Question for geeks or techies

[ThePlayer]

If some anonymous person sends you an email...is there a way to find out who they are just from the address?

Maybe any garden-variety computer geek can answer this question. :huh:

[Gatorrick22]

Try using this site to gain more info on their IP address. It works well.

http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp

[G8RNTN]

I don't understand how this would help find out who sends the email...

[Gatorrick22]

I don't understand how this would help find out who sends the email...

If you have their IP address or a domain name it will show you who they really are.

[G8RNTN]

Where would u get that info on them?

[Gatorrick22]

Where would u get that info on them?

So you're asking how to get the IP address or Domain name without opening up the letter? That's a bit different.

Put it in a safe place first.

[MeyerIsBack]

What is the email address? If it is something like user123@gmail.com or user123@yahoo.com then no, unless you have warrants. If it is something like user@somesmallwebsite.com, then maybe depending on the privacy of the domain. Chances are no though.

[Gatorrick22]

What is the email address? If it is something like user123@gmail.com or user123@yahoo.com then no, unless you have warrants. If it is something like user@somesmallwebsite.com, then maybe depending on the privacy of the domain. Chances are no though.

Are you talking about a home computer or at work computer? Becasue the your work computers have ways to protect you, just call the IT guys and they'll give you their process to deal with it.

http://support.earthlink.net/articles/email/how-to-determine-the-origin-of-an-email-message.php#1-1


https://www.getsafeonline.org/protecting-your-computer/spam-and-scam-email/


http://www.ip2location.com

For a full/detailed answer to find out who sent you an Email read this answer from this Yahoo site below.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080501145020AAvhD0a


And after you've used up all you recources you have to remember this little tid bit on this site below.

http://whatismyipaddress.com/trace-email

[Gatorrick22]

Best answer yet.

This.

http://www.peoplesmart.com/PSP.aspx?_act=email-rev&cam=3486&AD01&gclid=CMbzu8nB5LUCFQ_znAodKGcA6A


From this site below.

http://whatismyipaddress.com/trace-email

[MeyerIsBack]

Good point about the headers. Depending on the source there may be enough to narrow it down.

[Gatorrick22]

Good point about the headers. Depending on the source there may be enough to narrow it down.

Yepper, the header is the key to finding out about a suspect Email's origin.

[channingcrowderhungry]

So are you the stalker or the stalkee?

[Gatorrick22]

So are you the stalker or the stalkee?

:laugh::laugh:

If you were one or the other it would be prudent to get a dynamic IP address and MAC address generator first.

[secgator]

Another good site for looking up IP address origins.

http://www.dnsstuff.com/

[Juggernautz]

Call the FBI or CIA

[ThePlayer]

So are you the stalker or the stalkee?

I was the recipient of a threatening (though I believe random) email.
It included language like "bullet to the head" type stuff. :whoa:
It might be business related....or monkey business related.