I4C Orders Google to Remove Fraudulent 'Pencil-Packing' Job Ads

• Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) ordered Google to remove fraudulent "work-from-home" job advertisements.
• The ads promoted a "pencil-packing" scheme, impersonating Hindustan Pencil Pvt. Ltd., promising unrealistic earnings.
• The directive cites violations of the IT Act, 2000, and sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
• Google was mandated to disable access to the listed URLs within 36 hours.
• The incident highlights the increasing use of paid advertising for job-fraud scams.

Why It Matters: It protects people from online job scams and shows government tackling digital fraud.