Hindustan Pencils urges Public Awareness on Fake Job Offers
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Guwahati: Hindustan Pencils Private Limited (HPPL), the renowned Indian manufacturer of writing materials and stationery items, is taking all the essential steps to safeguard innocent people from fake job scams. In recent times, the company has observed with concern the proliferation of fraudulent job offers falsely attributed to its iconic brand Nataraj and Apsara, according to a press release.
These scammers are fraudulently impersonating HPPL’s legitimate representatives. They misuse HPPL’s registered office address as well as images of their personnel to cheat innocent and unsuspecting individuals into supposed work from home pencil packaging job opportunities through various digital media.
Being the pioneers and leader in manufacturing pencils & other stationery items since the year 1958 through advanced technology, HPPL has never authorised any such employment offers of work from home pencil packing job.
HPPL would like to bring to the notice of all job aspirants and the general public that recruitment in HPPL is carried out through a well-established selection process. It is clarified that no websites or agencies have been authorized by HPPL either to show vacancy position on its site or to accept any application for recruitment on behalf of HPPL.
They also refrain from requesting any payment from job seekers under any circumstances. Therefore, any job postings that require money in exchange for work-from-home pencil packing job are false, fake & bogus.
Furthermore, all Nataraj and Apsara pencils are manufactured and packaged packed with state of the art automated machinery in robust manufacturing units across India. The company is committed to maintain transparency and protecting the interests of its consumers and the public at large.
The stationery manufacturer has launched a nationwide communication initiative that aims to raise concerns by taking cognizance against the menace of Fraudulent Pencil Packaging Job Scams.
Dubbed & uploaded videos in 10 key Indian languages Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Maghai the company has circulated awareness videos through social media channels to educate the public about these fraudulent job scams. The video underscores the importance of verifying job offers through official channels to avoid falling prey to scams.
Hindustan Pencils is also engaging with consumers across India through emails, telephone calls, 24×7 automated response on board line & consumer care number response through manually operated customer care executive to highlight the menace of the fraudulent packaging job scam to help protect public interests.
Pradip Ughade, President of Hindustan Pencils said, “We take immense pride in our legacy of providing quality stationery products to our customers. It is disheartening to see the Nataraj and Apsara brand name being misused by scammers to exploit innocent job seekers. We are determined to put an end to these fraudulent activities and ensure that the public is well-informed and protected.”
Hindustan Pencils urges all individuals to exercise caution and diligence while seeking job opportunities online. The company advises job seekers to verify offers directly through the official website and authorized channels to avoid falling victim to scams.
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