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    I need help in determining if two emails were sent by the same person using different yahoo email accounts. I have the headers from both emails:
    To protect privacy, I have changed the plain text email and individual names. In the emails, bob.xxxxxxx@gmail.com is the recipient of both emails,
    and the sender of header one is yyyyyyy@yahoo.cn and the sender of header two is zzzzzzz12@yahoo.cn.
    With what I //THINK\ I have determined is that both came from the same IP of 112.246.217.52 which I think is either the senders home
    IP or that of something like an internet café.
    Can anyone out there shed some more light on these two emails? I think both emails may be from the same person, and
    could be leading up to a scam of some sort. I am trying to save a friend from a lot of long term grief.
    Thanks

    HEADER ONE:

    [HTML]
    Delivered-To: bob.xxxxxxx@gmail.com
    Received: by 10.49.94.78 with SMTP id da14csp65396qeb;
    Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:54:58 -0800 (PST)
    X-Received: by 10.68.200.230 with SMTP id jv6mr15580365pbc.137.1360558498255;
    Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:54:58 -0800 (PST)
    Return-Path:
    Received: from nm9-vm5.bullet.mail.tp2.yahoo.com (nm9-vm5.bullet.mail.tp2.yahoo.com. [203.188.200.191])
    by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id w6si8547290pax.330.2013.02.10.20.54.57
    (version=TLSv1 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128);
    Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:54:58 -0800 (PST)
    Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 203.188.200.191 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of yyyyyyy@yahoo.cn) client-ip=203.188.200.191;
    Authentication-Results: mx.google.com;
    spf=neutral (google.com: 203.188.200.191 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of yyyyyy@yahoo.cn) smtp.mail=yyyyyy@yahoo.cn;
    dkim=pass header.i=@yahoo.cn
    Received: from [203.188.200.143] by nm9.bullet.mail.tp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 11 Feb 2013 04:54:56 -0000
    Received: from [119.42.242.52] by tm5.bullet.mail.tp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 11 Feb 2013 04:54:55 -0000
    Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp1001.mail.cnh.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 11 Feb 2013 04:54:55 -0000
    X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3
