Government cautions taxpayers against fake refund email

 

New Delhi, Oct 6

 

Five days after a fake email notice that purports to come from the Income Tax Department started making the rounds among taxpayers, the government Tuesday cautioned them, saying it had not sent any such emails.

Millions of net users received the fake email in the last six days that asked the taxpayers to submit refund form along with their credit card details.

"Please submit the tax refund form and allow us three-five business days in order to process it. The refund can be delayed for variety of reasons," said the email that started circulating among net users Oct 1.

The finance ministry Tuesday said the Income Tax Department had not sent any such emails for tax refunds.

"Information has been received from several quarters that people are receiving electronic mails informing them of their income-tax refunds and seeking their credit card details."

"Taxpayers are cautioned that they should not respond to such mails. and if they do so it would be at their risk and responsibility," a ministry statement said.

 

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