Ask McDonald, "Where exactly were you at 9:19AM this morning, and for
how long before that, and who knew?"

i.e. was he in the washroom with his $250 Italian leathers poking out
underneath the stall, making noises that indicated extreme abdominal
discomfort...  :)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Ault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Posted At: Friday, October 19, 2001 11:13 AM
> Posted To: MSExchange Mailing List
> Conversation: Investigating a Forged Message
> Subject: RE: Investigating a Forged Message
> 
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> I believe item #1 (of my post) is most probable.. hell, I 
> must leave OL2k
> open and unattended on my PC a dozen times every day for minutes at a
> stretch.
> 
> However, this takes balls. Considering the length and 
> articulate phrasing of
> the message, it seems the person would have spent an 
> inordinate amount of
> time at McDonald's desk. Certainly someone should have seen 
> somebody there.
> 
> I have recommended they check the EV on the server which 
> McDonald's mailbox
> resides for EV 1016's.. just incase the Admin was in on it.
> 
> Tim.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wright, Steven [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 11:47 AM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: Investigating a Forged Message
> 
> 
> It appears that it was send via Exchange since there are no internet
> addresses in the TO: FROM: fields.  Also, if you check the 
> headers and there
> is nothing there, then you have the culprit in-house and logging on
> legitimately via the user's account.  The original 
> suggestions below are
> probably what occurred.
> 
> How accessible is the VP's computer?  May be someone took a quick
> opportunity at an unattended computer.  If they were very 
> clever, they might
> have set the message to delay a day or so before delivery.
> 
> Hope everyone at the company took it seriously and went home ;-)
> 
> Steve
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 11:39 AM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: Investigating a Forged Message
> 
> 
> Headers, Let us see the headers.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Tim Ault
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 8:33 AM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: Investigating a Forged Message
> 
> 
> Here's a little something some of you may enjoy this fine Friday.. put
> on your investigator hats..
> 
> My wife forwarded this message to me:
> 
> > From:       McDonald, Arthur K.  
> > Sent:       Friday, October 19, 2001 9:19 AM
> > To: EPDS Contractors; EPDS - EPI Data Systems
> > Subject:    Much to be grateful for...
> > 
> > All of us in this division have much to be grateful for and 
> for that 
> > reason, I would like to encourage each of you to go home at noon 
> > today. You may use my annual leave since I have far more 
> than I will 
> > ever use. Go home, be with your families, talk with your neighbors, 
> > love life and be grateful for all we have in this great nation of 
> > ours.  Then come back on Monday refreshed and ready to take on the 
> > world!
> 
> ahem.. *chortle* ..well, in any event, "Arthur", VP (Very 
> Pissed), wants
> a head on a pike. I will offer to him (via my woman) the following
> likely prospects:
> 
> 1) The culprit got direct access to OL2k on the desktop;
> 2) The culprit knew Arthur's username & password;
> 3) A confederate Exchange Admin granted "User" or "Send as" permission
> to culprit
> 4) Culprit spoofed the message from an SMTP srvr, or used a similar
> serve from the web.
> 
> Feel free to presume the obvious; and I can pass along a few details
> that have be provide me. Care to contribute?
> 
> Tim.
> 
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