evidence: The Income Tax Department has warned that any message claiming to pay taxpayers income tax refund of Rs 15,490 or any other amount, is a fake one. And any gullible taxpayer who clicks on the phishing link in the message, in order to "verify or update bank account" to receive the message, can get defrauded. In a tweet, the Income Tax Department said: "A viral message claims that the recipient has been approved for an income tax refund of ₹ 15,490. This claim is fake. @IncomeTaxIndia has not sent this message. Beware of such scams & refrain from sharing your personal information." [...] And the Income Tax Department has attached the screenshot of the scam message alongwith the tweet, which reads: "Dear Sir, You have been approved an income tax refund of Rs 15,490/-, the amount will be credited to your account shortly. Please verify your account number 5XXXXX6755. If this is not correct, please update your bank account information by visiting the link below."