The Society of Genealogists has received the following statement from ONS Dear Census User Please see the statement below in regard to a 'scam' email. Please can you ensure that all your 'customer- facing' staff and systems are aware of this issue. The statement will be added to the ONS web site very shortly, and ONS would greatly appreciate your assistance in circulating this to as many people as possible. ___________________________________________________________________ Statement from Director of the 2011 Census, Glen Watson, Friday 27 January 2012. Email Scam We are aware that an email entitled 'Population Census: a message to everyone - act now' is being circulated, allegedly in the name of National Statistician, Jil Matheson. This email demands individuals provide further personal information, supposedly for the Census and threatens fines for non-compliance. This email is a scam and a hoax. It has no connection whatsoever with the National Statistician, the 2011 Census or the Office for National Statistics. We believe the links in the email could download malware to any computer where the user clicks on the links. This could put your personal data, including financial information, at risk. Anyone receiving this, or similar emails, should delete them, not open any links and certainly not provide any information. For more information on how to protect yourself from this type of threat, please see www.getsafeonline.org If you wish to, please report receipt of any such suspicious emails to www.actionfraud.org.uk ONS takes the protection of personal census information extremely seriously. Collection of census data was completed last year and no further requests will be forthcoming from the Office for National Statistics relating to the 2011 Census. ____________________________________________________________________________ __ Glen Watson Director. 2011 Census 2011 Census homepage :- http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/index.html 2011 Census News and Events http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/the-2011-census/news-and- events/index.html If your colleagues wish to receive our CensusNewsAlert, all they need to do is send us a message with 'SUBSCRIBE' as the subject\title. If you no longer wish to receive our CensusNewsAlert, please reply to this message with 'UNSUBSCRIBE' as the subject\title. If you have any other comments regarding our CensusNewsAlert, then please contact us (details below). ________________________________ CensusNewsAlert Office for National Statistics (ONS) 01329 444972 (Phone) 01633 652981 (Fax) 01329 444517 (Minicom) [email protected] Room 4300S, ONS, Segensworth Road, Titchfield, Hampshire, PO15 5RR Else Churchill Genealogist Society of Genealogists 14 Charterhouse Buildings Goswell Road London EC1M 7BA direct phone 020 7702 5488 visit the Society of Genealogists' Website <http://www.sog.org.uk/> www.sog.org.uk www.Findmypast.co.uk proud to sponsor the Society's centenary year WOULD YOU LIKE ADVICE ON YOUR FAMILY HISTORY? >From beginners onwards: all queries and problems welcomed. Phone our dedicated family history advice line on 020 7490 8911 Thursdays 6pm - 7.45 pm; Saturdays 11 am - 1pm and 2pm - 4 pm The Society also runs regular one-to-one advice half hour advice sessions with experts at the Society's library on alternate Saturdays from 2pm. Telephone the library direct on 020 7702 5485 to book an advice session or library tour. This email and any attachments are confidential and intended for the addressee only. You must not use, disclose, reproduce, copy or distribute the contents of this communication unless explicitly permitted to do so. If you have received this in error, please contact the sender and then delete this email from your system without further distribution or use. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The Society of Genealogists are neither given nor endorsed by it. Registered Charity No. 233701. Company limited by guarantee. Registered No. 115703. Registered office as above