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GSTN Alert to Taxpayers on fake messages on GST Refund
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....STN Alert to Taxpayers on fake messages on GST Refund<br>By: - CSLalit Rajput<br>Goods and Services Tax - GST<br>Dated:- 6-5-2020<br><br>GSTN has issued an alert notification dated 03rd May. 2020 to Taxpayers on fake messages on GST Refund and to Safeguard Taxpayers from fake messages on GST Refunds BEWARE of FRAUD website https://onlinefilingindia.in . It is trying to BAIT taxpayers to reveal pe....
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....rsonal and bank details. DO NOT respond to messages, mails and lookalike websites which ask for your personal details. * Need of this Hour: some fraudulent messages are being circulated on WhatsApp, Email and SMS, claiming to process GST refund. some miscreants have started to take undue advantage of Covid-19 crisis, by sending out fake messages with phishing links. To safeguard Taxpayers thi....
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....s alert is much needed. * Don't click on fake links: * Such link takes to a portal claimed to have been developed by GSTN. The same is fake and Government has notified only www.gst.gov.in as the common portal, under the GST Laws. * the taxpayers are asked to fill important information such as- Personal details, Address, Refund Details and KYC Verification, which may not just cause financia....
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....l losses to the taxpayer but also enable such unscrupulous elements to steal their personal data for mala fide intentions. Kindly take note: * Please be informed that GST refunds can be claimed through GST portal www.gst.gov.in only. * Any other source, portal with similar interface, message claiming to process GST refunds are fraudulent. * Please also note that GST Network does not ask per....
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....sonal information, refund details and KYC verification through email, WhatsApp or SMS or through any other website. * Taxpayers are advised to remain cautious against such messages and use GST portal www.gst.gov.in for refund application or any other GST related activity. Do's and Don'ts regarding Refund applications Do's Don'ts Use only GST portal www.gst.gov.in for claiming refunds Do not....
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.... reply to any message claiming to process GST refunds For any information on claiming GST refund, checking status of the refund application read https://www.gst.gov.in/help/refund Do not open any link or attachment in the message Remember that GST Network never call detailed personal information and refund details on email, WhatsApp or SMS Never fill any personal detail and other information....
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.... on any platform other than GST portal for claiming refunds Stay updated with News & Update section of www.gst.gov.in for any official and authorized information Do not call at the number mentioned in the message In case of any query of confusion, please call GST helpdesk 1800-103-4786. Do not trust information from any source other than the GST portal which uses similar portal names and inter....
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....face About Author: CS Lalit Rajput, Contact Details [email protected] !! +91 880258129<br> Scholarly articles for knowledge sharing by authors, experts, professionals ....