I-T dept cautioned public against fraudulent e-mails: Govt

No e-mails of refund being sent

PTI | May 10, 2010



The Income Tax Department has cautioned the public against fraudulent e-mails which ask for their credit card details on the pretext of refunding excess income tax, the government said in the Lok Sabha today.

"The department has clarified that it does not send e-mails regarding refunds. The general public has, therefore, been cautioned not to respond to such mails regarding refunds and if they do so, it would be at their risk and responsibilities," Minister of State for Finance S S Palanimanickam said in a written reply.

He further said that an advisory was issued in the print media and on the national website of the Income Tax Department to caution tax payers against such e-mails and the Department of Information Technology has been asked to take appropriate action in all such cases.

In a separate reply, Palanimanickam said that the Income Tax Department has cancelled 10.43 lakh duplicate PANs of persons who are in possession of more than one PAN during the last three years.





 

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