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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Consumer Affairs Advises Tennesseans To Beware Of Census Scam Artists

With the U.S. Census under way, the Division of Consumer Affairs wants to remind Tennesseans that scam artists often use the guise of government-related programs to steal from the unwitting. “Government-benefits fraud is more prevalent than credit card fraud,” says Consumer Affairs Director Mary Clement. “We don’t want Tennesseans to fall prey to identity theft or worse.”

 
Alert:
 
How to report scams and bogus Census web sites
If you believe you have been contacted as part of bogus or fraudulent activity falsely representing the Census Bureau:
Fraudulent Activity and Scams
The Census Bureau uses a workforce of trained federal employees to conduct a variety of household and business surveys by telephone, in-person interviews, through the mail and, in limited cases, through the Internet.
 
The Bureau understands your personal information is sensitive, and goes to great lengths to protect the data they collect. Although the Census Bureau cannot stop or warn against all bogus or false collections of data, they provide some tips to help you recognize fraudulent activity or unofficial data collections.
 
Is your survey legitimate?
The U.S. Census Bureau distributes the following information on its website (http://www.census.gov/survey_participants/related_
information/phishing_email_scams_bogus_census_
web_sites.html
).
 
You may further verify if a collection activity is legitimate by calling your regional Census office  (www.census.gov/regions/) regarding mail surveys, and their National Processing Center (http://www.census.gov/npc/contactus.html) for phone surveys. Other questions may be answered through the Are You In a Survey? page (http://www.census.gov/survey_participants/).

 

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