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SoKe
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3 years ago
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Phishing

Hello! I received an email from the correct Dropbox address telling me I had deleted a lot of files but can retrieve them within a month by clicking “here”. Looks suspicious, I did not do anything spe...
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    Rich
    3 years ago
    SoKe wrote:
    I received an email from the correct Dropbox address telling me I had deleted a lot of files but can retrieve them within a month by clicking “here”. Looks suspicious ...

    Hover your cursor (DO NOT CLICK) over the "here" button in the email and see what URL it will open.

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Rich
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3 years ago
SoKe wrote:
I received an email from the correct Dropbox address telling me I had deleted a lot of files but can retrieve them within a month by clicking “here”. Looks suspicious ...

Hover your cursor (DO NOT CLICK) over the "here" button in the email and see what URL it will open.

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