Income Tax Refund Scam Busted: Indians Posing as Foreign Citizens to Evade Tax

Last updated: 08 July 2025


The Income Tax Department has uncovered a large-scale scam involving fraudulent refund claims by Indian taxpayers who falsely declared themselves as foreign citizens during IT return filing. The scam exploited a loophole in the online filing system that allowed Indian citizens to claim tax exemption
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