The census form photographed a woman from Lomas de Zamora, where they asked for data such as cell phone number and email.
On the same Wednesday, May 18 evening, the first preliminary results of the 2022 National Census will be published, as reported by Marco Lavagnadirector of Indec. The official emphasized the “pre-census” system-he estimated the number of households that completed it before the face-to-face survey at 40%-as a way of speeding up data loading.
Of course, this new mechanism also allowed for misleading information, false rumors and even scams in the style of “uncle’s story”. The latter was experienced, for example, in the Lomas de Zamora district, where last week some neighbors began noticing that a “pre-census” form was left on the doorstep of their home where they asked in person. information.
It is suspected that this may be a hoax available information that, effectively, does not require a national census, The notice spread quickly in neighborhoods so that no one fell into what could be a maneuver to identify people who would later become victims of theft or fraud.
One of the neighbors who uploaded a detailed description of the episode also published a photo he took in the form carried by the wrong census takeer, and spread it through the neighborhood’s Facebook groups.
In the publication, the woman was with him visited by two people at the door of his house (including a child) identified as agents of the alleged “pre-census” operation.
As reported, this Wednesday night will be the first result.
They gave him a printed form which, among other information, is requested full name, ID and cell phone.
census takers in any case they do not have to request this data, in addition to the fact that the pre-census was done only on the Indec website, never in person.
For those without internet access, use of PCs or mobile devices, in some municipalities of Conurbano they have set up help points to conduct the online census with the help of trained staff, but in all cases is appropriate. identified as municipal workers and at officially authorized meeting points.
“I went into the house, I asked my wife, because it seemed strange to me, I did not complete anything and I returned it to her,” explained the affected woman, and asked to spread this warning so that no one falls into the trap.
Among the comments of other people who have witnessed similar movements, a Lomas resident said: “Dangerous especially for seniors living alone. They trust each other and share their personal data, which becomes easy prey. ”
Regarding these bizarre situations that have been denounced by some neighbors on social networks, there is a possibility that it is a way to obtain data for scams, both banking and virtual kidnapping or other illicit activities that could lead to victims. to lose large amounts of money.
Authorities requested that in the face of any information that serves to identify these people or if people have fallen into the trap, they contact the police, as this could be the tip of the ball to identify a larger criminal network. that already exists. running in the city.zone.
Days before the census also revolve around youno whatsapp audio where the female voice is identified as “Doctor Alvarado, from the province of Córdoba” He said the data would be requested without considering the information requested in the census.
Source: Clarin
