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Don’t Fall for the SHEIN Collaboration Scam

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Lately if you post a photo on Instagram and use a hashtag mentioning SHEIN, you’ll soon get an e-mail inviting you to be a SHEIN model and collab with them for PR boxes and perks. Don’t fall for it! These e-mails are not associated with SHEIN and are just the newest scam to try and steal your money.

Update 12/12/2022: There’s a few new twists on this story as the scammers are now targeting people who’ve never even shopped at SHEIN. They are also asking for more money upfront and have added a legit looking contract! I added example pics of the contract at the bottom of the post.

SHEIN collaboration scam
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SHEIN Collaboration Notice

If you aren’t familiar with SHEIN.com, it’s a fashion website with ridiculously cheap (and cute!) clothes. They have TONS of things and they are almost all under $20. On top of that, they offer lots of sales and coupons. All the clothes are pretty cheaply made, but it’s a great resource for cute dresses and pieces for costumes. I shop there a lot when I’m looking for ready-made pieces for cosplay, and I always tag them on Instagram, but have never gotten any kind of response…until now.

I’ll be honest, I was a bit excited when I got the first e-mail with the subject “SHEIN Collaboration Notice.” Since I often share and tag companies on Instagram, it’s pretty normal for me to get collab opportunities sent to my e-mail. But also, since I get these type e-mails often, I sensed something off about the first one which claimed to be from the owner of SHEIN but had a Gmail e-mail address. I didn’t reply back to that one, but after getting another one today, I decided to reply back and see exactly what this scam is they have running.

This is the initial e-mail from the fake SHEIN people:

e-mail about shein collaboration scam

As you can see, it comes from a Gmail address, which immediately makes it look suspicious. At the bottom, there is no actual info below “Best regards,” it’s just blank. But wow, they’re going to send me a bunch of free stuff and pay me $1000 every time I post? That’s got to be legit, right?!? Not a chance.

I replied back out of curiosity and got a long e-mail response telling me about how they are branching out and need people like me to help! I just need to fill out the form they send.

SHEGLAM Influencer Collaboration

The link actually sent me to a page that looks like it may be on SHEIN.com. I filled out the form, which just requests your top three platforms and amount of followers, along with your e-mail. I then e-mailed back to let them know it was complete, and that’s when they start asking for money!

The text of the e-mail:

Dear esteemed, (this is how they address me on all the e-mails. Very legit, lol)

Please go to our website Shein.com and select 8 items you like . This can be Trousers, shirts, gowns, shoes and bags of your choice with sizes. When you’re done selecting send us screenshots of the items you’ve selected on here so we can get them together and have them ready for delivery to your address.

You will also attach the following information :

1.Your full name

2.Your current address 

3.Your contact details 

4.Your bank details or preferred method of receiving payments

This information is need to enable us make payments to you for your posts and also enable our delivery partners @FedEx delivery service ship your package to you

PLEASE NOTE THAT: For the first delivery we will only cover for 70% of the delivery fee and you will cover for 30% of the delivery fee which is $50 . This only applies for the first delivery, subsequently as from the second month we will be covering all the delivery fees. You will be receiving our products every month for 12months to use and make posts.

We await your response.

My response:

“Just to confirm, the delivery fee is $50? I can’t imagine the delivery fee on a few items would be $165! I could probably get 10 items plus delivery for $50 doing a regular order. “

As you can see, they want me to send them $50 to cover 70% of a “delivery fee.” So 70% of approximately $165 is $50. They are saying it is going to cost them $165 to ship me 8 items. Yeah right.

When I let them know I wasn’t interested in paying $50 for “free” items, they sent back this:

Dear Esteemed,
We understand your insecurities and the need to take precautions, this is an act that we commend as we’re aware of the many scam activities going on right now.
We would love to help take away any form of doubt that you’re currently having but we can’t do what you’ve asked of us.
This is due to the fact that our Instagram page is meant for showcasing our designs not for collaboration campaign as you will never see us announcing any of our collaboration campaign on our Instagram page.
We cannot send the PR package for you to work with, without the information we’ve requested from you.
We cannot call you now because we have thousands of influencers out there waiting for our calls and attention and we can’t get to all at the moment.
Regarding details about the shipping, we’ll like to inform you that you’re to pay 30% which is $50 for the first time delivery as we’ll be covering 70% of the delivery cost and custom charges.
Be informed that we will be sending you $5000 total worth of PR package as this collaboration campaign is a big deal to us.
You’re required to post only twice and week as we’ll be paying you $1000 per post tagging us @SHEINOFFICIAL all social media platforms .
It is a well known fact that influencers make at least $8,000 for a month of collaboration with us.
We hope you understand, inform us if you intend to proceed.

