The Income Tax Department has warned candidates to be aware of fake appointment letters being sent by fraudulent persons and misleading them for joining the department. It added that some candidates have received fake appointment letters asking them to join the department.

“Income Tax Department cautions the public not to fall prey to fraudulent persons misleading job-aspirants by issuing fake appointment letters for joining the Department. A public notice in this regard has been issued,” reads the official notice.

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“It has been brought to the notice of the Income Tax Department that some fraudulent persons are misleading candidates by issuing fake appointment letters for joining in the Income Tax Department,” it added.

The direct recruitment to all group B and group C posts in the income tax department is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) and notifications and results are made available on the SSC’s official website — sc.nic.in. After which, the regional allocation of the selected candidates is done and the list is uploaded on the department website at incometaxindia.gov.in, the notice added.