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JohnC2
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2 years ago

Strange email alert that I deleted multiple files

I just got the following email from Dropbox. The fact is that I made no such deletion, other than putting files offline, which is not the same thing. Is this a Chatbot scam to upgrade?   Hi Joh...
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AlyJ
New member | Level 1
11 months ago

Hi Hannah, I've just received the same email. It says I deleted 3535 files on Jan 31, 2025, which I have not. There are no deleted files in my Dropbox. It came from no-reply@dropbox.com. 

There are links to "see deleted files" but I'm wary it is phishing. Can you please advise what to do? 

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Hannah
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11 months ago

Hey AlyJ, thanks for the nudge here.

The email seems to be coming from a legit Dropbox domain, but can you go to your events page here, to see what you can find on your end?

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    AlyJ
    New member | Level 1
    11 months ago

    Hi Hannah, thanks for the quick response! I did a backup on Jan 30, which is all in Events, but nothing on Jan 31 and nothing that says deleted. 

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      Hannah
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      11 months ago

      Thanks for checking, Aly!

      Is it possible that the files were moved from one location to another?

      The system might detect a move as a deletion>addition; deleted from their original location and added to the new one.

      What do you see in "deleted files"?

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