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Dropbox email scam

  • 19-05-2016 07:46PM
    #1
    layla7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi

    I got an email from a hotel I had been in contact with recently saying they had used dropbox to share files. When I clicked the link it asked for my email and password which is when I realised it wasn't a genuine email.

    I am totally clueless and unfortunately I'm not convinced the people I was talking to from the hotel knew for sure what they were dealing with. Am I right in thinking as long as I didn't put in any details that my email/phone will be ok?


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  • #2
    FortySeven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,295 ✭✭✭FortySeven


    layla7 wrote: »
    Hi

    I got an email from a hotel I had been in contact with recently saying they had used dropbox to share files. When I clicked the link it asked for my email and password which is when I realised it wasn't a genuine email.

    I am totally clueless and unfortunately I'm not convinced the people I was talking to from the hotel knew for sure what they were dealing with. Am I right in thinking as long as I didn't put in any details that my email/phone will be ok?

    You'll be grand. I got the same email from a property auctioneer dating I had approval for something. It's a phishing email looking for your email and password. If you didn't enter it you'll be grand.


  • #3
    layla7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭layla7


    Thanks a million for that!


  • #4
    FortySeven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,295 ✭✭✭FortySeven


    layla7 wrote: »
    Thanks a million for that!

    No problem. To be fair it was a very good effort as a scam. Made me think.


  • #5
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 21,529 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    I got something similar recently purporting to be from an online outdoor store I had recently bought something from, except this time it was a document on Google Drive which mimicked the Google login page.

    Again, it was a clever attempt and nearly caught me out.


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