How to Identify - Numbered list below corresponds to numbered circles in image above.
1.
The from email address was a bit awkward. It was not dropbox.com
but update-dropbox.com, this is a red flag. While in some rare cases something
like this can be legit, this should put you on alert.
2.
Sense of urgency, again this by itself is not enough to make
this a Phishing email it should put you on alert. Hackers play on your emotions
and they use threats and urgency to get you off balance.
3.
If you hover over the links in this email (see inset image) you
can clearly see that the link doesn’t go anywhere like dropbox.com at all. This
is absolutely a Phishing email when you see this.
4.
This email threatens to delete your files and plays on your
emotions, again another red flag.
5.
The vague nature of when the files will be deleted is a sure
sign this is Phishing, they say they will be deleted on “Thursday” and don’t
add an actual date?!? Red Flag!
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