    X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 744818.12351.bm@omp1001.mail.cnh.yahoo.com
    Received: (qmail 40890 invoked by uid 60001); 11 Feb 2013 04:54:55 -0000
    DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.cn; s=s1024; t=1360558495; bh=GFPMLOVTg52DZYkrNJBXQwaiVJTSJ1VbHCKSmqOxdrQ=; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Rocket-MIMEInfo:X-Mailer:References:Message-ID:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=bSE5xqsZRGl/7iJwcM1fX/u3HLP4XrvnKxtfKJuMt7QWD95ECN9QGkOnjVhaHmlAz0ZZxRuMERmc2DvpP3o8xtcu1hntrL7+uDapdiHJQg5ku0wgyCieBtSJJHe+as9+LCuMq71uixLKq7v4varT7eIairRFzrC9dgBXmf97/dM=
    DomainKey-Signature:a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws;
    s=s1024; d=yahoo.cn;
    h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Rocket-MIMEInfo:X-Mailer:References:Message-ID:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type;
    b=EegBHIpdpEyPWBwd4O3qMzx+8/3+gkIz8fp3S2rxy+vQKpaAb3al9PBhFl7wCWAIQYug87okp6ApOEb2cxJ3FFY+NLXKA+KhVFozgMlbtikm4l+996X1fosWx5cMBqg4VS4plQrqcwOhIGL2RU9IdFzf8TV6ALsOoO3wssLgz2s=;
    X-YMail-OSG: 3faASrgVM1kmD6jmDdNwSLOw9XPggk2d.myZHygSwlJ7vrL
    ywDJFXLRksFni__zT1fqU_a4kGkkWy3CgkdJLqMMeiw_hl4JAlHgOgQNYADn
    o17eM6NQtbXgfmwtbszCWAeFK5HGoenhhpnWgcGGpXkrPghv6kNzctOnxH0Z
    kn8ISV6kvRqLDG7N1QVDMZithHPiFI60uDJa2J_8ydfwEWDeu7SEVYVqqB0X
    S39EVzhlDV.Y0a63IDBjgKpf9S4F7p_wjJjBXOQOYv9EcTM.VhfEZVxOm2Eu
    20yEVPpcSx.xZ4hG8B3DL3ObTOo.T9lTnvUDMoJfZjaPZxCXfSgDdPGLmcf4
    8RdXdNZydpBPnmM8ZiOqzcaaf
    Received: from [112.246.217.52] by web92402.mail.cnh.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:54:55 CST
    X-Rocket-MIMEInfo: 001.001,aGVsbG8gwqBkZWEgciByb2IKwqB0aGFua3MgZm9yIHlvciB3YXJtIHNpbmNldmVyIG1lc3NhZ2UgM3RoIGZlYiBpIHNlbmQgeW91IGVtYWlsIMKgeW91IG5vdCBoYXZlIHRvIGdldCB0aGVtID8KwqB5ZXMgaGVyZSBuZXcgeXJzIMKgaSDCoGhvcGUgeW91IGhlcmUgd2l0aCBtZSBzaGFyZSBoYXBweSBuZXcgeXJzwqAKaSDCoHN1cmUgd2Ugd2lsbCBzaGFyZSBuY2llIGhhcHB5IHZhY2F0aW4gb2sgeWVzIHlvdSBhbHdheXMgaW4gbXkgbWluZCBpbiBteSDCoGhlYXJ0CsKgaW4gbXkgZHJlYW0gaSBob3BlIG15IGQBMAEBAQE-
    X-Mailer: YahooMailWebService/0.8.132.503
    References:
    Message-ID:
    Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:54:55 +0800 (CST)
    From: Yyyyy Yyy
    Reply-To: Yyyyy Yyy
    Subject: =?utf-8?B?5Zue5aSN77yaIEhlbGxvIGFnYWlu?=
    To: Robert Xxxxxx
    In-Reply-To:
    MIME-Version: 1.0
    Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=”373869220-829038882-1360558495=:22666″

