Trisha Sefakis| Manager, Digital Media
NO! If they do, it is a scam. Scam artists are everywhere, and you need to safeguard your personal information mainly your social security number. You need to exercise extreme caution whenever you are asked for this information via the web or phone. If you really think about it, why do businesses really need this information? Your social security number is primarily used for tax purposes and to establish new credit... would the census bureau really need this information? Again the answer is No. Check out the recent story done by CNN on this topic.