Forensics involves the investigation and documentation of a given crime to provide evidence.

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Forensics involves the investigation and documentation of a given crime to provide evidence that is typically used for legal action. E-mail is extensively used in personal and business operations to communicate with individuals in a fast and cost-effective manner. However, more frequently than not, email is used as a platform for fraud, deceit, crime, identity theft, or even information phishing.

What are some examples of e-mail scams (e.g., Nigerian scams, false credit or account alerts, dating scams, etc.)? What is the purpose of such an e-mail attack?

What is the relevance of IP addresses in e-mail forensics?

What challenges arise when attempting to identify the source of a given e-mail message?

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Running head: EMAIL FORENSIC

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Email Forensic
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EMAIL FORENSIC

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Email Forensic
The cases of phishing and email scam are becoming popular and trickier in this
technological world. Many scammers are nowadays utilizing the email to get various
individual personal information, and they usually use various tricks to get the information.
An example of email scam is the Nigeria scams where an individual who is overseas offers
another person a share of the large sum of money or payment on condition that the individual
helps the scammer to transfer money out of their country. This ty...


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