    –373869220-829038882-1360558495=:22666
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
    Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
    [/HTML]

    HEADER TWO:

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    Delivered-To: bob.xxxxxx@gmail.com
    Received: by 10.49.94.78 with SMTP id da14csp67317qeb;
    Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:14:16 -0800 (PST)
    X-Received: by 10.66.82.67 with SMTP id g3mr38528605pay.58.1360563255807;
    Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:14:15 -0800 (PST)
    Return-Path:
    Received: from nm16-vm8.bullet.mail.sg3.yahoo.com (nm16-vm8.bullet.mail.sg3.yahoo.com. [106.10.149.71])
    by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id l7si17520461paz.9.2013.02.10.22.14.14
    (version=TLSv1 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128);
    Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:14:15 -0800 (PST)
    Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 106.10.149.71 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of zzzzzzzz12@yahoo.com.cn) client-ip=106.10.149.71;
    Authentication-Results: mx.google.com;
    spf=neutral (google.com: 106.10.149.71 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of zzzzzzz12@yahoo.com.cn) smtp.mail=zzzzzzz12@yahoo.com.cn;
    dkim=pass header.i=@yahoo.com.cn
    Received: from [106.10.166.120] by nm16.bullet.mail.sg3.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 11 Feb 2013 06:14:12 -0000
    Received: from [106.10.151.234] by tm9.bullet.mail.sg3.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 11 Feb 2013 06:14:12 -0000
    Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp1018.mail.sg3.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 11 Feb 2013 06:14:12 -0000
    X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3
    X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 883197.53944.bm@omp1018.mail.sg3.yahoo.com
    Received: (qmail 64756 invoked by uid 60001); 11 Feb 2013 06:14:12 -0000
    DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com.cn; s=s1024; t=1360563251; bh=1bDqKGYHmCPKD6QrSrtMnidWHoTmAKMcRmeQdWNMzt0=; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Rocket-MIMEInfo:X-Mailer:References:Message-ID:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=LYtkmHXPtZsXgw6KQ+6PDRw30S1+BdU4IozM3oNajZxG6+c4VfL3L8cJ2/qHjTWMubleiwhwupfzjreiWiP3P03Ma3EFrQRfU+lDoUNcVMk3SCbHM7t8GiXtCvFPWN8j4HMUYgvlv7dZpI7AFAXKFvgfJu4netBvTH5DW5EJD4M=
    DomainKey-Signature:a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws;
    s=s1024; d=yahoo.com.cn;
    h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Rocket-MIMEInfo:X-Mailer:References:Message-ID:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type;
    b=FGSxJQeb07PAIqGWmaVU9qACzL37lyX392RRagm49yh6P4GrLm6654EbjKp3654KSMhEerzqRptnHyd8wGCW/1XxUcPl6VLOT06aftW0vhT9BCG5exb4btk/1SVg/rlt/2LFObgiFpTcRWj0I6Qw9xu4VVG8Xf94xJdW/80f4Jk=;
    X-YMail-OSG: DcbQTewVM1nn4LkJ.nKPD1ki5HJaR522FANBjJQUX8RTNMG
    ZXdLhNS3Im.P_DR3K3tXbDIm5GYxEPpi2_7QkWMszl4LUJ4kKCoiPfVCpet7
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    Tfroyv.DRlbpt5bogruRp9XShh1s28FEqgLSZQG7fDiE7V9GNFDfTx_6OBoj
    qte0U
    Received: from [112.246.217.52] by web15703.mail.cnb.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:14:11 CST
    X-Rocket-MIMEInfo: 001.001,aGVsbG8gZGVhciByb2JlcnTCoAp0aGFua3MgZm9yIHlvdXIgbWVzc2FnZSB5ZXMgaSBzZW5kIHlvdSBlbWFpbCB5b3Ugbm90IGhhdmUgdG8gZ2V0IHRoZW0gPwrCoHBscyBsZXQgaSBrbm93IG9rIHllcyBpIGhvcGUgeW91IGhhdmUgbmNpZSBkYXnCoApob3BlIHRvIGdldCB5b3VyIHJlcGx5CsKgc2luY2V2ZXJseSBodWHCoAoKCl9fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fCiDlj5Hku7bkurrvvJogUm9iZXJ0IENpcmVsbGkgPGJvYi5jaXJlbGxpQGdtYWlsLmNvbT4K5pS25Lu25Lq677yaIFBlaWgBMAEBAQE-
    X-Mailer: YahooMailWebService/0.8.132.503
    References:
    Message-ID:
    Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:14:11 +0800 (CST)
    From: Zzzzzz Zzzz
    Reply-To: Zzzzzz Zzzz
    Subject: =?utf-8?B?5Zue5aSN77yaIEhlbGxv?=
    To: Robert Xxxxx
    In-Reply-To:
    MIME-Version: 1.0
    Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=”1263515812-509779858-1360563251=:64660″

    –1263515812-509779858-1360563251=:64660
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
    Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

    [/HTML]

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    • #1374383

      Go here and paste your headers for a very good report.
      http://www.iptrackeronline.com/email-header-analysis.php

      • #1374389

        Go here and paste your headers for a very good report.
        http://www.iptrackeronline.com/email-header-analysis.php

        How do I find the Header in WL Mail 2012

        • #1374434

          How do I find the Header in WL Mail 2012

          Right click on the email and select properties.

          Jerry

          • #1374487

            Right click on the email and select properties.

            Jerry

            This is what it showed. What is the header?

