On The Internet, Nobody Knows You're A Dog

Death By Email Blog: New York Times Duped By Email. When the New York Times failed to confirm an email it printed was actually from the Mayor of Paris (France, not some Southern State), it was embarrassed to discover that the email was a forgery. You can't tell whether the "from" information in an email is legitimate, a fact that should not be lost on litigators and lawyers who are finding, increasingly, that email correspondence is often a critical portion of the evidence in their cases. Email is easier to forge than written correspondence. We have all had cases in which the signatory on a contract or letter denies the authenticity of the signature. I once had a client spend $1,500 on a document examiner in a case worth not much more than that. Forensic examination of email requires computer expertise, and a knowledge of arcane technical subjects. Don't trust your instincts. Hire an expert.