I just received the same message today from "Michael Stern" and after reading these comments, I too am blocking this number. If you are trying to contact someone about a job, why the heck would you text them asking if you are so and so?? That is just super suspicious.
I also received a call from this Micheal Stern from Morgan Stanley Firm. I gave him one of my fake emails but after readings this I'm going to block him as well. Except this time he changed his phone number to +16303609401.