Received email from Cloudflare domain, how to confirm authenticity?
Hi, I received an email from someone signing as A.L. (ala***hko@cloudflare.com), claiming to be a Business Development Representative at Cloudflare. The message offers a free consultation regarding my setup.
Email headers looks valid, but I’d still like to confirm if this outreach is official. I didn’t find any verification method on the support site.
Happy to provide the full message (and headers) privately if needed.
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just to add: i wouldn't normally bother, but the follow-up email said "due to the current situation we strongly recommend scheduling a meeting to discuss your account"
that wording feels more urgent than a typical marketing email, so I'd prefer to be sure its legitimate.
On Google Workspace/Gmail, I am able to see that the sender is verified with the blue check which tells me theyre in the Cloudflare org. I am unsure about what email client you are using but this is how I ensure its actually Cloudflare emailing in addition to DMARC.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/3/23709734/gmail-verified-checkmark-trusted-senders-bimi-dmarc
Thanks, i double checked the email using another mail client, and it seems fully legitimate. You can consider this resolved.
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That said, I'm still a bit curious: was this kind of message part of a general outreach campaign, or could it be triggered by something specific?
Not necessarily expecting an official answer here, just wondering if anyone has insight or similar experience.
My account is quite low-profile: two domains, one with a simple landing page and helpdesk, and another hosting internal homelab tools. Combined traffic is under ~25k reqs/month (96MB bandwidth), so the attention was a bit unexpected.
My account is quite low-profile: two domains, one with a simple landing page and helpdesk, and another hosting internal homelab tools. Combined traffic is under ~25k reqs/month (96MB bandwidth), so the attention was a bit unexpected.