Faking e mails

[spirit_of_town_hall]

There are a few web sites out there that allow you to fake e mails, can someone point me in the direction of one please.

 

 

 

STH

[Old Hippie]

For what evil purpose? I might want to do it also, so please let me know!!

[ALHOLK]

Hi!

 

 

 

It isn't clear to me what you mean with "fake" emails.

 

 

 

If you want to remain anonymous just do a web search for "anonymous email". There are a lot of anonymous remailers out there that don't alow for tracking the emails backwards.

 

 

 

If you need an email acount with a fake name and other data just create a hotmail account and make sure you don't enter any accurate personal information.

 

 

 

On the other hand if you are looking for a way to fake an email from a real person this is probably illegal in most countries so a discussion would most likely be deleted. However there is a wealth of information to be found on the net, from both sides of security.

 

 

 

regards

 

 

 

ALHOLK

 

 

[spirit_of_town_hall]

Hi ALHOLK,

 

 

 

Its your last mention that I'm after, ie I want to send someone an e mail that purports tc come from someone else, ie bii@microsft.com

 

 

 

Its not illegal in the UK yet, the courts are very slow getting to grips with technology!!

 

 

 

Old Hippie : I want to send a friends Thai girl friend a spoof e mail, only a joke nothing serious.

 

 

 

A few months back there was a site up and running which operated this service, I need the address!!

 

 

 

Cheers

 

 

 

STH

[adikgede]

It is possible to do what you describe. Even if it is not illegal to forge an e-mail header in the UK I doubt that it would be legal to pretend to be someone you are not, even if you think it is just a joke.

 

 

 

This conversation will be closed, unless folks are willing to stear clear of '101 ways to be someone your not.'

 

 

 

AG

[spirit_of_town_hall]

Adikgede, its just harmless fun I promise, its not illegal to impersonate someone, I could call myself Humphrey Bogart, its not a crime.

 

 

 

If I tried to get credit or free hotel rooms, then that would be a crime.

 

 

 

Please Adikgede, I promise its just a practical joke I need it for.

 

 

 

STH

[Guest]

"...willing to stear clear of '101 ways to be someone your not.' "

 

 

 

I don't want to fake an email, but I *would* like to know if I can block the headers from appearing in an email sent via a webmail account, so it cannot be traced to its origin using tracert or whois. Possible?

 

 

 

 

[adikgede]

I suspect that most if not all webmailers are just a front end to a proper mail server. So that is were the header is sorted out, not with the webmail program itself. I may be wrong though. It sounds like you just want an anonymous mailer. have a look at google for ANONYMOUS MAILER REMAILER. Of course if you have a mail server running on your computer you can do pretty much what you want with the headers if you are keen on editing sendmail.conf files or have some spamware.

[Guest]

Here's my dilemma:

 

 

 

I am in LOS and sending resumes to the States for jobs. I have learned to not divulge to a potential employer that I am in LOS, because of "the stigma."

 

 

 

So I want to hide the fact that my email originated in LOS, while still allowing the recipient to respond to my email. But I guess if the headers have been stripped, that cannot be possible.

 

 

 

If I could "spoof" it so it looked like the email originated from, say, Singapore, then that would be good. But from a webmail account? Not likely. Then again, it isn't very likely that someone will examine the headers of my email. But you never know.

 

 

 

It is more likely that a company will call the phone number on my resume, rather than respond via email, but I need to assume that perhaps they will hit "reply."

[Guest]

after sorting out your e mail you might want an int'l call forward phone svc to your number in Thailand. when you're new employer calls your US/? number it goes straight through to your phone in LOS. had one set up from the US to UK. noone knew the difference.