Job scams targeting individuals applying to higher-education and other employers are becoming more sophisticated, increasingly relying on AI-era realism to mimic legitimate recruitment. A case described by Fortune involved an instructional design manager who received a professional-sounding email inviting her to a Teams interview link that did not match the real Microsoft Teams interface. The scam used convincing grammar, a recruiter-like tone, and a link directing the target to “update Teams,” while other checks—such as searching the university directory and verifying the email domain—did not match any legitimate staff profile. The victim reported the incident to the university, which indicated it would warn other candidates. KnowBe4’s Roger Grimes said these scams have expanded alongside broader AI-driven social engineering risk. For universities, the operational takeaway is strengthening admissions and recruitment communications verification, tightening vendor and domain protections, and improving reporting and outreach to prospective applicants.