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Megy86
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Suspicious email about a charge?

I received this email today and don’t know what to make of it. I definitely didn’t buy what is in the invoice. The email this came from is non-reply@dropbox.com. It has the drop box logo and at the b...
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  • BenDBX's avatar
    BenDBX
    2 years ago

    Hi dmccandless Megy86 and Kennymb5384 

     

    Thanks for reporting this. If you could forward these emails to abuse@dropbox.com we will be able to look into this matter in further detail.

     

    Regards,

    Ben

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Kennymb5384
New member | Level 2

This is the one I received.  Same amount, and it said it is:  Confirmation of Dogecoin (DOGE) purchase: $634.83 via PayPal. Funds will reflect in account within 24 hours. For refund or cancellation, contact support at:
+1 (888) 510-5776

 

 

Rich's avatar
Rich
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
2 years ago
Kennymb5384 wrote:

This is the one I received.  Same amount, and it said it is:  Confirmation of Dogecoin (DOGE) purchase

Obviously not an invoice from Dropbox. I'd report it to PayPal as a scam.

  • Kennymb5384's avatar
    Kennymb5384
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    How is it "obvious"?  I already forwarded the email to Paypal's phishing alias. 

    • Rich's avatar
      Rich
      Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
      2 years ago
      Kennymb5384 wrote:

      How is it "obvious"?

      Dropbox doesn't sell Dogecoin, for starters, so why would they be trying to charge you for that?

      • dmccandless's avatar
        dmccandless
        Explorer | Level 3
        2 years ago
        It's obviously a fraudulent email. I was sharing it for the benefit of others

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