"You'll tell us everything. Yes, I know you will."
Posted on 04/21/2012 10:54:33 AM PDT by pabianice
Several weeks ago I received a letter addressed to "Resident." Inside was a 28-page American Community Survey form in which I was supposed to reveal to the government every detail about my life. Today, "Resident" received it again along with a threatening letter requiring me to complete the survey.
I intend to chuck this one, too.
Has anyone else had this experience?
What law did it cite and what was the return address?
Really good point.
Snailmail phishing?
What was return address?
Can please scan it up and make it available?
Can please scan it up and make it available?
I just changed my name to Guillermo Borrego...(a White Hispanic) a few days ago.
‘’I throw away every piece of mail that is not addressed to myself or my family personally.’’ Worst case is that someone comes knocking on your door (not going to happen) and asks you to complete the survey (which you refuse as you have no way to verify who this idiot is, and you require them to mail you a survey with your name on it, which they won’t do either...)
I toss the same mail whenever I get it.
As long as your name isn’t Resident I think you can ignore it safely.
"You'll tell us everything. Yes, I know you will."
US Census Bureau
PO Box 5240
Jeffersonville, IN 47199-5240
Respond with fire.
The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing survey that provides data every year -- giving communities the current information they need to plan investments and services. Information from the survey generates data that help determine how more than $400 billion in federal and state funds are distributed each year.
What if I don’t want those dollars distributed?
A family member also received that form in NY, requiring him to make available details of the size of his house, number of people in residence, utilities and all sorts of other data. He was led to believe it was about relocation of refugees from NYC in case of some future calamity.
The last census I just ignored the same survey. They kept sending different people to my house, I wouldn’t answer the door. One Saturday one of these ladies approached me while I was doing yard work in the front. I just pretended she didn’t exist; they had no training on how to deal with someone who wouldn’t even acknowledge their existence.
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