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Pleasehelpgramma
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Email from no-reply@dropbox.com claiming that I deleted over 32,000 files. Possible scam?

Hi- I received an email from no-reply@dropbox.com claiming that I deleted over 32,000 files and I have until November 3rd to recover them. My query is two fold - 1 is this legit ? I did not delete ...
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Pleasehelpgramma
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago
This is a very helpful response! Thank you! I did just upload a bunch of files and rename / move them around / put lots of files in a single file. So that does make sense.
Would you recommend clicking the link and or signing into my Dropbox and checking if my files are there?
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Rich
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2 years ago
Pleasehelpgramma wrote:
Would you recommend clicking the link and or signing into my Dropbox and checking if my files are there?

HOVER over the link, do not click it, and your mail client should show you where it leads to. If it's Dropbox, you're likely safe. Or you can just sign in to your account on Dropbox.com.

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