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KevinFischer
Explorer | Level 3
1 year ago
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I got a suspicious email from Dropbox asking me to upload files

I know this isn't really a "security and permissions" question, but I just got a suspicious email from "Dropbox" that is concerning. Is this a scam?  Please note that the HTML has been altered by t...
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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    1 year ago

    Thanks, Kevin.

     

    The upload link doesn't look like anything suspicious, nor does the email itself, to be honest; it seems to be a legit Dropbox email.

     

    But do you know the person in the email? If not, you can either forward the email itself to abuse@dropbox.com, if it seems suspicious, or simply just ignore it.

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Nancy
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1 year ago

KevinFischer, did you contact abuse@dropbox.com, like Hannah suggested above?

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KevinFischer
Explorer | Level 3
1 year ago

Yes, I did.

 

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