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Current Activity - U.S. Census Bureau 2010 Census Campaign Warning
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Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 11:30:21 -0500
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 US-CERT Current Activity U.S. Census Bureau 2010 Census Campaign Warning Original release date: March 3, 2010 at 11:21 am Last revised: March 3, 2010 at 11:21 am US-CERT asks users to be vigilant during the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 Census campaign and to watch for potential census scams. According to the U.S. Census 2010 website, they began delivery of the printed census forms to every resident in the United States on March 1, 2010. The only way to complete the census is by filling in the form using pen and ink; in some instances, census takers will be visiting households to complete the form face-to-face. It is important to understand that the U.S. Census Bureau will not, under any circumstances, be providing an online option to complete the 2010 census form. US-CERT encourages all residents in the United States to take the following measures to protect themselves: * Review available information about the 2010 U.S. Census on the website. * Familiarize yourself with what information the U.S. Census Bureau is collecting on the census form. * Do not follow unsolicited web links of attachments in email messages. * Refer to the Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams (pdf) document for more information on avoiding email scams. * Refer to the Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks document for more information on social engineering attacks. Relevant Url(s): <http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST04-014.html> <http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/emailscams_0905.pdf> <http://2010.census.gov/2010census/index.php> <http://2010.census.gov/2010census/how/about-the-form.php> ==== This entry is available at http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#u_s_census_bureau_2010 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iQEVAwUBS46OfS/E9ke+6HGsAQLu7ggAzkJcbhVV3WI3e02uOtcw0LOqkTi1MBWR eXdMA0rZiv3NDglX5I9b+v1zzvG21arkkeCysUn5NlESvKp0aaLIbrFw6vcERLHp P7jVQUgufIAqfhCffVzhxn6bg67oWREyMZbpzxfv8kQmoitD2M3vOyzQZOQV3bOR +klXyZKxKT/h6JScIBlATPdP5D+jlfxxXvIGZJzyEeWA/hvdRn7vfGH4BLKhTIQl 4Ha5PtUvXlF6d5DG0laRgmKZkXUgBT+wWw17U0DhAGtx00M4caGgSH8D8hO2dPBr IpDZYulnEgqhzNVIAJ8AL6J2u8uJ4LTxuSPk2YidL6pKkVH8E3s1EA== =go15 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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