How can I verify the source of an email?
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As many of you know, people can send emails from addresses that aren't really their own.
The email address itself could be real and 100% legitimate, but it does not belong to them.
In the guide "10 Tips for Safe Trading" I found the following advice:
"Beware of Fake E-mail Addresses
It is possible for anyone with some technical knowledge to send an email with a fake address. When you receive an email from someone you know or whose email address appears legitimate, but the message of the email looks suspicious, you can verify whether the email came from the person whom the sender claims to be by using a simple procedure to check the email address."
The very last sentence says that there are ways to verify whether the email was sent by the real owner of the email address, but it doesn't provide any more details.
Can anyone give me some pointers? What is this 'simple procedure' that they speak of? Are there some web tools that I can use to see if an email address is being 'masked' with another email address?
The email address itself could be real and 100% legitimate, but it does not belong to them.
In the guide "10 Tips for Safe Trading" I found the following advice:
"Beware of Fake E-mail Addresses
It is possible for anyone with some technical knowledge to send an email with a fake address. When you receive an email from someone you know or whose email address appears legitimate, but the message of the email looks suspicious, you can verify whether the email came from the person whom the sender claims to be by using a simple procedure to check the email address."
The very last sentence says that there are ways to verify whether the email was sent by the real owner of the email address, but it doesn't provide any more details.
Can anyone give me some pointers? What is this 'simple procedure' that they speak of? Are there some web tools that I can use to see if an email address is being 'masked' with another email address?
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12 Oct 2007 20:06
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Replying to [JasonB]:
I found a good website: http://hexillion.com/email_validation/![[em7]](http://img.alibaba.com/images/eng/style/icon/emoticons_shy.gif)
I found a good website: http://hexillion.com/email_validation/
13 Oct 2007 00:44
Post 3 of 5
Replying to [JasonB]:Dear Jason,it is not a hard problem for you to solve.Usually ,people who are the real owners of the email,they will write every letter in a very formal way,If they are not ,which means that they are not sincere enough to do business with you .They are probably not the real buyers or suppliers.Anyway ,I wish you good luck !
13 Oct 2007 19:59
Post 4 of 5
Replying to [JasonB]: there is no real intelligent tool to verify whether it is fake email sent by anonymities,because some of sepcial mails have been added a few of unseen processing programs . so if you wanner really know the mail which is come from the better way is to
have a clear address and name and contact ,,,,,,,,etc.
have a clear address and name and contact ,,,,,,,,etc.
14 Oct 2007 02:02
Post 5 of 5
Replying to [JasonB]:I think I am doing business truly.However,the more and better you write,the less credibility.They usually don't pay me a reply.By the way,I'm a Business Mojor ,I think I am professonal.Could anyone give me some advice?
14 Oct 2007 20:13
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