artists will, of course, take advantage of the situation to do their dirty work.
It is, therefore, very important that you be very careful if/when someone knocks at your door and claims to be a "U.S. census worker".
Below are some very important items to know and carefully NOTE:
A U.S. census workers will NOT ask for your:
--Social Security number;
--credit card information;
--personal bank information.
Anyone who asks for the above personal information is NOT a U.S. Census Bureau worker!
2) The U.S. Census Bureau will NOT do any work via e-mail or telephone. Anyone who claims to be from the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency and asks information via e-mail message or telephone call is NOT from the U.S. Census Bureau or the U.S. government!
3) If/When a person knocks at your door and claims to be a U.S. Census Bureau worker, make sure to ask for his/her identification BEFORE you give the person any kind of information.
A U.S. census worker MUST have the following items in his/her person:
--a badge;
--a hand-held device [in which your responses to his/her questions are entered];
--a Census Bureau canvas bag;
--an official notice of confidentiality.
The only information/question(s) which a U.S. Census Bureau worker will most likely ask & which you are obligated to give an answer are:
--the name of the person(s) living in your household;
--the age of the person(s) living in your household;
--the gender of the person(s)---;
--the citizenship of the person(s)---;
--the ethnicity of the person(s)---;
--the educational level of the person(s)---;
--the occupation of the person(s)---; and
--possibly your annual total [combined] household income.
Again, anyone who asks for personal information---such as, your Social Security #, your bank or credit card information---is NOT a U.S. Census Bureau worker! DO NOT GIVE ANY STRANGER YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY #, YOUR CREDIT CARD #, OR ANY PERSONAL BANK INFORMATION.
4) Do NOT invite or allow any person whom you do not personally know to come into your house.
Visit the 2010 Census Bureau’s website by clicking here.
Please pass this on to your friends and family.
Please keep in mind that scam artists will, of course, take advantage of the situation to do their dirty work.
It is, therefore, very important that you be very careful if/when someone knocks at your door and claims to be a "U.S. census worker".
Below are some very important items to know and carefully NOTE:
A U.S. census workers will NOT ask for your:
--Social Security number;
--credit card information;
--personal bank information.
Anyone who asks for the above personal information is NOT a U.S. Census Bureau worker!
2) The U.S. Census Bureau will NOT do any work via e-mail or telephone. Anyone who claims to be from the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency and asks information via e-mail message or telephone call is NOT from the U.S. Census Bureau or the U.S. government!
3) If/When a person knocks at your door and claims to be a U.S. Census Bureau worker, make sure to ask for his/her identification BEFORE you give the person any kind of information.
A U.S. census worker MUST have the following items in his/her person:
--a badge;
--a hand-held device [in which your responses to his/her questions are entered];
--a Census Bureau canvas bag;
--an official notice of confidentiality.
The only information/question(s) which a U.S. Census Bureau worker will most likely ask & which you are obligated to give an answer are:
--the name of the person(s) living in your household;
--the age of the person(s) living in your household;
--the gender of the person(s)---;
--the citizenship of the person(s)---;
--the ethnicity of the person(s)---;
--the educational level of the person(s)---;
--the occupation of the person(s)---; and
--possibly your annual total [combined] household income.
Again, anyone who asks for personal information---such as, your Social Security #, your bank or credit card information---is NOT a U.S. Census Bureau worker! DO NOT GIVE ANY STRANGER YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY #, YOUR CREDIT CARD #, OR ANY PERSONAL BANK INFORMATION.
4) Do NOT invite or allow any person whom you do not personally know to come into your house.
Visit the 2010 Census Bureau’s website by clicking here.
Please pass this on to your friends and family.
