Also, it does not send any e-mail requesting your PIN numbers, passwords or similar access information for credit cards, banks or other financial accounts.

Things to keep in mind if you receive an e-mail from someone claiming to be the authorized by Income Tax Department or directing you to an Income Tax website:

• Do not reply.
• Do not open any attachments. Attachments may contain malicious code that will infect your computer.
• Do not click on any links. If you clicked on links in a suspicious e-mail or phishing website then do not enter confidential information like bank account, credit card details.
• Do not cut and paste the link from the message into your browsers, phishers can make link look like real, but it actually send you to different websites.
• Use anti-virus software, anti spyware, and a firewall and keep them updated. Some phishing e-mails contain software that can harm your computer or track your activities on the internet without your knowledge. Anti-virus & Anti-spyware software and firewall can protect you from inadvertently accepting such unwanted files.

If you receive an e-mail or find a website you think is pretending to be of Income Tax Department, forward the e-mail or website URL to phishing@incometaxindia.gov.in. A copy may also be forwarded to incident@cert-in.org.in

Be a smart tax payers and do not fall for the fraudulent tax refund E-mail scams or fake income tax websites.

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