If you have filed ITR and are waiting for refund then this news is for you. Actually, scams are also happening in the name of income tax. In such a situation, if you have also received any message in the name of income tax, then this news can be useful for you. Let us tell you that the Income Tax Department has asked people to be careful of fake emails. In such emails, link or personal information is asked and clicking on it can steal bank details. It is very important to be careful of such scams.
Taxpayer beware!
The Income Tax Department released an alert through the social media platform ‘X’. The department has clarified that the emails being sent from donotreply@incometaxindiafilling.gov.in are not real and should be considered completely fake. The Income Tax Department has said that do not click on any link sent from this email ID. This is a phishing scam, in which confidential information like your bank details, password, and OTP can be stolen. These scams are coming from a fake ID named donotreply@incometaxindiafilling.gov.in which is not linked to the official website of the department. Let us tell you that in these fake emails it is written that there has been some error in your tax calculation. Along with this, a link is sent on which you are asked to click. As soon as the user clicks on this link, your bank details, password, OTP and personal information fall into the hands of cyber thugs, and in this way you can get trapped in the trap of fraud.
How to identify fake email or scam Link?
According to the Income Tax Department, official emails are sent exclusively through the @incometax.gov.in domain. If you receive any email other than this, then understand that it is a scam. Use only the official website of the Income Tax Department www.incometax.gov.in to file tax, get information related to refund or make any update. Trusting any unknown or Google search website can be risky.
Big action by Income Tax Department
The Income Tax Department took the help of data analytics, artificial intelligence and third party sources to identify such fraudsters across the country. Initial investigation revealed that many taxpayers have claimed deductions for which they do not have any documentary evidence. Now the department has started raids and survey operations in many places of the country. According to reports, action has been taken at more than 150 locations so far.
