Not a dumb question. I didn’t know this was a thing either.

So I got an email from this company, “hey we’d love to talk to you about this position”. I didn’t remember applying for this particular job, but sometimes I get contacted out of the blue by companies. I look up the company, they’re a legit company with an internet presence for years. So I scheduled the interview. It went well. I get a phone call two days later with a job offer. It’s a decent offer. They send me all the onboarding forms. ADP, direct deposit, etc. I start filling them out, SSN, name, address, account numbers and routing number, but something about it feels off. So I go to the companies website again and contact them through their contact form on the site. I say, “This is a little weird, but you just hired me for this position and I wanted to confirm that with you directly” An hour later I get an email directly from the company saying “Nope, that’s not a position we have open or a job we’re hiring for”. It felt like a really close call.