You have also received this income tax refund message, please do this work immediately.
The last date for filing income tax returns is July 31, 2024. In such a situation, all taxpayers should file their income tax returns on time. If you do not file ITR before the deadline, you may have to pay a penalty. However, as the deadline approaches, people are filing their returns quickly. The tax department has also started the process of verifying the returns and refunding the taxpayers.
But in the meantime, people are also being cheated 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 may turn out to be in your name and save you from a heavy fine.
Cyberbullies became active
Along with the Income Tax Department, fraudsters have also become very active. Cyber thugs have made income tax refund their weapon to steal money from people’s bank accounts. These thugs have tried to break into the bank accounts of some people by sending fake messages. After many cases of refund fraud have come to light across the country, now the Income Tax Department has had to issue a notice.
If you have also filed ITR and are waiting for the refund, you need to be a little careful now. In the message sent by the cyber-thugs, it is written: An Income Tax refund of Rs 15,490 has been approved in your name. The amount will be credited to your account soon. Please verify your account number 5XXXXX6755, if it is not correct, update your bank account details by visiting the link given below.
Income Tax Department gave clarifications
The Income Tax Department says that taxpayers should not react to such messages. If the income tax taxpayer accesses the given link after reading this message, he will find his incorrect bank account number there. In reality, through the link the taxpayer is directed to a fake website. When he updates his account there, an OTP is sent to him. As soon as that OTP is entered, the scammers break into the bank account.
What you have to do?
The Income Tax Department does not send any SMS or email to the taxpayer providing the link. After processing the ITR, the Income Tax Department deposits the tax refund directly in the same bank account of the taxpayer, which he had provided while filing the ITR. Also, this information is provided through a message on the registered email or mobile number. If the department needs any information related to the bank account, it sends a message to the registered email of the income tax taxpayer.
So, if you get any messages on your mobile phone regarding income tax refund, which says to verify the account number or any other information, then be alert for such messages. By answering such questions, your bank account may be emptied.
