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Boxx1956
3 months agoExplorer | Level 3
Someone has sent me a request to access one of my Dropbox files. Is this email legit?
I received the following emal from no-reply@dropbox.com and would like to know if it is ligit? How did this person actually know about this particular pdf?
I thought all files in the Dropbox folder were private.
from no-reply@dropbox.com
renae xxxx (xxxxxxx@gmail.com) wants to access your file "xxxxxxxLawsuit.pdf." Share this file with renae to let them view it.
- NancyDropbox Staff
Thanks for posting here, @Boxx1956.
Did you share this file with any other user perhaps?
Is it possible they’re trying to join your file with a different Dropbox account?
If not, feel free to send me a screenshot of the email you received (while hiding any personal details).
Keep me in the loop.
- Boxx1956Explorer | Level 3
Hi Nancy,
I received two email requests an hour apart to share a Dropbox file from the same email [Removed as per Community Guidelines]
Not sure if you can see these screenshots
- JayDropbox Staff
Hi @Boxx1956, those look to be legitimate emails from Dropbox.
Do you have a shared link to this PDF? It's possible that they have the link and have requested access to the file.
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