I have had 2 notice of visits left on my door. I see this is a common issue in these comments. Doesn't give me any confidence the census will be accurate. I already filled my census months ago both mail and online and I get note on my door and these people are harassing me and my kids!! They should be trained to be professional and should not treat us like criminal! I filled out the Census online in April and kept receiving new packets in the mail.
When I contacted someone from the Census they said not to worry, that sometimes packets get mailed out again and to ignore the additional packets.
Now in the past two days two different Census workers have come to my home and told me that there is no record of me having filled out the Census for my address. Very frustrating to have someone coming to your home during these times especially since I took the time to fill everything out online in order to avoid this.
I filled out my census online back in the spring and now I just had someone at my door. I went back and filled it out again online. This time it was a much shorter questionnaire. Very odd. Our family did the census via the online option in April. The census taker stated our household was not on record as taking the census. Is there a problem with the website? I filled out a census online in March. I then moved in April. I have had three Census workers come to my new address and I told each of them I already filled out my census.
The last one did not even knock, she just started to put a note that I was not there. I wonder if she gets paid per attempt. I heard her at the door and told her not to come by again as I already filled it out.
She told me I needed to do another one. I live in the same town just 5 miles away from my last home. I hope this is an isolated incident and not how the real Census is being conducted. My neighbors have the same issue. I completed my census online, and still someone came to my door. They had a census bag on their arm. Why are they coming to my house? Add me to the list of people that filled out census form months ago and have interviewers show up. I completed the census right after recieving it months ago.
A notice has been left on my door. I have mailed in the Census form, talked to the Census Bureau via phone and filled it out online. I have filled out the form 10 times total and now a census worker keeps coming to my house. I was on my way to the doctor's office with a high fever and he tried to prevent me from getting into my car.
He has tried to get into my house and becomes extremely persistent with it. I have showed him veritable proof that I not only field out the questionnaires but verified personal information. How many times does one person need to be verified? I filled out the census online back in April and took a screenshot of the confirmation number -- it's now September and I had a notice of visit stuck in my door this evening, complete with an ID -- almost half of it isn't legible.
I took several guesses at it on the Census website and none were correct. I have completed the census twice now, and yesterday an employee came to my house to try to get me to complete it for a THIRD time. I plan on refusing every one of them from here on out. Completed censors online on March 14th. Kept receiving notices in the mail. This past week everyday day someone has come to the house. This is becoming harassment.
How do you stop them from coming. Email confirmation number was givin to the first two Who came. I really don't think the Census bough knows what they are doing. I responded online over a month enough; yet I still an interrupted with knocks at my door. It is your choice whether to submit a comment. If you do, you must create a user name, or we will not post your comment.
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August 19, by Colleen Tressler. The Process The Census began in March. The Questions The census questionnaire asks how many people were living in the home on April 1, ; their sex, age, race, ethnicity; their relationships to one another; phone number; and whether you own or rent the home. Signs of a Scam Scammers may pose as census takers to get your personal information — and then use it to commit identity theft and other frauds.
Blog Topics:. Comments slhsc August 19, reply. Don't use your August 19, reply. I have send mine in already.. Tru Grit August 19, reply. Frustrated August 26, reply. HS September 1, reply. CenEnum September 1, reply. Indian Summer September 3, reply. The same just happened to me. I filled mine out in March. Can this Census be done on line?
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The Census Bureau has additional information to help you avoid becoming a victim of identity thieves who may try to contact you by phone, text message, postal mail, email — or even by posing as canvassers who knock on your door to try to collect personal information. If you suspect fraud, report it to the Census Bureau's regional office for your state.
Forward scam emails to the Census Bureau at ois. You should also report suspected bogus census canvassers to your local police department. After the initial count, the Census Bureau follows up by calling samples of U.
The follow-up calls are made from a single outbound phone number: If that number appears in your caller ID display, it may be a legitimate call. But scammers may attempt to spoof that number , or a similar one, so that it appears in your caller ID as coming from "Census Bureau.
Scammers may try to get your personal information by posing as the census bureau online, via social media, or in an email. They may ask you to click on a link to a fake survey or download an attachment that could contain malware or other malicious viruses. Here are a few census online scams to watch out for. The goal is to get your personal information. But when you enter your personal information, the scammer will have it to use for illegal purposes.
Scammers may send you a seemingly legitimate email with a link to the census survey. You could be downloading malware onto your computer or device. Remember the Census Bureau will not request information over email. Scammers may also target social media platforms.
Social media scams work in a similar way to phishing emails. You may see a posting from what appears to be a legitimate source like the Census Bureau. Or a posting might include what looks like a legitimate link — like a link to the census survey.
If you click on that link — or download that document — the scammers may be able to infect your device with malware or steal your personal information. Scammers sometime post fake census jobs. They may post a fake job application for a temporary position. This might not seem suspicious because the Census Bureau sometimes hire temporary workers. The Census Bureau will never send you an unsolicited email. They will only contact you by phone, mail, or on your doorstep. Keep in mind that the Census Bureau will never ask for your Social Security number SSN , bank or credit card information, passwords, citizenship status, political party information, or for money or donations.
This is easy to do and it can give you reassurance. Just like filing your taxes early, reporting your census information early and properly can help give you peace of mind.
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