New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): The Union Finance Ministry on Thursday warned citizens about a rise in incidents involving fake summons being circulated in the name of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for cheating and extortion.

In a social media post on X, Finance Ministry stated that these forged documents often closely resemble authentic ED notices, making them difficult for the public to distinguish.

To counter this, the ED has rolled out a new system for issuing summons. The updated notices are system-generated and include a QR code along with a unique passcode, enabling quick and reliable verification.

In a move aimed at protecting individuals from being defrauded by conmen, on October 8, ED introduced a new system for generating summons embedded with a QR code and a unique

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