Publication: Economic Times Delhi; Date: May 8, 2010
NEW DELHI:
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 on Friday. “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 I-T Dept has cancelled 10.43 lakh duplicate PANs during the last three years.
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