Best regards

And Now I Just Mess with Them

After that, I decided to write the blog post so I figured I would string them along and see where it goes. I asked a series of inane questions and they just kept replying back asking for me to send them the 8 items I wanted.

So finally I just took a screenshot of a page on SHEIN that showed several items, and sent them that, and said I was a Medium. This was all I sent:

shein website page

It wasn’t even eight items, and I didn’t send color choice or anything. But what do they care? They aren’t really sending me anything anyway! Note that at this point I never did send them my location, address or any other info they might need for shipping.

They replied back confirming they had gotten my selections, along with all my shipping info (that I never even sent) and would be forwarding it to FedEx as soon as I send the $50 to their manager’s e-mail: majestyfrvr@gmail.com (yes, that’s the real e-mail. They are scamming people so if they get spam from it, then good!) And I need to mark it Friends & Family too, so they can access it right away and send me my free stuff.

At this point I just started replying back with random things like how I can’t get Paypal to work, why do they have a gmail address, can I add extra items, etc. They have diligently replied back with the request for $50 and affirmations that they are not a scam and once I sent the money, they will contact me from the actual SHEIN.com website. I’m not going to hold my breath for that.

If It Sounds Too Good to Be True…

This is another one of those that falls under the rule, “If it sounds too good to be true…it probably is.” Just like those companies that want to pay you big bucks for Facebook ads, these people are just trying to scam you with an offer that sounds too good to pass up.

I hope you found this post before you sent anyone money. As soon as I got suspicious about the e-mail I started Googling and didn’t really run across anything. So I’m posting this now to save other people from wondering about this new amazing (and totally fake) opportunity with SHEIN.

PS- In one of my follow-up e-mails I told them I only had $30 and would they take that? They said they’d be happy to compromise their fee to work with me. They must really like me! I wonder if they’d take $10?

Even More SHEIN Scam E-mails

I thought I was done, but I shared this post on Instagram, along with several SHEIN hashtags, and guess what? My inbox is filled with more SHEIN collab offers! I’m cutting and pasting a couple so you can see what they are sending:

*****

From: SHEIN OFFICIAL <sheinofficalmodelsdomain@gmail.com>

Hello

I am Amanda MacNeil PR manager at SHEIN

We @Sheinofficial are just launching our newest fall  clothing line @Sheinmodely and we look forward to working with new influencers on this project.

So we are just launching our influencer campaign and really want you involved, you would get free monthly packages (10 items of your choice per month), your own exclusive discount code to share, shoutouts and reposts to our Instagram and website!

Before we send you more details, we will like to know how much you charge per post, what social media platforms you are on?

Best regards

*****

From: Shein Curves <sheincurves.org@gmail.com>

We @sheinofficial will be launching our newest clothing brand @SheinModely and we noticed you have been a fan of our work.

So we are just launching our influencer campaign and really want you involved, you would get free monthly packages (10 items of your choice per month), your own exclusive discount code to share, shoutouts and reposts to our Instagram and website!

We will be sending you out free PR packages every month, this means you will get to show off our newest items completely free with no catch, in return just tag us with the clothing either wearing them or just showing off the package! 

You will also be getting 10% commission paid via bank transfer every time you post a shout-out of our newest brand, wearing them on your page.

Before we send you more details, we will like to know how much you charge per post on Instagram.

Best & Regards

New twist- there’s now a fake contract! Example below:

If you are reading this, I hope you found it before you got scammed!

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About the Author

Candy Keane is a digital content creator and long-time cosplayer, most well-known for being on the cover of the Star Wars documentary Jedi Junkies. After making costumes professionally for over a decade, she now writes about about geek culture and mom life, and continues to cosplay for fun, while sharing her love of costumes on Instagram @SewGeekMama. Her first children’s book, I’m Going to My First Comic Convention, was published in 2020 and won a Story Monsters Approved award for Excellence in Literature.

