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rgbecker

(4,834 posts) Mon Jan 31, 2022, 07:35 PM Jan 2022

Just got an interesting spam attempt...thought I'd share:

Email from known sender says they were sharing a message in Dropbox..click on link. This link sent me to a sort of official looking Dropbox page which asked me to sign in using one of about 6 possibilities...for example, YahooMail, Amazon, facebook, AOL, outlook.... etc.

Apparently the page wanted me to divulge my password to one of these to get to a dropbox message.

Did not buy it. Went to my Dropbox account which hasn't been active since 2014. No message for me there.

Whaduya think?

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Just got an interesting spam attempt...thought I'd share: (Original Post) rgbecker Jan 2022 OP

That's why I NEVER use those "log in with (credentials for some other site)" links. n/t TygrBright Jan 2022 #1

Sounds like your "known sender" had a Trojan Horse leftieNanner Jan 2022 #2

A legit shared link from Dropbox leads to the content Lettuce Be Jan 2022 #3

TygrBright

(20,776 posts)

1. That's why I NEVER use those "log in with (credentials for some other site)" links. n/t

Reply to rgbecker (Original post)

Mon Jan 31, 2022, 07:42 PM

Jan 2022

leftieNanner

(15,187 posts)

2. Sounds like your "known sender" had a Trojan Horse

Reply to rgbecker (Original post)

Mon Jan 31, 2022, 07:46 PM

Jan 2022

Which means that if you clicked on the link, you may now have one too. And all of your contact list folks may receive a similar thing. Recommend that you change your email password asap. Might already be too late.

Lettuce Be

(2,337 posts)

3. A legit shared link from Dropbox leads to the content

Reply to rgbecker (Original post)

Mon Jan 31, 2022, 11:14 PM

Jan 2022

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