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lovenjoy
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

a link has been sent to me that contains illegal files. this folder needs to be removed immediately

I was sent an anonymous link a while back and just opened it and it contains very explicit illegal pornography.  remove it immediately  link: *removed for obvious reasons*
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Mark
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10 years ago

Yes I do mind. There is nothing more I can do than Richard has done I'm afraid. It isnt based upon volume of referrals as they dont know what we are reporting. Richard has sent it directly to Dropbox staff, which is what I'd also have to do. 

It will be dealt with as soon as possible - for all we know the police may have asked that its left live so they can track who is tracing it. 

My advice is to simply stop clicking on it if its distressing and trust it will be dealt with as soon as possible. Also remember it is logged every time you do access it so you dont want to end up in any trouble yourself. 

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