Possible to trace down a Hotmail account? (Update: Figured it out!)

[Jeffwo]

Do any of you guys know how or if it is possible to trace down a Hotmail account?

I know it is internet based but the accounts do have to be connected with a valid
IP. Don't they?

Any body have any clues?



EDIT: FYI..I think I have been defrauded....No spamming intended. It would
help if I just knew where they were.

EDIT:
Thanks for the help guys but I found a program called 'IP Address Search 2.0"

I d/l ed it and did my own search. I have traced the computer to Yaounde, Cameroon
in Central Africa, the town that they were originally supposed to be from.

So, I feel better about the transaction that I am involved in, at least I know they
aren't complete liars.

Now does anybody know anyone in Cameroon who could break some kneecaps for me....LOL



Jeff

 

[Saltin]

Any email client that is capable of displaying the headers of an email message (Outlook, Outlook Express, etc) will allow you to view the IP that sent the email. Just check the options of the email message.

That said, if they connected to a proxy first, then to hotmail, your chances of tracking them down are a whole lot slimmer.

 

[Heisenberg]

Yeah, the IP in the message header is probably your best bet. Look for a line that says "X-Originating-IP: x.x.x.x.". That's the IP where Hotmail received it from.

 

[Evadman]

The only way the IP would not show is if it was "spoofed" which is illegal AFAIK.

If you want to tarce it, copy and paste the header here. If you want to know because youa re going to spam someone, don't. We will have to hurt you

 

[Jeffwo]

OK...here's the Originating IP

X-Originating-IP: [209.198.243.148]


Can someone help me trace this addy?

Thanks,
Jeff

 

[Gunbuster]

Report abuse to abuse@whatever.com

or is this a stalker thing?

 

[Jeffwo]

<< or is this a stalker thing? >>




No...actually I bought a bridge from them and they never shipped it...LOL



Jeff

 

[Jeffwo]

Now I am noticing the last letter came from a different IP#...X-Originating-IP: [195.24.192.124]


And the latest one is:X-Originating-IP: [216.252.226.183


Jeff

 

[Heisenberg]

Man, I'm really bored. Okay, here you go.

IP #1:

Name: host-209-198-243-148.interpacket.net
Address: 209.198.243.148

Registrant:
InterPacket Group, Inc. (INTERPACKET2-DOM)
1901 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
US

Domain Name: INTERPACKET.NET

Administrative Contact:
Admin (AD9562-ORG) admin@INTERPACKET.NET
InterPacket Group, Inc.
1901 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
US
310-382-3300
Fax- 310-382-3313
Technical Contact:
Interpacket Hostmaster (IH206-ORG) hostmaster@INTERPACKET.NET
Interpacket Group, Inc.
1901 Main Street
Second Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90405
USA
310-382-3300
Fax- 310-382-3310
Billing Contact:
Billing (BI3210-ORG) billing@INTERPACKET.NET
InterPacket Group, Inc.
1901 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
US
310-382-3300
Fax- 310-382-3455

Record last updated on 16-Aug-2000.
Record expires on 02-Jul-2003.
Record created on 01-Jul-1996.
Database last updated on 23-Mar-2002 14:45:00 EST.

Domain servers in listed order:

NS1.INTERPACKET.NET 216.226.222.62
NS2.INTERPACKET.NET 209.198.244.2

IP #2

Couldn't get much on that one. The traceroute times out at a concert.net IP. FWIW, here's the whois for concert.net

Registrant:
Concert Management Services, Inc. (CONCERT3-DOM)
Two Paces West, 2727 Paces Ferry Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30339
US

Domain Name: CONCERT.NET

Administrative Contact, Billing Contact:
CIAM (CI3650-ORG) ipadmin@CONCERT.NET
Concert
Overschiestraat 65
Amsterdam, 1062 XD
NL
+31 204876140
Fax- +31 204876175
Technical Contact:
OPS Team (OT1502-ORG) ops@EU.CONCERT.NET
Concert
Overschiestraat 65
Amsterdam
NL
+31 204876140
Fax- +31 204876175

Record last updated on 13-Feb-2002.
Record expires on 09-Apr-2010.
Record created on 08-Apr-1996.
Database last updated on 23-Mar-2002 14:45:00 EST.

Domain servers in listed order:

NS1.EU.CONCERT.NET 195.99.66.211
NS2.EU.CONCERT.NET 195.99.65.212

EDIT: IP #3 is another interpacket.net one.

 

[Jerboy]

<< OK...here's the Originating IP

X-Originating-IP: [209.198.243.148]


Can someone help me trace this addy?

Thanks,
Jeff >>




Not impossible but it is a long tedious process. First you save the email. Take whatever serious issue you have with it to court. When the court issues a release order. The offender's ISP and hotmail will legally have to release the offender's info if requested by court based on the log.(assuming it's a domestic ISP). Hotmail has information such as which account was corresponding to that IP address at the time and ISP(whom have user's personal info) will have which user account was corresonding to that IP at the time.

 

[Jeffwo]

Thanks for the help guys but I found a program called 'IP Address Search 2.0"

I d/l ed it and did my own search. I have traced the computer to Yaounde, Cameroon
in Central Africa, the town that they were originally supposed to be from.

So, I feel better about the transaction that I am involved in, at least I know they
aren't complete liars.

Now does anybody know anyone in Cameroon who could break some kneecaps for me....LOL

Jeff