If someone knocked on door and asked me questions claiming they were "on official business", I would tell them to do one.
Elaborate criminal activity springs to mind, lets survey the neighbourhood and get people to tell us what they own and what their security is so we know which houses we can steal from later on.
Any official Census as pointed out previous replies, would be advertised and made known to the public before hand.
Elaborate criminal activity springs to mind, lets survey the neighbourhood and get people to tell us what they own and what their security is so we know which houses we can steal from later on.
Any official Census as pointed out previous replies, would be advertised and made known to the public before hand.