If I sent someone an email using a false name - would they be able to track down who I really am.?

Question

If I sent someone an email using a false name - would they be able to track down who I really am.?

Answer 1

If you send it from your own computer, it is possible to track the source of the email.



I'm curious why you want to send an email using a false name. If it's for nefarious purposes, or if it's because you are afraid to face someone, I oppose it.



But I've done the same thing before. It's just never been anything important enough for someone to try to track me down.

Answer 2

oh yes.... all you gotta do is crack open the e-mail header, and track the IP Address in it.



Here's an example using an e-mail from the last prick to send me a Phishing scam e-mail:

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Return-Path:

Delivery-Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:31:50 +0100

Received-SPF: none (mxeu2: 87.50.100.127 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of rbs.co.uk) client-ip=87.50.100.127; envelope-from=[e-mail]; helo=0x5732647f.vgnxx7.adsl-dhcp.tele.dk;

Received: from 0x5732647f.vgnxx7.adsl-dhcp.tele.dk (0x5732647f.vgnxx7.adsl-dhcp.tele.dk [87.50.100.127])

by mx.kundenserver.de (node=mxeu2) with ESMTP (Nemesis)

id 0MKpdM-1IwrAr1ABV-0001Za for [e-mail]; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:31:50 +0100

Received: from arpa.hostmaniacs.com (EHLO dry.logansvideos.com [58.80.0.244])

by netwisp.com with SMTP id AT11XJYKSS

for ; Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:31:47 -0600

Received: from purinmail.com (helo enthusiastic.purinmail.com [18.4.155.248])

by adult-empire.com with SMTP id WBQOFK9HRX

for ; Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:25:47 -0500

From: "Royal Bank of Scotland"

To: "John"

Subject: Important Banking Mail! (message id: C47051122130)

Comments: [e-mail]

User-Agent: Calypso Version 3.30.00.00

X-Mailer: Calypso Version 3.30.00.00

X-Priority: 3 (Normal)

MIME-Version: 1.0

Content-Type: multipart/alternative;

boundary="--SV1C3I25J.3I11SXFQRYBGF"

Message-Id: <[e-mail]>

Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:31:49 +0100

X-Nemesis-Spam: rulefilter

X-PhishingScore: 0

tests=

X-SpamScore: 9.3

tests= FROM_LOCAL_DIGITS FROM_LOCAL_HEX HELO_DYNAMIC_HEXIP

HTML_FONT_LOW_CONTRAST HTML_MESSAGE MIME_HTML_ONLY MIME_HTML_ONLY_MULTI

MPART_ALT_DIFF RDNS_DYNAMIC

Envelope-To: [e-mail]

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According to the automatic spam reporting tool @ http://spamcop.net I can tell it actually came from IP Address 87.50.100.127 and originated from what appears to be an ISP from Denmark

Answer 3

Yes they can still see your eMail ID, irrespective of the name you have mentioned.

Normally no one bothers if they receive a stupid mail, but if the mail is about a bomb threat or something then only they try to track it.

Answer 4

Doing it yourself you need to spoof both your email address AND your IP address.



It's easier just to go through one of the anonymous remailers on the net.

Answer 5

Yes , your email address goes with it

Answer 6

Yes, they could...why hide ur self....ur going by community guide lines...aren't u? And, if u wanna hide cause what you have to say isn't so kind...use Ur time more productively

Answer 7

It's called a "spoof" and it's not hard to track you.