Fake ₹6,000 Tax Notice? You Could Be Scammed
A fake Income Tax notice demanding ₹6,000 is circulating online. The government's PIB Fact Check unit has confirmed it is a phishing scam. The real IT Department never asks for payments or sensitive details over email or unknown messages.
That ₹6,000 demand is roughly 60 cups of chai — and scammers count on panic making you pay without thinking.
Scammers are sending fake IT notices to steal your money and data
Key Takeaways
Log in directly to incometax.gov.in and check your e-filing dashboard — any genuine demand notice will appear there under 'Pending Actions'.
Verify the Document Identification Number (DIN) on any notice you receive using the 'Verify Your Notice' tool on the official IT portal before paying anything.
Report suspicious tax-related messages to the IT Department's official phishing complaint email (phishing@incometaxindia.gov.in) and to PIB Fact Check via factcheck.pib.gov.in.
A fake Income Tax notice demanding ₹6,000 is circulating online. The government's PIB Fact Check unit has confirmed it is a phishing scam. The real IT Department never asks for payments or sensitive details over email or unknown messages.
Here's what happened: A fake Income Tax notice demanding a ₹6,000 payment is circulating through emails and messages across India.. The Press Information Bureau's Fact Check unit has officially confirmed the notice is a phishing scam with no government backing.. The Income Tax Department has a standing policy: it never solicits payments or sensitive financial information via email or unknown links..
What you should do: Log in directly to incometax.gov.in and check your e-filing dashboard — any genuine demand notice will appear there under 'Pending Actions'.. Verify the Document Identification Number (DIN) on any notice you receive using the 'Verify Your Notice' tool on the official IT portal before paying anything.. Report suspicious tax-related messages to the IT Department's official phishing complaint email (phishing@incometaxindia.gov.in) and to PIB Fact Check via factcheck.pib.gov.in..
Pro tip: Every genuine Income Tax notice carries a unique DIN. No DIN on the notice — or a DIN that fails verification on the IT portal — means it is fake, period.
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- [1]“Got Income Tax notice asking you to pay Rs 6,000 in tax? Check this warning from government’s fact check team” Wealth-Economic Times · 14 Aug 2026
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