Posted on 01/24/2010 2:36:37 PM PST by Hulka
Recently completed the census "long form" that includes demographic information. Sent it in.
Received this evening a call from someone saying they are from the Census and they are calling to verify information on the form.
I told the heavily accented mexican woman calling that I will not discuss personal information over the phone, that if they want to verify information they can do so by coming by my address and speaking to me directly.
She insisted I speak with her. I declined. She then said she can provide me a telephone number to call to verify she is with the census.
I said, no thanks, you could have easily set-up an "toll-free" number and again, I do not discuss personal information on the phone. I refused the number, as well, because I did not want to hunt for a pen and paper. It is Sunday evening, for goodness sake.
She said she was going to enter into my file that I am not cooperative and hung up.
These people, who the heck are they? Besides, it was clear from her accent that English was a second language to her.
(As a side-note, last year I was a victim of attempted identity theft and am very protective about my personal information.)
refuse to talk to anyone on the phone about anything..
Your first mistake was filling out the form.
You did good.
Well done!
I WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME THING.....
i wasn’t approached, canvassed nor received a form. i did in past 3. never filled it in. nothing ever happened. Screw the census
Thanks for posting this, by the way. I'm sure there are lots of folks who are getting similar calls, and might be giving out information, thinking they're talking to someone representing the Census Bureau.
Freepers, warn your family members and friends about this!
I got that survey with the invasive questions on it, I ripped the cover off, wrote the number of occupants in (and no other info) and mailed it back in...
I think everyone should give their names as John or Joanne Galt.
Why does it take a long form to say how many people live at your residence?
Smart move and no one including the US government should insist that you do!
If I recall, the US government has provided info via advertising that claims Prudence is wise on the phone.
Never cooperate with statist thugs!
We keep a land-line only because my husband and I need it for the fax line.
We are almost never called on that line by anyone we know, so we ignore the (very low) rings and only check messages when we think about it.
Junk calls (like the census bureau) can be avoided.
I would have done exactly the same thing. And then I would have contacted the census agency and given them the info about the call, including the fact that she made a veiled threat. Then, I think I would write a letter to my local paper and someone like Bill O’Reilly or Glenn Beck and let them know. (in case this is really just how the govt thinks they can treat they employers).
Yeah. . .I should not have filled it completely.
It has all sorts of questions, about everyone in your home, numbers of bathrooms, how long your commute is, also asks about how much you make, medical conditions, etc. . . .
Never again.
Census forms aren’t supposed to be in the mail until mid-March according to the frequent radio ads here in MD.
Sure this was a census form?
Your first mistake was answering their stupid questions! If I get a census form in the mail, I will state the number “1” and that is all. Nothing in the Constitution allows the government to ask you anything but how many live in your house. Nothing more and nothing less.
If a census worker shows up and ask me anything, they will get a swift kick in the a$$ and sent on their way!!!
eight duce on the loose!
Good point. Will do.
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