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Lionheart Assurance Solutions offers scam prevention advice for the newest scams
of 2010. As the 2010 Census gets underway, Lionheart Assurance Solutions warns the
public to be cooperative, but also beware of fake U.S. Census Bureau workers.
Austin, Texas, January 25, 2010 -- As more than 140,000 U.S. Census workers knock
on doors all across the country, Lionheart Assurance Solutions offers some advice
to ensure people do not become victims of criminals attempting to steal their
personal information.
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has issued a press release alerting the public to
be on the lookout for people posing as census workers and then using the
information to steal their identities. Lionheart Assurance Solutions, a firm
specializing in employee legal plans and identity theft safeguards, says people
need to take this danger seriously.
“Identity theft has become the fastest growing white-collar crime in America, and
this is a golden opportunity for identity thieves,” says Chuck Siegel, CEO of
Lionheart Assurance Solutions, LP.
While we should all certainly cooperate with census workers (this is required by
law and failure could result in a fine), it is also important to know the
difference between a real census worker and a con artist. There are several
different ways that people can ensure they do not fall prey to potential census
scams.
Ask to see identification before talking with the worker. All census workers carry
official government badges (marked with only their name), a special handheld
electronic device and a confidentiality notice. Under no circumstances will a
census worker ask to enter your home.
Understand that real Census Bureau workers are only there to verify your address
and how many people are living at the location. If a person comes to your door
asking for anything else, such as a bank account or social security number, refuse
to give them the information. Real census workers do not ask these types of
questions.
The 2010 census form asks only 10 questions, all of which pertain to accurately
recording the number of people living at a particular location.
The U.S. Census Bureau may come to your door or call you over the phone, but they
will not contact you by email. Beware of any electronic communication asking for
your personal information.
To find out more ways you can safeguard yourself and your business from identity
theft, view the Lionheart Assurance Scam Prevention toolkit at www.Club301Now.com.
Guided by a senior management team with more than a century of proven business
success, Lionheart Assurance Solutions, LP® offers employee legal and identity
theft restoration plans designed to enhance worker productivity by helping
employees keep their focus on their work instead of on personal problems.
For small to medium-sized clients, Lionheart also offers a full range of plans
that help small businesses to "level the playing field" by providing access to the
kinds of legal and consultative advice that typically only a large corporation can
afford. Visit www.LionheartAssuranceSolutions.com for more information.
Media Contact
Michael Hollingsworth
Lionheart Assurance Solutions, LP
(888) 795-1563 (National)
P.O. Box 38
Hewitt, TX 76643
pressreleaser@bestonlineresults.com
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