Hi everyone,
This seems like
something that everyone needs to know about. Of course, none of us open
spam messages, but....
Patty Becker
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From TerriAnn Lowenthal:
Officials
at Census Bureau headquarters have asked me to alert stakeholders to a phony
survey making the rounds, that misappropriates the U.S. Census Bureau's name,
logo, and home page. The fake survey was discovered by Bureau staff in the
Charlotte Regional Office. It contains questions about the Iraq war and
offers $5.00 for completing the survey; when recipients click on the link, they
are asked for bank account numbers.
We wanted you to know about
this problem in case you receive any inquiries from your constituencies.
Obviously, the Census Bureau will refer this case to appropriate law
enforcement authorities.
A "cut and paste" copy of the "survey"
is below my signature, for your
reference.
Thanks,
Terri
Ann
Terri Ann Lowenthal
Legislative & Policy Consultant
1250 4th
St., SW
Apt. W615
Washington, DC 20024
(tel.)
202-484-3067
TerriAnn2K@aol.com
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Operation Iraqi Freedom 2005 Survey - $5 Instant
Cash
Reward
The U.S. Census Bureau in association with participating banks
will
instantly credit $5 to
your account
-
Just for taking part in our quick & easy 5 question
survey!
Why do we
care?
Iraq has endured decades of collapsing hopes and accumulating
tragedy. It
is numbing to consider the waste of so much human and
resource potential.
Saddam's ambitions conflicted with the region
and the international
community. True to his name, he too often chose confrontation
over
cooperation.
Ultimately these decisions led to total
collapse.
In March 2003 the United States along with an international
collation
struck the final blow on Saddam's
tyranny with Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Two years later questions about weather or not America should have
been
involved in Iraq in the first place have echoed
through the political and
media scene all over the
world.
Giving answers to these questions the U.S. Census Bureau with help
from
participating Equal Housing Lender partner banks
has decided to
contribute in setting up the means to reward participates for
taking part
in such a
survey.
Now we can really find out America really
thinks.
How do I know if my bank is a Equal Housing Lender
partner?
Usually at the bottom of your bank's web page you will see you will
see a
small icon like this (Embedded image moved to file:
pic31056.gif)with
Equal Housing Lender
Partner
details.
If you do not see this on your bank's web page please contact your
bank
for further
assistance.
Where do we get the money to credit
you?
Federal Fair Housing
Act
UNDER THE FEDERAL FAIR HOUSING ACT, IT IS ILLEGAL, ON THE BASIS OF
RACE,
COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, SEX, HANDICAP, OR
FAMILIAL STATUS
(HAVING
CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18),
TO:
Deny a loan for the purpose of
purchasing, constructing, improving,
repairing, or maintaining a
dwelling, or deny any loan secured by a
dwelling;
or
Discriminate in fixing the
amount, interest rate,
duration,
application procedures or other
terms or conditions of such a loan,
or in appraising
property.
Each year a small percentage of businesses fail to comply with this
act,
as a result they get severally penalized. Compensation
is then allocated
to Government Departments to be used on
national
projects.
The United States Census Bureau receives a portion of these
funds.
Please spare a moment of your time in telling America what YOU
really
think!
To continue click on the link
below;
http://www.census.gov/surveys/may05/survey.htm
(Embedded image moved to file: pic27606.gif)American Community
Survey
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Patricia
C. (Patty)
Becker
248/354-6520
APB
Associates/SEMCC
FAX 248/354-6645
28300 Franklin
Road
Home 248/355-2428
Southfield, MI
48034
pbecker@umich.edu