Phishing Fraud !!! Income Tax Department - Income Tax Refund Notification - customer@india.gov.in


Fraud Type
Phishing
Alert #
15102015
Target Company:
Income Tax Department
From Address:
Incometax India <customer@india.gov.in>
Subject Line:
Income Tax Refund Notification


The Phishing website:


Report a phishing fraud:

Please forward all phishing emails to smartnsecure11@gmail.com

Identitying a phishing fraud:

Email Methods
  • Subject Line enticing to take quick action
  • Spoofed sender addresses
  • Genuine Looking Content
  • Misleading hyperlinks
Web Site Methods:
  • Exact replica of the genuine website
  • Forms asking for all account/card related information including PIN and transaction password
  • Incorrect URL, Often appearing similar to the genuine website