Beware of Census Scams – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Scammers have been reported making contact with residents over the phone and asking for personal information on behalf of the ABS or an ABS Census Verification Department. The scam includes providing an official Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) contact number to make the call seem more legitimate. Beware of scams, read about how they pretend to be the Census.

	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People of the land which comprises the Goulburn Valley. We pay respect to tribal Elders, past, present and emerging and we celebrate their continuing culture and acknowledge the memory of their ancestors.
	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is a peak body whose mission is to promote and represent the social, cultural and economic well-being of ethnic communities in the Goulburn Valley Region through the provision of quality and innovative settlement, refugee support, community development, and information and advocacy services.