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calumEMCS
New member | Level 1
11 months ago

Why is someone sending out files from my account pretending to be me?

Hi All,  I am being repeatedly targetted by a scammer who is pretending to be me and sending out dropbox share files with my whole client network. This has happened 4 times in the last 12 months, a...
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calumEMCS
New member | Level 1
11 months ago

One of my biggest surprises/concerns is how far reaching the email went. I would have no idea how they could have even got to some of the contacts that have called complaining. 

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