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JohnH2017
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7 months ago
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I received a notification about shared files. Was it a scam?

I just received a Dropbox notification that I had received a set of plans from a client, but when I went to look at the documents it told me they were sent to me via a OneDrive link, but when I click...
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    Mark
    7 months ago
    JohnH2017 wrote:

    How does stuff like this get through?

    It wont be a genuine Dropbox email. It is a fake phishing one - its very easy to spoof the outgoing emails. 

     

    I would suggest now changing passwords on all services you logged in to (OneDrive, Dropbox and eBay) as well as checking things like antivirus and phishing. 

     

    https://help.dropbox.com/security/security-checkup

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Mark
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7 months ago
JohnH2017 wrote:

How does stuff like this get through?

It wont be a genuine Dropbox email. It is a fake phishing one - its very easy to spoof the outgoing emails. 

 

I would suggest now changing passwords on all services you logged in to (OneDrive, Dropbox and eBay) as well as checking things like antivirus and phishing. 

 

https://help.dropbox.com/security/security-checkup

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