New Delhi, April 6 -- A farmer in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura received a notice of Rs.30 crore from the Income Tax Department. The notice was reportedly linked to "fake GST number and PAN card" fraud.

Earlier, a juice seller, a locksmith and a contract employee said they received tax notices worth crores. These incidents raise serious questions about identity misuse and cyber fraud.

Saurabh Kumar, a farmer in UP's Mathura, said he received the Income Tax notice worth Rs.30 crore on March 26. "I have never seen Rs.30 crore and I have received this notice," he said.

After receiving the latest notice, Saurabh consulted a friend who helped him look into the issue, the Free Press Journal reported.

They found that his PAN card had been misused ...