Probable scam

Hi everyone,

I wish this wasn't my first post here but it is.

I received an email yesterday from (supposedly) Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers ([email protected]):

Hello Michael Burgess,

I am delighted to extend an invitation for an interview for the Remote Instructional Designer position at Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers. We have thoroughly reviewed your resume/background, and we are impressed with your qualifications. We would like to discuss potential employment opportunities with you.

If you are interested, please reach out to us at your earliest convenience to schedule an interview. We value your time and would like to find a suitable time for both parties to connect and explore the possibilities further.

Thank you for considering joining our team at Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best regards,

Shane D. Johnson

Talent Acquisition Manager

I replied asking a couple of questions: Where did you get my info? Are you representing Raising Cane' s directly? But only received a form reply with an attachment of a very detailed and seemingly legit job description. So I proceeded to contact the HR person listed on the job description and we chatted on Teams.

She asked legit interview-style questions and then said she'd contact me tomorrow, which she did. She contacted me through Teams again saying congrats you're going to move on to a phone interview, which she asked me to schedule later today.

This was obviously a red flag, and I know there are others that I either missed or ignored at first. So I went back to our Teams chat to ask that they send a professional profile of themselves or the person I was scheduled to interview with next. They clearly read it, but did not respond.

To me, this seems a fairly sophisticated hoax. At no point, did they ask for money. In fact, during our chat, they said they would supply all required tech for the position since it was remote.

Anyway, just sharing in case anyone else gets the same or something similar. Sucks, but what can you do?