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Beware of Census Fraud

Posted March 16th, 2010 by Laura Impastato

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It is time for the U.S. Census and questionnaires should be hitting your mailbox just about now. This is a massive undertaking for the federal government to develop a statistical portrait of the nation that will guide the allocation of government funds and congressional representation. The Census also attracts scam artists who will try to take advantage of the data gathering to steal personal information.

Learn how to spot a Census-related scam with this fact sheet from UCAN's Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC). MORE

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Tags: facts - privacy - scams - statistical portrait - U.S. Census -

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