We think someone is trying to scam us on a boat we have for sale and he has a yahoo email address
2006-09-23 02:42:15 · 4 answers · asked by sss828us 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Go to yahoo's people search.
Or try searching the email address's profile.
2006-09-23 02:50:08 · answer #1 · answered by Bluealt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yahoo emails are very hard to trace because you don't have to give real info to get one. The very best you could do is look at the email headers & narrow down what isp this person is using to connect & the ip address of the isp to try & narrow down an area. But this is not a fool proof way beause the ip's can be registered to a different area other than where the scammer is connecting at.
A better & safer bet would be to not deal with this individual at all. If it walks like a duck, quakes like a duck it's probably a duck.
2006-09-23 10:17:26 · answer #2 · answered by low_on_ram 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The great thing about yahoo email addresses is that anybody can get one and you have no idea who it realy is.
Try doing a yahoo or google search with the email address, and see what comes up. If it is who they say it is, it should come up somewhere with their name.
2006-09-23 09:51:28 · answer #3 · answered by Peter L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If that person is only using a yahoo email and doesn't have a legit one he's using thru his internet provider, don't trust him! Call your bank and ask how a person may legitimally transfer funds to you. You also don't want your identity stolen, so just be very careful.
2006-09-23 11:05:04 · answer #4 · answered by Lake Lover 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