I guess the census worker will be knocking on my door***

Got this email today........Deputy Walter Wolf

Lake County Sheriff’s Office

Crime Watch Coordinator

Cell 352-267-3655

Office 352-326-8108

Here are common-sense warnings about our common census about to begin:

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson urges state residents to avoid falling prey to scam artists intent on stealing your identity who may pose as U.S. Census workers.

Approximately 134 million households will be mailed census forms on March 1. The form includes 10 questions about your age, date of birth, race and whether you own or rent a home. It does not ask for your Social Security number or information about your taxes or income.

If you do not return a completed census form by April 1, it is likely that a census taker will either call or come to your door to obtain the information.

Bronson is urging residents to observe the following safety tips:

Do not provide your Social Security number or any financial information, including credit card or bank account information, to anyone claiming to represent the U.S. Census Bureau.

Never invite a census taker into your home.

All census takers carry official government badges.

Census workers are supposed to provide you with a letter from the Census Director on official letterhead.

The Census Bureau will not contact you by e-mail, so any website that pops up disguised as a census survey is fraudulent. The Census Bureau does not solicit information over the Internet.