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Originally Posted by ditka41
I received a 47 page form to complete and return to "DIRECTOR, U.S. CENSUS BUREAU , (in Jeffersonville, IN, of all places.) I have never had such a "demand" before regarding a census, and consider this to be extremely suspect of being an attempt to obtain very private, financial information that I do not wish to share. I called the phone number the form provided to answer any questions concerning privacy, spoke with a female named "Sandra", and expressed my concerns. She did not help in any way before terminating our call by calling me a "stupid man", and hanging up. Very unprofessional!
Just wondering if any others here have received such a strange request from the "U.S. Census Bureau". I am tempted to shred it and forget it in this era of SCAMS. Would appreciate your comments, please. --Thank you.
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Years ago when I lived in NJ, I received a detailed census form. It was NOT a 47 page form (maybe 10 or 12 pages), and it arrived while a census was known to be in progress. I was aware that such detailed forms were being sent out to a percent of the population, and the return address matched that of the shorter form others I knew were completing. I would recommend that you independently find a contact number for the US Census bureau and ask them if they are conducting such a census at this time and at least let them know there might be a scam going on.
Note: I chose to only answer 3 or 4 questions and mailed it back. I did subsequently have a census person with ID show up at my door indicating that I did not complete the form "as required". I informed that person that I answered all that I intended to answer and that the rest of the form asked what I felt were intrusive questions, especially since I was not receiving public assistance. I suggested that while the post office had never lost or misdirected a piece of mail in it's entire history, I was not looking to be the first to have that fully completed document with such detailed information lost (yes I was sarcastic). You are not required to answer all of the questions on a census, but what you do answer must be truthful. Should you choose to answer and lie, then you are subject to any penalties that can be imposed, be they fines and/or jail time.