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Suspicious shared link from sender.
Hi
We receive an email from someone who wants to share some files with us thru dropbox docsend - now he is someone who communicated with us before.
However the dropbox link he sent - which ...
dev1375 wrote:
Anyone have similar experiences - or if can advise if this is a valid behaviour - or this is a confirmed scam.
This is very much a scam. The drlve.rnweb.co domain and the fake Microsoft sign-in are a phishing attempt. The email you received through Dropbox was likely a legitimate email from the service, but it was being used to send a document intended to scam you.
Forward everything you have to abuse@dropbox.com.
We receive an email from someone who wants to share some files with us thru dropbox docsend - now he is someone who communicated with us before.The first thing to do when you're unsure of the legitimacy of such a request is to contact the sender through other means. Do you have his phone or email? Contact him and ask if he sent this to you. I'd bet that he didn't, and that his account was compromised and is being used by a scammer.
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
dev1375 wrote:
Anyone have similar experiences - or if can advise if this is a valid behaviour - or this is a confirmed scam.
This is very much a scam. The drlve.rnweb.co domain and the fake Microsoft sign-in are a phishing attempt. The email you received through Dropbox was likely a legitimate email from the service, but it was being used to send a document intended to scam you.
Forward everything you have to abuse@dropbox.com.
We receive an email from someone who wants to share some files with us thru dropbox docsend - now he is someone who communicated with us before.
The first thing to do when you're unsure of the legitimacy of such a request is to contact the sender through other means. Do you have his phone or email? Contact him and ask if he sent this to you. I'd bet that he didn't, and that his account was compromised and is being used by a scammer.
