Canadian politicians are ignoring fundraising emails purporting to be from the Donald Trump campaign while American election watchdogs have filed complaints in the U.S. over the emails that were apparently sent to politicians around the globe.

A handful of Canadian MPs contacted by the Star confirmed they have received emails to their public accounts that appear to be fundraising efforts from the U.S. presidential candidate’s campaign.

“Please chip in before midnight tonight,” read emails sent to Star reporter Daniel Dale Thursday from a “teamtrump” email address and another ending in “@mikehuckabee.com.”

Similar notes have apparently been sent to the official email addresses of politicians from Britain, Australia and Iceland, according to a complaint filed Wednesday with the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) that cites media reports.

Former Prime Minister Kim Campbell tweeted about receiving such an email last week.

“Aside from fact I am (Canadian), clearly they don’t follow me on Twitter!” Campbell tweeted on June 21.

The email said it was the first of its kind and the campaign promised to match any funds donated within 48 hours, she said.

Larry Bagnell, Liberal MP for the Yukon, confirmed to the Star his office received what appeared to be a fundraising letter from Trump’s campaign, but it was quickly deleted by his staff.

“I wouldn’t take it seriously. I don’t get involved in the internal politics of other countries,” he said.

Staffers for Alberta Conservative MPs Martin Shields (Bow River) and Arnold Viersen (Peace River-Westlock), as well as Liberal Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton) confirmed emails were received and ignored.

Requests for comment from the Trump campaign were not returned before deadline.

The Campaign Legal Centre, a voters’ rights advocacy group, was one of the groups that filed a complaint with the FEC.

The complainants allege the emails violate the Federal Election Campaign Act’s ban on soliciting election campaign funds from foreign nationals and are asking for an investigation.

“This is clear black-letter law that foreign nationals cannot contribute to U.S. elections and candidates cannot solicit foreign nationals for contributions,” said Brendan M. Fischer, a lawyer with the group.

The law guards against foreign influence in American election campaigns, Fischer said. He called the fact that the emails appear to have been sent to official government addresses a “clear red flag” the notes were going to foreign nationals.

If an investigation is launched and the campaign is found to be in violation of the law, it could face fines and a potential criminal investigation, Fischer said, but he doesn’t anticipate any public action will be taken before the November election.

The move comes amid reports Trump’s campaign is scrambling for cash.

According to the Washington Post, Trump’s campaign entered June with only $1.3 million and dispatched its first official fundraising email last week.

The FEC confirmed it had received the complaint from the Campaign Legal Center, but declined to comment further while the matter is before the commission.

Fischer said the move to email dozens of foreign politicians on their official addresses appears to be unprecedented.

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Fischer agreed the move is ironic for a campaign so focused on closing borders and freezing out other nations.

“The candidate who wants to put America first is reaching out to foreign politicians for money. There is an irony in that.”

With files from Daniel Dale

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