claim: Income Tax Refund Of Rs 15,490 Approved For Taxpayers !!
evidence: A message on social media claims that an income tax refund of Rs 15,490 has been approved for individual taxpayers. In order to get it, the viral message claim that people need to verify their bank account numbers if these are not correct. The message has also a link to verify the bank account. "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," the viral message stated. The viral message turned out to be fake. The central government's nodal agency's fact check department has refuted the viral message. It said that Income Tax has not sent this message. "A viral message claims that the recipient has been approved for an income tax refund of Rs 15,490," PIB said in a tweet, adding that, "Income Tax has not sent this message."