Random Files Appearing in trash

A few Days ago I discovered the following files in my trash,
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When I empty the trash the files don't go away. I tried Securely emptying the trash but i got the same result. Also According to the finder they are zero kilobytes in size and are aliases and when I try to use get info on them or drag them away from the trash they go away. But Anytime i restart my computer or drag a new file into the trash the files reappear.

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