e-mail headers, Scammer?

[Gman]

I recently started receiving e-mail responses from a personal ad i placed in newspapers in the FSU.

When i looked at the headers for times they were sent, 3 (of 4) seemed to indicate a time stamp of GMT + 4 hrs.
The other was sent from a yahoo account and indicated GMT-7hrs.
Was this a scammer? or do all yahoo e-mails get stamped pacific time. And can someone in FSU have a yahoo account?

[Pordzhik]

... in response to e-mail headers, Scammer?, posted by Gman on Aug 29, 2002

Take out a mail.ru or yandex.ru account and see for yourself.

[BURKE89]

... in response to e-mail headers, Scammer?, posted by Gman on Aug 29, 2002

Jeff,
Thanks to responding to Gman's question.( I had the same Yahoo question too) I've a similar quandary, although slighty different. I was under the impression as well, of possible time differences in E-mail deliveries from the FSU in Yahoo accounts. My scenario entails an odd one.(I would appreciate anyones opinion).Well... the E-mail in question, arrived last Thursday at approx. 11pm (PSD). The gal(N) with whom I've been communicating with, had a "friend" answer my questions on her(N's) Yahoo account. No real problems here yet... The E-mail stated(semi-verbatim)," I spoke with (N) this evening, and she had problems with her computer..." Point is: I recieved this E-mail at approx. 11PM (PSD), and the gal-friend was in late twi-light as well. Hmmm...

Sanity check time. Whatcha think?
Thx,
Vaughn  

[Jeff S]

... in response to Re: e-mail headers, Scammer?, posted by BURKE89 on Aug 30, 2002

I don't know. I've had e-mails, especially international, take several to eight hours to get where they were going. I have no idea why, but one I sent from Los Angeles to Tijuana (about a two hour drive) took almost nine hours to arrive for some reason. The pony express could have delivered the message in less time. Oh the mysteries of cyberspace. Perhaps she wanted to get back to you and her computer was on the blink so she used a friend's or a cafe's? I'm not sure I'd read too much into it.
-- Jeff

[BURKE89]

... in response to Re: Re: e-mail headers, Scammer?, posted by Jeff S on Aug 30, 2002

Hey Jeff,
I'm oblivious to these time issues and www. oddities. I appreciate your clarification on my thoughts. It's just, most e-mail's were typically close, in (GMT) parameters.

Thank you,

Vaughn

[Jeff S]

... in response to e-mail headers, Scammer?, posted by Gman on Aug 29, 2002

Anyone with internet access (even from a cafe) can have a Yahoo account and they all get stamped with Yahoo (Pacific) Time.

-- Jeff S.