            Delivered-To:
            Received: by 10.58.69.8 with SMTP id a8csp130382veu;
            Tue, 12 Feb 2013 04:17:55 -0800 (PST)
            X-Received: by 10.194.103.163 with SMTP id fx3mr18481074wjb.58.1360671475086;
            Tue, 12 Feb 2013 04:17:55 -0800 (PST)
            Return-Path:
            Received: from euedimxc012.emea.sykes.com (euedimxc012.emea.sykes.com. [195.254.180.104])
            by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id bn10si15481753wjb.150.2013.02.12.04.17.54
            (version=TLSv1 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128);
            Tue, 12 Feb 2013 04:17:55 -0800 (PST)
            Received-SPF: softfail (google.com: domain of transitioning customercare.advisor@eu.panasonic.com does not designate 195.254.180.104 as permitted sender) client-ip=195.254.180.104;
            Authentication-Results: mx.google.com;
            spf=softfail (google.com: domain of transitioning customercare.advisor@eu.panasonic.com does not designate 195.254.180.104 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=customercare.advisor@eu.panasonic.com
            X-AuditID: 0a700868-b7fbd6d0000046dd-57-511a32f1d6fa
            Received: from eu.panasonic.com (Unknown_Domain [10.112.8.1])
            by euedimxc012.emea.sykes.com (Symantec Messaging Gateway) with SMTP id A4.5D.18141.1F23A115; Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:17:53 +0000 (GMT)
            CaseID: [419118]
            From: “Panasonic Customer Service”
            To:
            Message-ID:
            Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:17:53 +0000
            Subject: RE: Panasonic – HOME ENTERTAINMENT Enquiry [Case ID #: 419118]
            MIME-Version: 1.0
            Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8
            Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
            X-Brightmail-Tracker: H4sIAAAAAAAAA+NgFvrPJMWRmVeSWpSXmKPExsXCVcDBqPvRSCrQ4NQOQ4tXjz6zOzB67Jx1
            lz2AMYrLJiU1J7MstUjfLoErY/b7lawF14srpj5ZwNbAuCS+i5GTQ0LARGLSozPMELaYxIV7
            69m6GLk4hAQOM0p8PHWJCSTBLCAgsf7kXUYQm03AS+LplD9gtoiAhMSyM41gzbwC9hLPlixm
            B7FZBFQlDj/8wgpiCwu4S+z7vIgRokZQ4uTMJywQM9UkFv5eBDVfW2LZwtfMExh5ZiEpm4Wk
            bBaSsgWMzKsYpVJLU1MycyuSDQyN9FJzUxP1iiuzU4v1kvNzNzFCgiVjB+Pmf/qHGAU4GJV4
            eI+qSAUKsSaWFVfmHmKU4GBWEuGV0QcK8aYkVlalFuXHF5XmpBYfYpTmYFES513FGhwgJJCe
            WJKanZpakFoEk2Xi4JRqYLSePiHT+25X3Kd6+x/TjqzYJ13gJ7v1ZfwGhr6Eg3svfGTYV/xM
            sfZbxHr3TSUh87oXx50IW76O6eyLs7W7HvidmMaeIGkqvZKP1To867K11heJdu7aVct4Ojn5
            X3IU3/y36zyr70fB3VfVHbZE2k9sr7zpXmD1MONX3/wpIfcC/s+QuV3E3aPEUpyRaKjFXFSc
            CAC3cv28EgIAAA==
            X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 130212-0, 12/02/2013), Inbound message
            X-Antivirus-Status: Clean

    • #1374444

      My reading of those emails is they are from compromised machines in China, unless people are being paid to write spam on their computers.
      The server names match the IP addresses reported Received: from nm16-vm8.bullet.mail.sg3.yahoo.com (nm16-vm8.bullet.mail.sg3.yahoo.com. [106.10.149.71]). The only IP addresses that do not have matching names are the HTTP senders and they are both in China.

      cheers, Paul

    • #1374498

      @RR, the whole thing is generically “the header”. See the results at email header explained for links to investigate for details.

      Joe

      --Joe

    • #1374506

      Thanks Joe

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