evidence: Income Tax Refund Ay 2023-24 News: If you have received a message claiming an income tax refund of Rs 15,490 or any other amount has been approved and you need to verify or update your bank account to get it, consider it fake and do not respond. [...] One such spam message that has gone viral was shared by Government’s official fact-checker, PIB FactCheck. The message 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. https://bit.ly/20wpYK6". The message was also retweeted by the Income Tax Department. [...] Taxpayers should note that the Income Tax Department will never ask you to provide bank account details or update or verify them through messages. The Income Tax Refunds are sent directly to the pre-validated bank accounts provided by taxpayers at the time of filing returns. An intimation for the refund is also sent to taxpayers by the Income Tax Department through registered email IDs and mobile numbers.