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ChipWiegand's avatar
ChipWiegand
Helpful | Level 5
8 years ago

Confirmation email, is this one legit?

Is this the legit confirmation message from Dropbox? Notice the reply link at the bottom of the body of the message:

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Return-Path: <no-reply@dropbox.com>
Delivered-To: 
Received: from blue53.dnsmisitio.net
	by blue53.dnsmisitio.net (Dovecot) with LMTP id gc9UKdldqFmRUwUAixyE3A
	for ; Thu, 31 Aug 2017 16:04:57 -0300
Return-path: <no-reply@dropbox.com>
Envelope-to: 
Delivery-date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 15:04:57 -0400
Received: from [127.0.0.1] (port=41031 helo=[103.205.112.43])
	by blue53.dnsmisitio.net with esmtps (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:128)
	(Exim 4.89)
	(envelope-from <no-reply@dropbox.com>)
	id 1dnUls-001UCT-Ny
	for ; Thu, 31 Aug 2017 15:04:57 -0400
X-Assp-ID: blue53.dnsmisitio.net id-06295-17034
X-Assp-Session: 7FDAEA0F8B28 (mail 1)
X-Assp-Envelope-From: no-reply@dropbox.com
X-Assp-Intended-For: 
X-Assp-Original-Subject: Please verify your email address
X-Assp-Version: 2.5.6(17050) on blue53.dnsmisitio.net
X-Assp-Server-TLS: yes
X-Assp-Message-Score: 39 (Suspicious HELO - contains IP: '[103.205.112.43]')
X-Assp-IP-Score: 39 (Suspicious HELO - contains IP: '[103.205.112.43]')
X-Assp-Whitelisted: Yes (whiteListedDomains '@dropbox.com')
X-Assp-Spam-Level: ********
Received: from unknown ([103.205.112.43] helo=[103.205.112.43]) by
	blue53.dnsmisitio.net with SMTP (2.5.6); 31 Aug 2017 16:04:54 -0300
From: "Dropbox" <no-reply@dropbox.com>
To: 
Subject: Please verify your email address
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2017 00:34:48 +0530
Message-ID: <35254996b5adf0dd-3a024ef0-1211-2f36-1c5a-f5c423f6b52b-000000@us-west-2.amazonses.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
	boundary="----=_NextPart_000_1218_6CABD1A8.24EA2592"
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 16.0
Thread-Index: PVmDLGKpeLDXGQiIoUFSSdvzO+BtNA==
X-Envelope-To: 
X-Dropbox-Message-ID: 45540132524967654566
X-From-Rewrite: unmodified, actual sender is root
X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 170831-4, 08/31/2017), Inbound message
X-Antivirus-Status: Clean

This is a multipart message in MIME format.

------=_NextPart_000_1218_6CABD1A8.24EA2592
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="UTF-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit


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Hi chip,

We just need to verify your email address before your sign up is complete!

Verify your email
<http://gestionale-orbit.it/dropbox.html>
Happy Dropboxing!

 

  • Completely fake. The IP address is from an Internet service provider in India, and the domain is known for malware. Very likely a phishing attempt. Forward it (with full headers) to abuse@dropbox.com.

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II

    Completely fake. The IP address is from an Internet service provider in India, and the domain is known for malware. Very likely a phishing attempt. Forward it (with full headers) to abuse@dropbox.com.

    • ChipWiegand's avatar
      ChipWiegand
      Helpful | Level 5

      I forwarded it onwards. I suspected it was just that - phishing attempt.

      • Jane's avatar
        Jane
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        Hey ChipWiegand, thanks for your cooperation on the matter! 
         
        If it’s not too much trouble for you, would you mind taking a minute of your time to fill out a survey sharing your experience using the Dropbox Community? You can access it here: http://bit.ly/2lNKIxT .
         
        [ Please feel free to get back in touch here at any time if you have any other Dropbox questions or experience any issues in the future. ]
         
        Happy Dropboxing!
         
        [This thread is now closed. If you have a similar or new question, you could post it in the Find Answers section here. Jane]

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