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Income tax phishing scams: Warning signs and reporting tips
Some bad people pretend to be the tax office to trick you.
They send emails that look real and ask for your passwords or bank numbers.
They also make fake websites that look like the real tax website.
You should never give them your secret information.
The real tax office never asks for your passwords or bank details by email.
If you get a suspicious email, do not click on any links or open attachments.
You can tell the tax office about it by sending the email to them.
You should also delete the suspicious email after reporting it.
Always be careful with emails that ask for your personal information.
Fraudsters impersonate the Income Tax Department via phishing emails and fake websites to steal sensitive financial or login information.
Fake tax websites may ask for usernames, passwords, bank or credit card details, PINs, and other financial credentials.
The Income Tax Department never sends emails asking for PINs, passwords, or credit card or bank account details.
Taxpayers should not reply, open attachments, click links, or share confidential information from suspicious emails.
Suspicious emails or fake website URLs can be reported to [email protected] and [email protected].
- Who
- Taxpayers and fraudsters impersonating the Income Tax Department
- What
- Phishing emails and fake websites impersonating the Income Tax Department to steal sensitive information
- Where
- India (Income Tax Department context)
- When
- Not specified
- Why
- To trick individuals into sharing sensitive financial or login information
Taxpayer caution
Fraudster tactics
Response to suspicious emails
Taxpayer caution
Taxpayers should avoid responding, opening attachments, or clicking links in suspicious emails.
Fraudster tactics
Fraudsters use official-looking emails and websites to trick individuals into sharing sensitive information.
Key facts
- Scam type
- Phishing emails and fake websites
- Impersonated entity
- Income Tax Department
- Targeted information
- Usernames, passwords, bank/credit card details, PINs
- Official reporting email
- [email protected]
- CERT-In reporting email
- [email protected]
- Key precaution
- Do not reply, open attachments, or click links in suspicious emails











