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Where did the email really come from?

JEB — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:21:08 +0000

I receive emails (hotmail.com) from someone in Bucharest. Romania. When I use an IP Locator and and insert the Original IP address it comes back as being sent from Alicante, Spain some 1500 miles and 2 time zones from where the person “says” they are (in Bucharest). The ISP come up as “Telfonica de Espana” and they do not have any ISPs in Romania. Is this possible, and if so, how could it be accomplished? Or in your expert opinion, are they really in Spain?

Determine Internet connection type from originating IP Adress

JEB — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:54:59 +0000

I have read that there are some “IP Address Locator” websites, that when you enter the Originating IP Address from the emails Return Path, it will be able to tell you the internet connection type that was used to send the email. Can anyone point me to the website that can do this?

Real IP

Amidius — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:28:13 +0000

Dear Experts,
I have question that may look simple to you , but for me is almost black dark to get thru.
If i receive an email , an hotmail showing an IP originated from Germany, althought the person that is sending this email is supposed to be in Brasil, does it mean that for some reason this person is really in germany or because traditionally Brazil is full of telecoms that belong to germany so they have routed partially the internet traffic( f.e. Deustche telekom).
Please,let me know.