[Hidden-tech] US Census Survey of Business Owners

[Chris Hoogendyk]

My gut reaction is that it is bogus. The financial penalties just don't make sense except as an 
attempt at intimidation from a scammer.

I would independently look up the U.S. Census Bureau and call them.

Was the notice paper mail or email? If email, look at the full headers and see where it really came 
from.


On 6/5/14, 8:56 PM, Charles D. Lappen wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Today I received a notice from the Census Bureau that I’ve been “selected to participate in the 
> 2012 Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Persons (SBO).
>
> In big bold letters it says that it is MANDATORY to participate and goes on to state that Title 
> 13, USC, Sections 131 & 224 requires my response.
>
> According to Section 224, I can be fined up to $500 if I don’t participate and up to $10,000 if I 
> falsify information.
>
> I’m not willing to provide the Census Bureau financial information about myself. The IRS already 
> has all of it.
>
> Has anyone else ever received one of these?
>
> Has anyone “failed” to participate and what happened, if anything?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Charles
>
> Helping those who LOVE their work, but HATE their paperwork.
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> Charles D. Lappen, M.Ed.
> The SOHOrganizer
> Small Office / Home Office
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> Office: 413-624-5507 1 Gilbert Drive
> Cell: 617-797-7646 Colrain, MA 01340
> Fax: 413-726-6821
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