I had a company use this as a scare tactic, I think. They emailed me with an "update on my offer" only to make me wait an entire day for them to say that a lot

I had a company use this as a scare tactic, I think. They emailed me with an "update on my offer" only to make me wait an entire day for them to say that a lot of other people were accepting their offers and that I should hurry up. I thought it was rescinded for an entire day.