Is this REAL or Scam..Please help..New to Upwork..read message I received:

[bonita_w]

Dear Applicant,

We are pleased to invite you to an online position interview\briefing exercise. Your details has been forwarded to **Edited for community guidelines**. He will be conducting an online interview with you to discuss the Job Details, Descriptions, Pay Scale and Benefits, etc.
You are to set up a free account on Telegram App and add up him up, with this link **Edited for community guidelines**

Your swift and timely response matters a lot. Do have a good day.

[petra_r]

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Bonita W wrote:  Is this REAL or Scam..

Looks like a scam.

[martina_plaschka]

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Bonita W wrote:
Dear Applicant,

We are pleased to invite you to an online position interview\briefing exercise. Your details has been forwarded to **Edited for community guidelines**. He will be conducting an online interview with you to discuss the Job Details, Descriptions, Pay Scale and Benefits, etc.
You are to set up a free account on Telegram App and add up him up, with this link **Edited for community guidelines**

Your swift and timely response matters a lot. Do have a good day.

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Full time employment positions are very rare, first red flag. "Hiring manager" is not a term people use. The person is waiting for you online? Serious people would schedule a time. 

The sense of urgency, promise of employment, is all intended for you to develop a sense of comfort that you will earn money with them. Which you will not, probably some kind of scam. 

[bonita_w · Accepted solution]

Thank you both your responses.  Yes, someone is waiting for me online.  I aways get these it seems.

I am new to Upwork, no first job yet, so I have no idea what a REAL interview invitation would even look like.  I have nothing to compare real vs a scam.  

Thanks again for your help and responses.