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Suspicious email received claiming to be from Canon

Carlosroco3
Apprentice

Hi I have a small business with my wife and we use canon cameras. We recently received an email fro Info.canonmanagement@gmail.com. 
we think is a scam but just wanted to double check. The mail goes like this: 

 

I am Khalid Aziz, brand influencer marketing manager and editor “CANON” We are launching our influencer/ambassador campaign the last quarter and we sincerely wish you would be 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. This collaboration, the company would be sending 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. Show casing the products best either wearing them or just showing off the package! You will be paid a 25th percentile salary , 5100USD weekly ( 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 or Zelle or PayPal . You would make weekly posts and shout-out of our newest brand products in your style. We expect a maximum and minimum of ten 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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Stephen
Moderator
Moderator

Hi there!
To confirm what the others are saying, this is not from Canon. See THIS post for more info. 

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Ron888
Enthusiast

I dont know the exact answer to this but there have been several scammer emails lately pretending to come from Canon.
Treat it as pure lies until someone more knowledgeable gives the correct answer

shadowsports
Legend
Legend

Greetings,

The email you received is spam.  Do not respond to this message. Just delete it.  

Canon does not use @gmail.com for any type of communication.  

 

~Rick
Bay Area - CA


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Tintype_18
Authority
Authority

Delete it immediately or sooner.

John
Canon EOS T7; EF-S 18-55mm IS; EF 28-135mm IS; EF 75-300mm; Sigma 150-600mm DG

Stephen
Moderator
Moderator

Hi there!
To confirm what the others are saying, this is not from Canon. See THIS post for more info. 

Thank you so much.

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