Once the user has submitted their username and password they then see the two screens, the first of which states that the supposed document is being downloaded, and the second of which states that Dropbox is experiencing download issues.įinally the page redirects to an official Dropbox page, directing users to download its software, giving unfamilair readers the impression that they’ll need to become a Dropbox user in order to continue. Vigilant users would be immediately suspectful of the URL displyed in the address bar, whose domain bears no resemblance to Dropbox.Īlthough it‘s possible to sign up for Dropbox’s services using a Gmail account they wouldn’t give you the option of signing in using credentials of several email providors, a tactic also used by cyber cirminals in a recent Google Drive phishing scam, which should raise suspicion.īelow shows the screen users will see if they select the Microsoft Outlook sign-in option, a direct good replica of a Hotmail log-in screen:

It’s also possible that ‘Joe’ is known to the recipient, being an email contact saved in his address book, making the scam appear more legitimate.īy clicking on the enclosed link, readers then see the below screen, which encourages them to log-in to their Dropbox account through their webmail account to view the document: Joe’s email account appears to have been compromised – he may have received the same Dropbox phishing scam recently and been fooled into giving away his email account details, allowing the scammers to hack into his account and distribute the scam further.

The Dropbox scam appears from a named sender, (we’ve blanked out their details to protect their identity, but let’s call him ‘Joe’), inviting the recipient to view a file recently shared in Dropbox.

Here’s a sample of the email you should look out for: However, this phishing scam tries to fool users into submitting username and password details in order to gain access their email account. The scam invites readers to view files apparently shared by another Dropbox user, in a similar way to other Dropbox scams we’ve reported. A new fake Dropbox phishing scam targeting users of the online sharing and storage platform is currently in circulation.

Dropbox transfer scam