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04-15-2010, 01:39 PM
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Beware of Tax Refund mails!
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If you receive an e-mail with subjects like "Tax Refund" or "Seeking Refunds" from some unidentified sender claiming to be from Income Tax Department, beware, it is a phishing scam!  In one of our earlier article, Personal Money, explained the Phishing modus operandi. Another phishing scam has surfaced which claims to be from the Income Tax Department and promises to process your refund within 24 hours of filling a form. We all have been warned against giving out sensitive personal information such as credit card numbers, PAN card details and other confidential data via the internet. But, when you get a mail from someone who claimed to be from the Income Tax Department, even suspicious people may be inclined to comply. In the past few days, tax payers have received emails with subjects like “tax refund” and “seeking refunds” from unauthorized senders. These mails ask you to provide them with confidential information such as details of your income, PAN card and credit card numbers and other financial details.  In a press release dated as back as 6th October, 2009, Income Tax Department clarified that it does not send e-mails regarding refunds and does not seek any information regarding credit cards of taxpayers. Department also cautioned taxpayers that they should not respond to such mails and if they do so it would be at their risk and responsibility. It has advised taxpayersto avoid opening, complying or replying to such emails. The Income Tax Department assures that neither its website nor its intranet data has been hacked or compromised. Still, such emails are being circulated even today. 
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