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  1. Literally just had this from ‘sheinofficial.re.us@gmail.com’ after stating a price of £40 was offered £1000 per post and a surprise worth £10,000!
    Terrible grammar and spelling.

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    • Thanks so much for this Blog. I got the Email listed above from “Amanda Mcneil” and initially believed it sending my information unfortunately however after things didnt seem right as they kept being super demanding expecting me to reply within minutes of them sending an email thats when i knew something wasnt right So I linkeding Amanda turns out she hasnt worked at shein since october. also googled and found this blog which is confirmation so thank you so much. although once they would have requested money would have been a giveaway as well as you never pay for a collab.

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    • Hello,
      I am Amanda MacNeil PR manager at
      SHEIN
      We @Sheinofficial are just launching our
      newest fall clothing line @Sheinmodely
      and we look forward to working with new
      influencers on this project and we have gone through your profile and feel you would be a great fit for this collaboration.
      So we are just launching our influencer
      campaign and really want you involved,
      you would get free monthly packages (10
      items of your choice per month), your
      own exclusive discount code to share,
      shoutouts and reposts to our Instagram
      and website!
      Before we send you more details, we will
      like to know how much you charge per
      post, what social media platforms you are
      on?

      Sou do Brazil, acabei de receber isso, obrigada por ter nos ajudado

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  2. IThankyouuu for sharing this! You saved me. I also received this email offering collab.
    Though i was also wondering and i have to confirm. ( sorry my english grammar is not that good)

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  3. OMG! I really appreciate you for letting posting this, I literally just received a similar email to this and it is a gmail email also. I had a feeling in my gut that it could be a scam but wanted to do some research before I said anything. Thanks so much for sharing this! ❤️

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  4. Haha Thank god I found this post. Ridiculous how stupid they think some people are. I received an email yesterday from SHEIN COLLABORATION Headquarters loool bs I knew it was too good to be true. Scammers man ! And you are right there’s no other post on Google about this new Scam !!

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  7. Got an email from them thinking it was actually SHEIN. I had feeling suspicious feeling based on their grammar and seeing a gmail address, but ignored it for hoping I would be actually receiving $3000 as they promised. Ofc my gut was telling me no way, too many red flags. They tried to get me to pay for the shipping fee of the items I selected, and immediately I knew it was a scam. After reading this article and it having the exact template the scammers sent to me, glad I trusted my gut and denied furthering our collaboration

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  9. Thanks for sharing I have one just like it. 3k a month to post. But the gag is I actually live 5 min away from the sheik headquarters. So the delivery fee wasn’t adding up regardless

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  12. Omgggg I got the same email yesterday!! They are on the hunt! They were requesting that I pay 150 for shipping and sent me their cashapp name lol when I put in the name I got a Latoya Lipscomb I was like this can’t be right. Good thing I decided to google about it and thank you for your blog!!! The email I got was from a gmail account also!

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  14. Thankn you so much for posting this❣️
    I received the same email today coming from gmail. 🙄 This was the first red flag.
    “We noticed you are a fan of our brand” made me laugh because I have never ever heard of this brand tbh. Also, I’m a hair blogger on IG, never showed interest in fashion on my page + I’ve been inactive since summer due to some private matters. I also love exposing scammers on my page. If they bothered to check, they would notice that. $1000 per post sounds appealing, unfortunately many people would fall for this scam. Outrageous! Thanks again Candy 😘

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    • Wow that’s very random that they reached out and you never even mentioned them! I get the scam e-mails usually only when I post pics and tag SHEIN. It sounds like they are casting an even wider net now and just going after anyone and everyone. Glad to hear you didn’t get scammed!

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  15. I literally received an email like this recently also. Then they started asking me for a $1000 commitment fee 😒 that’s where they lost me because how does it go from me now having to pay anything to now I have all these different things I need to pay for JUST to sign up. I’m so upset I was so excited I shared the news on my platform and all but it’s ok God will bless me with a REAL legit opportunity soon. Y’all be safe they got $50 outta me

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  16. Thank you for this post! My mom got an email from “Shein” about a collaboration. She had never even shopped with Shein before so I knew it was a scam. I sent her this post because she didn’t believe me that it was a scam. Scam avoided! Thank you!

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  19. Literally what I got today from sheinofficialcollaboration4@gmail.com
    We @SHEIN OFFICIAL are launching our newest clothing brand and we would love to collaborate with you.
    We are launching our influencer campaign and really want you involved, you will be given the opportunity to receive our packages at your own exclusive discount rate to share, make shoutouts and reposts to our Instagram and website.

