[scubazealous]

A member of my family was applying for jobs about 9 years ago and they had very little adult work experience but needed the income and health insurance.

One of the first "employers" who gave them an interview was extremely kind and willing to pay a decent salary for her to work as a secretary, said she got the job and had her file paperwork including her SSN, full name, current and past addresses, bank information, etc.

Later she had a call from the bank about some suspicious activity, cards were activated, and a pair of expensive shoes was bought under her name. She was not the only one in the waiting room for "interviews" that day and I am sure they stole the identity of plenty of them who were just down on their luck looking for work.

The identity information is still out there in the hands of these crooks. Always vet potential employers.

[Scoundreller]

Entirely possible the interviewer was hired by the bad actor to do the interviews and gather the info. Find someone with HR experience, tell them you're setting up a new office, blah blah, then they won't even feel like they're lying because they really don't even realize they are.