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BBB Census Alert Know the Facts

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Due to a current rash of -Census workers will not

email messages being sent begin going door-to-door
falsely under the name of until April. The campaign
the Census Bureau, the will end in July.
Better Business Bureau - Field representatives
EBBB) Serving-Mississippi will never ask for your
offers-the following factoids Social Security number,
about the 2010 census: bank account information,
-The U.S. Census Bureau or credit card numbers.
will not send email mes­ -The information
sages to obtain or verify requests will be in the form
information or to solicit of 10 simple questions
donations relating to name, gender,
age, race, ethnicity and
home ownership. Your
answers are protected by
law and not shared with
anyone outside of the
Census Bureau.
-Citizens are required by
law to respond to the cen­
sus information requests.
The data collected is used
in allocation of federal
funds and in determining
each state's Congressional
representation.
"If someone contacts you
claiming to be working for
the Census Bureau before
April, they are probably
trying to obtain your per­
sonal information illegally,"
said Bill Moak,
President/CEO of the
Mississippi BBB.
"Remember, too, that all
valid door-to-door census
workers will have proper
identification, a handheld
device for gathering infor­
mation and a confidentiali­
ty notice."
More information about
the upcoming 2010 census
can be found online at cen­
sus.gov/2010census.