Income Tax Department releases important notification to avoid frauds

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Income Tax Department releases important notification to avoid frauds (image: Pixabay)
Income Tax Department releases important notification to avoid frauds (image: Pixabay)

New Delhi : Income Tax Department has issued an alert regarding fraudulent mail people are receiving about their appointment to the department. The main aim of such emails is to steal money and data of the people.

The IT Department posted the notice publically on social media.

In a tweet, official Twitter handle of Income Tax India wrote, ”Income Tax Department cautions the public not to fall prey to fraudulent persons misleading job-aspirants by issuing fake appointment letters for joining the Department. A public notice in this regard has been issued, which is available at this link.”



Read complete notice below:

It has been brought to the notice of the Income Tax Department that some fraudulent persons are misleading candidates by issuing fake appointment letters for joining in the Income Tax Department. The General public is hereby informed that direct recruitment to all Group B/ Group C posts in the income tax department is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission and notifications/ results are made available on the SSC website https://ssc.nic.in.

Thereafter, the regional allocation of the selected candidates is done and the list uploaded on the department website https:/ / incometaxindia.gov.in. Therefore, the general public is hereby cautioned/ advised against taking cognizance of such fake advertisements/notifications/ appointments/letters advertised/circulated through any other platform/ portal other than the official websites of the SSC and the Income Tax Department.