I-T department cautions public against fraudulent job offers, advises checking ssc.nic.in

New Delhi: Cautioning public against falling prey to fraudulent job offers, the Income Tax Department on Tuesday said aspirants should only consider offers or advertisements on official websites of SSC or 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," the I-T department tweeted.

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In a public notice, the apex direct tax body said it has come to its notice that some fraudulent persons are misleading candidates by issuing fake appointment letters for joining the I-T department.

"The General public is hereby informed that direct recruitment to all Group B/ Group C posts in the income tax department is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission and notifications/ results are made available on the SSC website ssc.nic.in. Thereafter, the regional allocation of the selected candidates is done and the list uploaded on the department website incometaxindia.gov.in. Thereafter, regional allocation of the candidate is done and the list is uploaded on the I-T department portal," it said.

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, which is available at this link: https://t.co/7imrJHapGg pic.twitter.com/j5ZbPF5zMw

— Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) February 22, 2022

"The general public is hereby cautioned/advised against taking cognizance of such fake advertisement/notification/appointment letters advertised/circulated through any other platform / portal other than the official websites of the SSC and the Income Tax department," it said in the public notice.