Have you also received a fake mail from Income Tax? Fraud is rampant; Identify which mail ID is real or fake

Income Tax Fake Mail Fraud: Fraudsters are cheating people by sending fake mail from the Income Tax. Find out which mail ID is real and which is fake.

On hearing the name of Income Tax, people immediately open their mail or messages. But recently, cases of fraud by sending fake emails of the Income Tax are increasing rapidly. Cyber fraudsters send such mails. Which look absolutely real. Through such mails, fraudsters try to steal your personal and bank related information. Many times people click on such links without thinking.

And their account information reaches the fraudsters. These fraudsters use the name, logo and language like the real domain. So that no one can understand this fraud and get cheated. Therefore, it is important that before opening the mail, you check thoroughly whether it is real or fake. Otherwise, your hard-earned money can be stolen.

How to identify which mail ID is real or fake?

To identify whether a mail ID is real or fake, first of all, look carefully at the sender's address. A real mail always comes from an official domain. For example, income tax mail ends only on gov.in or nic.in. Fake mails often have wrong spellings, strange characters or extra letters. Also pay attention to the handwriting and style of the mail.

Because there are very few typos or language mistakes in real mails. Before clicking on a link or attachment, hover over it and check the real URL. If password, OTP or bank details are being asked in the mail. Then understand that it is fake. In such a situation, you can also complain by going to the official website of Income Tax.

What to do if you get defrauded?

If you click on such a fake mail without paying attention. And you get defrauded. Then take necessary steps immediately. In such a case, first of all, get your bank account and card blocked. So that further transactions cannot be done. Change the password and PIN immediately. And immediately call the cyber crime helpline 1930 and inform. Also, go to the official website cybercrime.gov.in and register your complaint.

And also file a report at the nearest police station. Keep evidence like mail, messages, call logs and transaction details with you. Because they will be needed in the investigation. If money has been transferred. Then immediately give information to the bank so that recovery can be tried. If you follow these steps immediately after the fraud. Then the chances of getting your money back increase.