Income Tax Refunds - A New Scam

The latest scam mails doing rounds these days after the online lottery scams and Nigerian scams are the Income Tax Refunds mails where you get the emails claiming to be sent from Department of Revenues, Government of India, where they send an attachment form or a link page where you have to give details of your Bank A/c number, PAN card number, and other personal details which once exposed can give you sleepless nights for life.  So, be beware of these mails and don't be a victim of these scamsters.  Here are the two mails that I got from these scamsters: 

1.   From: Income Tax Departament [mailito:refund@incometaxindia.gov.in]
Subject: Rapid Tax Refunds

Dear applicant,
After the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined
that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 820.50 Rupees.

Bank account holders at the Bank of India, will receive the money within 12 hours after filling the form
To Access your tax refund please complete the form attached to this email .
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Department of Revenue,Ministry of Finance Government of India

2.  Dear applicant, After the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 820.50 Rupees.
Bank account holders at the Bank of India, will receive the money within 12 hours after filling the form.

To Access the form for your tax refund please click here

Tax Refund Online Form

Department of Revenue,Ministry of Finance Government of India





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