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Asked: 2021-10-20T02:37:39+00:00 In:

CAN I CHECK IF A FORWARDED EMAIL IS FAKE?

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Hi, trying t o find out if I can see if any alterations have been made to an email that was forwarded to me.

I know the person who sent it but I want to ensure the text in the orginal email has not been changed .

Can I tell from the headers.

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      The information you need is on the internet not on your computer. This is why only your server, in conjunction with other servers, are the only people who can track how message texts might have changed en-route. No local program will be able to go back over the path an email takes and provide the texts in order to make comparisons.

      As I said, servers are not likely to be prepared to do this unless forced to do so by some government controlled authority. Apart from anything else there are privacy implications.

      By “server(s)” I mean those that provide internet service. I have assumed the issue is not within your own company, otherwise you could have gone to the source and checked.

      Always pop back and let us know the outcome – thanks

      message edited by Derek

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