The prosecutor reported on her social networks that a man came to her house to carry out the census when she had already done so and ended up calling 911.
This Saturday, the magistrate published on her social networks that she experienced a alarming situation regarding the census where a man pressured her to enter her house and she did not want to identify herself. Find out how to recognize census takers to avoid this type of situation.
The fiscal Gabriela Fossati, He commented on his social networks that he was involved in a murky situation within the framework of the census where a man tried to enter his house. “A man came to my home, indicating that he came for the Census. I told her that she had already been registered, that they came and spoke with my daughter, and then they contacted me by phone in 2 opportunities”, the magistrate began explaining.
Fossati continued that the man told him that this situation was not possible and that if he did not open the door for him, he would declare that he had refused to be registered. “I replied that I could not do it because it was not what I told him, asking that they communicate from the institution to clarify who had given the data,” added the prosecutor.
“He reiterated that he would say that I refused to do it, to which I reminded him that As a public official, he could not leave a false record. I asked him to give me his name and a phone number to verify the situation, but he refused to identify himself. Take care because it is an abnormal situation ”, she concluded.
How to identify the census taker?
The census takers have different identifications so that people in homes can quickly recognize them and verify their identity, so as not to run the risk of fraud or other crimes during this important stage.
Thus, the volunteers have official vests with the logo of the INE and the 2023 Census. In addition, the identity of all census takers can be verified on the official census page —in the “Census Taker Verification” option, entering the census taker’s ID number— or by calling 0800 2023 or *2023 from a cell phone.
Source: Ambito
