澳大利亚竞争与消费者委员会旗下的Scamwatch服务最近收到多起有关人口普查诈骗的举报，诈骗分子冒充澳大利亚统计局（ABS）实施欺诈[1]。澳统局特别提醒，该机构绝不会向民众索取银行或信用卡信息、金钱、密码、身份证件或税务文件号，也不会为完成普查提供任何奖励或激励[1]。
为帮助民众辨识真伪，澳统局介绍了正式普查通讯的特征[1]。正式纸质信件的左上角应包含ABS标志，回复信封地址为Reply Paid 93909, DANDENONG VIC 3175[1]。官方邮件仅从@abs.gov.au邮箱发送，且不包含任何超链接[1]。合法短信的发件人应显示为"CENSUS"[1]。此外，现场工作人员必须携带ABS身份证并穿着亮黄色公文包[1]。
民众如发现可疑信息可拨打ABS支援热线1300 100 557，或通过Scamwatch平台举报[1]。2026年人口普查定于8月11日（星期二）进行，这是澳大利亚所有人的强制性要求[1]。
Scammers are impersonating the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) as the 2026 census approaches, prompting Australia's competition and consumer watchdog to alert the public. [1] The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's Scamwatch division has received reports of census-related fraud involving fraudsters posing as the ABS. [1]
The ABS has clarified what it will never request from the public to protect against these schemes. [1] The bureau will not ask for bank or credit card information, money, passwords, identity documents, or tax file numbers, nor will it offer rewards or incentives to complete the census. [1] Legitimate census letters display the ABS logo in the upper left corner and include a reply-paid envelope addressed to Reply Paid 93909, DANDENONG VIC 3175. [1] Field workers conducting the census must carry ABS identification and wear distinctive bright yellow document bags. [1] Official emails come exclusively from @abs.gov.au addresses and do not contain hyperlinks, while legitimate text messages display "CENSUS" as the sender. [1] Those suspicious of communications can contact the ABS support line at 1300 100 557 or report fraudulent messages through Scamwatch. [1] The census is scheduled for August 11, 2026 (Tuesday) and is mandatory for all Australians. [1]