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clarebear
8 years agoNew member | Level 2
Spam emails from Dropbox
So I received these 3 emails today seemingly from Dropbox - must be spam as when I clicked on them it took me to a site looking like Dropbox asking me to sign in with my Yahoo or Google Or AOL accoun...
- 8 years agoThey arent spam.
They are phishing emails designed to steal your credentials.
They are not from Dropbox, its somebody pretending to be Dropbox so they can steal your account details when you click on the link - or, put viruses on your machine by clicking on the link.
I suggest you immediately change your password at www.dropbox.com/account if you have entered any info on that screen and also run some up to date virus/malware scans
Mark
Super User II
They arent spam.
They are phishing emails designed to steal your credentials.
They are not from Dropbox, its somebody pretending to be Dropbox so they can steal your account details when you click on the link - or, put viruses on your machine by clicking on the link.
I suggest you immediately change your password at www.dropbox.com/account if you have entered any info on that screen and also run some up to date virus/malware scans
They are phishing emails designed to steal your credentials.
They are not from Dropbox, its somebody pretending to be Dropbox so they can steal your account details when you click on the link - or, put viruses on your machine by clicking on the link.
I suggest you immediately change your password at www.dropbox.com/account if you have entered any info on that screen and also run some up to date virus/malware scans
clarebear
8 years agoNew member | Level 2
No I wasn't so gullible as to enter anything on that screen :) Thankfully I use a master password key that opens when I am in a legit website that I have an account with, so if that doesn't pop up - I'm automatically on high alret that it's spam/phishing.
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