Demonetisation: Such calls from 'Income Tax department' may be fake

Fraudsters have found one more ploy for cheating people and are using demonetisation as an opportunity and attempting to extract confidential information like bank details from common public.

Demonetisation: Such calls from 'Income Tax department' may be fake
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 New Delhi: Fraudsters have found one more ploy for cheating people and are using demonetisation as an opportunity and attempting to extract confidential information like bank details from common public.

A WhatsApp message going viral warns people to inform all colleagues, family or friends that if they receive any call allegedly from Income Tax department, and the caller seeks your address , bank details or any other information, then please ask the caller to send you a written notice. “Please be careful as due to demonetisation, this has started", adds the WhatsApp message.

 

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