Potential Scam Email

Paigeing
Apprentice

Hello everyone,

I recently received a sketchy email. It doesn't seem legit, especially because it isn't a "@canon.com" email. If someone could confirm it's a scam please let me know! It reads as follows:

Hello

 
 
 
I am Katsuhiro Matsufuji, brand influencer chief marketing officer and editor “CANON” We are launching our influencer/ambassador campaign the last quarter and we sincerely wish you would be a part in the companies history. You captured us with the beautiful content work on your page, we love and admire your style, it's shows beauty, confidence and power. Your Instagram profile is great! We think our brand customers would love the beautiful and captivating content you have. We discovered your page on Instagram reels #explore and you have also tagged us on some of your posts and we became interested in the beauty of your content. During this collaboration, the company would be sending you free monthly packages ( 15 items of your choice every month), with your own exclusive discount code to share, make shout outs and reposts on our Instagram and website! Every month the companies newest brand products will be delivered to you. You are to promote and show off those products in your own style.
 
 
Promoting the products you will tag us on our Instagram, Showcasing the products best either using them or just showing off the package! You will be paid a 25th percentile salary, 5100USD Monthly ( this is for your social media engagements) This is the beginning subsequently you will have more bigger deals with “CANON”. The aim for this collaboration is to grow, show love and put smiles on our customers as the year ends. We believe you to do what you do best. You will be paid via bank transfer, Zelle, cashapp or PayPal . You would make weekly posts and shout-out of our newest brand products in your style. We expect a maximum of ten post and minimum of five posts from you in a month.
 
 
Note: this is a paid collaboration deal, and this campaign's payment will depend on your social media engagements. As we work together we will grow together. After the years runs out, we may consider making a long term collaboration.
 
 
Kindly let us know if you accept this offer and hope to work with the Brand. Thank you.
 
 
 
Best regards. "CANON"
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Tiffany
Moderator
Moderator

Hi. This email is NOT Canon USA. We're aware of these scam emails. Please be sure to report this as a phishing attempt and spam to your email provider to help get that email address blocked. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Tintype_18
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Authority

Delete it immediately if not sooner. I checked and I can only block a small number of trash emails. I ignore anything I get and just delete. Back when I got my first computer, my son told me to delete anything that doesn't register with me and not to open it as it can contain viruses, worms and other nasty computer critters.

John
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