Another reason why I do NOT use a cell phone-—Have only 1976 & 1979 GM vehicles & don’t have any of the in house items people ask questions......
I also spend cash whenever possible. The govm’t doesn’t need to track my purchases for everything.
I got a ‘Census Survey’ in the mail a couple of days ago. I don’t know if it was legit or not. Wanted me to ‘fill in a survey about my ‘household activities’.
When I opened the envelope, it turned out they wanted me to go to a ‘website’ and fill in the survey. A process they indicated would take ‘only about 40 minutes’. I am on a land line. Anything that would take 40 minutes on hi speed internet would take me HOURS. Also- IF this isn’t a legal government website, I am opening up my computer to who? Also- quite a presumption to think that I even had a computer at all, since I live rural in N Nevada & there are lots of other retirees out here and many do NOT have a computer at all. I kept the info, but did NOT do what it asked. Envelope stated I would be fined $300 if I didn’t comply.....
BUT—It was NOT sent to my name-—only ‘resident’ at this address. ANYTHING I have received from the Census Bureau-—in 10 year cycles—has always had my name on it.
In 2000, I got the long form census papers & I filled in only my name-age-and the number of persons in the household. Everything else I wrote N O Y D B—None Of Your Damn Business—on each page. I got a nasty gram letter & another form demanding that I fill it out or they would send a PERSON to my house to get the info they wanted. I didn’t answer & never saw a ‘Person’ —That residence was also rural in N Calif.
Whole thing is very suspicious. We are told everyday about phisching against us...this was just suspicious.
Do you know anyone who got this mailing???
I received that last year. I ignored it.
Yesterday I received another stating that I will be interviewed four times this year and four times the following year.
I will keep my door closed.