A Tri-Cities woman thought a letter claiming to be from the U.S. Census Bureau was a scam. Turns out, it's legit. And failing to fill it out is against the law.

The Census Bureau may follow up with you regarding your participation in a survey. Follow-up can occur in-person, via mail, or by phone.

So will the Census Bureau ever ask for someone’s Medicare number? No, said Tom Edwards, who works as a Respondent Advocate for Household Surveys for the Census Bureau.

Census Scams and ‘Grandparent Scams’ Two phone scams of a type that might be new to you: fake surveys asking dangerous questions, and a Londoning scam that seems to target seniors.

News Will the Census Bureau ask for my Medicare number, other personal info? Here’s how to avoid scams The bureau conducts some 30 surveys every year and has many resources available to verify ...

It's all part of the American Community Survey and it turns out it's legitimate. According to a Census Bureau spokeswoman, this is one of the legitimate surveys sent by the Census Bureau.

Some WGAL viewers have received an email that says the U.S. Census Bureau is inviting them to participate in a survey, and they are wondering if it's legitimate.

Edwards said the Census Bureau doesn’t keep a tally of how many times fraudulent census survey scams occur around the country every year.

You may have recently received a text message or an email from the U.S. Census Bureau asking you to take a survey, related to COVID-19. Employees with the Census want to let people know this is not… ...

The Census Bureau provides U.S. households with a number of ways to confirm the validity of a survey. The bureau conducts some 30 surveys every year that are sent to select households across the ...