    We will be sending you our PR packages worth $5000 every month, this means you will get to show off our newest items completely, just tag us with the clothing either wearing them or just showing off the package.

    You will also be getting 30% monthly commission paid via your preferred method of payment every time you post a shout-out of our newest brand, we will begin with a payment of $8000 per post and increase as you get more popular and we make more sales off you wearing and posting them on your page.

    Why are people so evil

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  20. Thank you soooo much for this!!!! You literally saved me!! I’m glad I google everything hahaha and so appreciative that you took the initiative to put this information out there ❤

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  21. Thanks so much for your post, I was kind fall it for it at the beginning but it was suspicious as I got the real email from the manager of shein Ireland in a pop store. sheinofficialmodeling@gmail.com

    Hello,
    I am Amanda MacNeil
    We @Sheinofficial are just launching our newest fall clothing line @Sheinmodely and we look forward to working with new influencers on this project.

    So we are just launching our influencer campaign and really want you involved, you would get free monthly packages (10 items of your choice per month), your own exclusive discount code to share, shoutouts and reposts to our Instagram and website!

    Before we send you more details, we will like to know how much you charge per post, what social media platforms you are on?

    Best regards
    @shein

    This is what I received.

    I found this https://www.facebook.com/NEONblackLA/about_work_and_education

    You save us!

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  22. Unfortunately I fell for it. Working with my bank to file a claim and have been in contact with Shein and they are looking into the matter and trying to help.

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  23. I’m a plus-size content creator and received one from Shein and Boohoo. I was crying make post on Snapchat how blessed and lucky I am and my hard work was going to pay off. The grammar was off and new it was a red flag so I looked up shein collaboration email and found this blog. I’m so sad, it was all a scam. I didn’t get to the part about the information but I thought I finally made it. 🥹 Regardless, Thank you for the blog! It saved a lot of time and especially disappointment.

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  24. Girl,
    I got this email today. 3 times in fact. 2 from “SHEIN official” and one from “SHEIN Curve.” I’ve never even bought from the curve side of SHEIN, so I knew this was a fraud. I also noticed that there was 2 “E”s in SHEIN! (Like, really?) So I played this as well and told them I contacted the local FBI with screenshots and recipients of others they’ve done this to and that they will be in contact with them shortly 🤣
    I haven’t received an email back! Lol.

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  35. Thank Heavens I researched before I send them my information! Thanks for posting this! Totally too good to be true! I’m from the Philippines and they’re going to send me $1000 per post, that’s insane! 🤣 oh well! Glad I found this! Thank you! Hopefully, other content creators won’t fall for it!

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  36. OMG!!!!
    I signed the contract and sent it to them. And then I had to find some clothes and send to them, I did and then I just got a email back that it couldn’t be send. And I didn’t see any red flags at all. I was just happy to see the money. Omg. What do I do now??? They have my adress, phone number and my name..

    I should have seen the red flags cause they asked me where I lived..

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  38. I got this email this morning, and almost fell for it too. (My “shipping” went up to $60.)
    But what’s interesting is that I was wary and told them that, stupidly, I know. So they sent me someone else’s email address, the new person also sent a huge reply, and sent videos as proof, I guess. (Videos of, and I quote, “I have a German woman that just finished signing her contact with us and she already started receiving payments from us dear.” That person sent me two videos of the emails, all in German, of their correspondence. So weird.)

    Anyway, I had a gut feeling and made a simple google search and luckily your article popped up 🙂

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  39. omg I got this email today and it changed name as Helena Stenhammar and when I searching on linkdin she actually works in the company! but I couldn’t get rid of my doubts again and again so I reached here.
    Thank you for your post!!

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  40. OMG! I am Korean and I got this email this morning. She(or he) said his name was Helena Stenhammar in the email. and when I searched on LinkedIn there is real Helena works on Shein as well!! but I searched more and found your post!
    Thank you so much

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  41. THANK YOU SO MUCH @Candy Keane , i received an email from the FAKE SHEIN account just now actually (just exactly like one of the ones you shared) and I had a feeling it wasn’t real. And God led me to look it up online and that’s how I found you.
    God bless you.

    They won’t be expecting the response I just gave them. Hahaha

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