This story gave me an idea for a different kind of scam in which the scammer acts as a man in the middle between a candidate and an employer. The idea is that the scammer could pretend to be the employer, tempting the candidate to go through the interview process. Whether the employers decides the reject or extend an offer, in both cases the scammer "rejects" the candidate, and takes on the offer to cash out pay checks until they're being fired.
The main technical challenge for a scammer would be to create a trustworthy looking email address so as to not raise the candidate's suspicion. It might not work with big companies but I've seen some companies using 3rd party services to send interviews invitation so it's not completely unlikely that this could work.
The main technical challenge for a scammer would be to create a trustworthy looking email address so as to not raise the candidate's suspicion. It might not work with big companies but I've seen some companies using 3rd party services to send interviews invitation so it's not completely unlikely that this could work.