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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; PADDING-TOP: 10pt">----- Original Message -----
<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=mailto:d-4-c@comcast.net
href="mailto:d-4-c@comcast.net">Bambi Folk Secretary for Dist. 4 Coalition</A>
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<DIV><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=3 face=Calibri>Be Cautious About
Giving Info to Census Workers by Susan Johnson <BR>
<BR> With the U.S. Census process
beginning, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises people to be
cooperative, but cautious, so as not to become a victim of fraud or
identity theft. The first phase of the 2010 U.S. Census <BR>
is under way as workers have begun verifying the
addresses of households across the
country. <BR> Eventually,
more than 140,000 U.S. Census workers will count every person in the United
States and will gather information about every person living at each
address including name, age, gender, race, and other relevant
data. <BR> The big question
is - how do you tell the difference between a U.S. Census worker and a con
artist? BBB offers the following
advice: <BR> <BR> **
If a U.S. Census worker knocks on your door, they will have a badge, a
handheld device, a Census Bureau canvas bag, and a confidentiality notice. Ask
to see their identification and their badge before answering their
<BR> questions. However, you should never invite
anyone you don't know into your home. <BR>
<BR> ** Census workers are currently only
knocking on doors to verify address information. Do not give your Social
Security number, credit card or banking information to anyone, even if they
claim they need it for the U.S.. Census. <BR><BR>
REMEMBER, NO MATTER WHAT THEY ASK, YOU REALLY ONLY NEED TO TELL THEM HOW
<BR> MANY PEOPLE LIVE AT YOUR ADDRESS.
<BR><BR> While the Census Bureau might ask
for basic financial<BR> information, such as a
salary range, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT YOUR
FINANCIAL
SITUATION.<BR><BR> The
Census Bureau will not ask for Social Security, bank account, or credit card
numbers, nor will employees solicit donations. Any one asking for that
information is NOT with the Census Bureau. <BR><BR>
AND REMEMBER, THE CENSUS BUREAU HAS DECIDED NOT TO WORK WITH
ACORN ON GATHERING THIS INFORMATION.. No Acorn<BR>
worker should approach you saying he/she is with
the Census Bureau. <BR><BR> Eventually, Census
workers may contact you by telephone, mail, or in person at home.
However, the Census Bureau will not contact you by Email, so be on
the lookout for Email scams impersonating the Census.<BR><BR>
Never click on a link or open any attachments in an
Email<BR> that are supposedly from
the U.S. Census Bureau. <BR><BR> For more
advice on avoiding identity theft and fraud, visit <BR>
<A title=http://www.bbb.org/
href="http://www.bbb.org">www.bbb.org</A></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>