REALLY NEED SOME HELP!!!!!!

Drewfus · #1 05-16-2004, 05:28 AM

Ok Guys, I need some help here. Is there a way to track an Instant message in Yahoo IM or MSN messenger??

I really need to know quickly if possible. Somehow someone got my PayPal account information and tried to buy a laptop and used my account to pay for it. After a funny turn of events I am not in conversation with the idividual and he wants to know if I have either of these programs so he can talk directly with myself. I do have some emails from the jerk but he could be somehow spoofing someone elses email or something. I am trying to get as much info on the guy by monday so I have something to turn over to catch this asshole.

PLEASE HELP IF POSSIBLE.

mikenune · #2 05-16-2004, 07:57 AM

Look at the headers in the e-mail address he sent you. At the very least that should help you to determine what his general location and ISP are. From there, all you should have to do is pass the information on to the Cops, Cradit Card Company, PayPal, or (if it's across state lines), the FBI. Using the info from your mail headers, they should be able to get the person's account info from his ISP and throw the bastard in jail or something.

P.S.
If you have no idea what I'm talking about or how to do it, PM me.

Drewfus · #3 05-16-2004, 08:47 AM

I have looked at all that and here it is...
Received: from web109.biz.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.174.219])
by rwcrmxc18.comcast.net (rwcrmxc1

with SMTP
id <20040515165017r1800qamc3e>; Sat, 15 May 2004 16:50:22 +0000
X-Originating-IP: [216.136.174.219]
Message-ID: <20040515165017.70706.qmail@web109.biz.mail.yah oo.com>
Received: from [172.208.99.250] by web109.biz.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sat, 15 May 2004 09:50:17 PDT
Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 09:50:17 -0700 (PDT)

It does not really show me too much. I have talked to the police and they do not handle this kind of stuff. The FBI only takes it if it is over $100,000 which is crazy to me. He juked me out of $1500 and if he does a decent number of people like that he will hit that pretty quick. He did use an email at webmaster@*******.com and I was able to trace that to a phone number and eventually to a Name and street address. I will be turning all that in to the Internet Fraud Complaint Center or whatever their name is tomorrow. I have already got the money back in my account but the bank has locked my account so I can't even use it. I just want to follow through so this chump gets arested and at minimum stop him from doing it from anyone else.