"WeTransfer Someone Has Sent You a File" Phishing Scams

WeTransfer Someone Has Sent You a File Phishing Scams

The email message below with the subject "Someone has Sent you a File via WeTransfer," which appears as if it was sent by WeTransfer, a popular cloud-based file transfer service based in Amsterdam that allows internet users to send small to large files, is a phishing scam. The fake email message was created and sent by cyber criminals to trick the recipients into clicking on the link within it, which will take them to a compromised or hacked website, used by cyber-criminals to steal their potential victims' Outlook, Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, AOL and other email accounts username and password.

Update: Cyber criminals have created new versions of the malicious "WeTransfer" email message, please view them in the comment section below.

The Fake WeTransfer Email Message

Subject: Someone has sent you a file via WeTransfer
From: WeTransfer (noreply@wetransfer.com)

You have received a new file.

Download

Files (28 MB total)
Will be deleted on
12 October, 2015

Get more out of WeTransfer, get Plus

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The links in the fake email message do not go to the legitimate WeTransfer website located at https://www.wetransfer.com, instead, the links go to a compromised or hacked website.

The Compromised or Hacked Website

Fake WeTransfer Website

Once on the compromised website, the potential victims will be asked to sign-in with their Outlook, Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, AOL or other email accounts. Once the victims have entered their information in an attempt to sign-in, their email account's username and password will be sent to the cyber-criminals or scammers behind the scam. With the victims’ credentials or sign-in information, the cyber-criminals will gain access to their email accounts and use them fraudulently.

Therefore, the recipients of email messages, which appear as if they were sent by WeTransfer, claiming that they have received a new file, should ensure that when they click on any of the links in the email message, they are taken to https://www.wetransfer.com. If they are taken to any other websites, they should close the web browser window and delete the email message.

Recipients of the fake WeTransfer email message who clicked on one of the links in the fake email message and who attempted to sign into the fake website are asked to change their email accounts password immediately, before the cyber-criminals use their stolen credentials to lock them out of their accounts, by changing their passwords.

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Comments(Total: 37)

February 4, 2020 at 6:57 AM by
"WeTransfer Someone Has Sent You a File" Phishing Scams
info

"sent you files

Tue 2/4/2020 6:13 AM

From: WeTransfer

Click 'Download images' to view images

info@onlinethreatalerts.com

sent you some files

1 item, 129 KB in total ・ Will be deleted on 4 February, 2020

Kindly check the attached in Wetransfer for the new quote I want you to send prices, and also, revert with your Company contract for signing.

Get your files"

Here is anothre scam.

Delete

April 8, 2019 at 7:59 PM by
"WeTransfer Someone Has Sent You a File" Phishing Scams
info

Here is another scam:

"Someone sent you a file via WeTransfer

Mon 4/8/2019 7:46 PM

From: "We Transfer"

WeTransfer

You have received a file via WeTransfer

3 Files, 20 MB in total · Will be deleted on 16th Apr 2019

Download your Docs here"

Delete

October 29, 2018 at 4:19 PM by
"WeTransfer Someone Has Sent You a File" Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I fell for a WeTransfer scam yesterday.

The letter appeared to come from my solicitor, with all the credentials and presentation perfect. But how they managed to send as such was his credentials?

On closer examination, the letter was to "Undisclosed Recipients", so I would suggest anybody receives e-mails to go back and check this.

Not sure if this is the hallmark of this type of e-mail, perhaps someone could explain more.

I have thought the many years, and an increasingly doing so that so-called 'Snail Mail' was in the better – certainly for security, and in some ways although slower perhaps was ultimately more efficient in that letters were answered and not lost as e-mail spam/trash.

Delete

October 9, 2018 at 5:36 AM by
"WeTransfer Someone Has Sent You a File" Phishing Scams
info

Here is another scam:

"From: WeTransfer [mailto:noreply@wetransfer.com]

Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 2:44 PM

Subject: You just received a files via WeTransfer

You have received a files via WeTransfer

2 files, 138 MB in total · Will be deleted on 30 August, 2018

Download Link

Click Here to Download File

WeTransfer"

Delete

August 23, 2018 at 10:47 AM by
"WeTransfer Someone Has Sent You a File" Phishing Scams
info

Here is another scam:

"From: WeTeam <no_reply@WeTeam.com>

Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 4:23 AM

Subject: Stragate Limited Sent You A File Via WeTransfer

Click 'Download images' to view images

Stragate Limited

sent you a file

1 file, 213 KB in total ・ Will be deleted on 25th August, 2018

Download File Here

Download link

https://wetransfer.com/downloads/

1 file

Sample Order.pdf"

Delete

June 22, 2018 at 6:43 PM by
"WeTransfer Someone Has Sent You a File" Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: San Diego, California, United States

I just got something from "no-reply at wetransfer.com," which I was suspicious of, so I emailed the person who supposedly sent the file to me.

I've gotten no response, so I am deleting the email without using the link. I assume I am in no danger if I only opened the email?

Delete

June 22, 2018 at 8:33 PM by
"WeTransfer Someone Has Sent You a File" Phishing Scams
info

You will only be in danger if you open an attachment or click on a link in a malicious email.

Delete

April 12, 2018 at 7:33 PM by
"WeTransfer Someone Has Sent You a File" Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: Reston, Virginia, United States

My friends have asked if I sent a ‘we transfer’ file. I didn’t. What should I do?

Delete

April 12, 2018 at 8:25 PM by
"WeTransfer Someone Has Sent You a File" Phishing Scams
info

Tell your friend to be careful because scammers are sending the fake and malicious emails and spoofing the From address to make them appear as if they came from someone else.

Use the Search button above and search for "Email Spoofing" to learn more.

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March 20, 2018 at 11:36 AM by
"WeTransfer Someone Has Sent You a File" Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

3-19: received WeTransfer email. Appeared legit from a known source. Downloaded and opened file. Pointed to AOL, and entered a password. Turned off the computer. Have not rebooted that computer since. Using a laptop, iPhone 8, and iPad2, tried to change AOL password. Unsuccessful.

Suggestions?

Thx

Norm

Delete

March 20, 2018 at 2:01 PM by
"WeTransfer Someone Has Sent You a File" Phishing Scams
info

Contact your AOL immediately before your account is used fraudulently.

Delete

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"WeTransfer Someone Has Sent You a File" Phishing Scams