Must Your Cell Phone Have a SIM Card To Recover Deleted SMS?

If you need to read SMS or text messages that have been deleted from a cell phone you may be under the impression that the only way to recover deleted texts or SMS messages is via a SIM card reader. This is untrue, This is a very common misconception that cell phone forensic consultants hear everyday.if you have a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) device that does not have a SIM card, the internal memory of the device itself can be examined to recover data.

Now if the phone is GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications: originally from Group Special Mobile) and the SIM card is absent or missing that's another issue. There is no way to examine that phone unless you can contact your service provider and ask them for the IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identification) and the ICCID(International Circuit Card Identifier. If you can get those two numbers the SIM card can be cloned and the phone can be processed.
Now with some Smart Phones like the iPhone back up files can be examined and processed in the same was as a cell phone or SIM can be examined. Deleted SMS and Text messages, address book, and other data can be recovered from those back up files. This is the best solution for people that desperately need to read deleted SMS or texts from an iPhone but simply cannot prt with the device for more than a day.
The first step is to get the computer to allow you to see hidden files and folders. To do this you will need to open "My Computer". Click on the "Tools" drop down menu. You should see "Folder Options". Click on the "View" button. In the Advanced settings box you should see a folder named "Hidden files and folders." Click in the "Show hidden files and folders" circular button and then click "OK" at the bottom of the box. (See the image "Folder Options" attached to this email.
Once you can see the hidden folders you need to follow this path- (Click on each folder) C / Documents and settings/ User (this will be the name of the person)/ application data/ Apple Computer/ MobileSync. The Cell phone forensic consultant needs the folder "Mobile Sync"
As you can see there is a solution to almost any problem if you need to recover deleted SMS or text messages from a cell phone without a SIM card. All you really need to do is consult will a forensic

Cell phone consultant.
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A Case Study Of An Average Reverse Email Search Investigation

In this article we will attempt to describe what the average email trace investigation entails. We will describe the reasons for most common type of reverse email search investigation and the steps a private investigator or law enforcement may take to trace that email and locate or identify the sender.
Email trace investigations take a variety of forms but the most common are the following:

1 Infidelity Accusation. This when a husband or wife will receive an email basically saying, "your spouse is cheating." When a private investigator receives this kind of case it is almost always easily resolved because the parties receiving the email will usually have a person in mind that suspect is ending the emails. This makes the investigation very easy because there is information to examine and compare that can either rule out suspects or result in a direct match to a suspect. This kind of match is very powerful evidence and can be used in court to obtain a restraining order.

2. Workplace Disputes This is when an employer or coworker will receive "whistleblowing" emails.
 These emails usually contain false and defamatory accusation and are sent with the intention of poisoning the minds of management or coworkers against the target of the email accusations. Once again this type of investigation is also very simple and routine because we are starting the investigation with a limited number of suspects. In addition we can assume the work hours of the suspect and tailor our investigation to obtain computer information about the stalkers workplace computer as well as their home computer or mobile device.

3. Church, School or Social Network. Many times a cyber stalking case will take among mutual members of a common group or organization. Once again this creates a limited number of suspects and once again, we can do comparison examinations to rule out suspects one by one until we get an exact match.

It is very rare for the target of a cyber stalker not to have any suspects in mind. They usually know exactly who is doing it but just need solid proof. The victim is often intimidated because they believe their stalker is very computer savvy and skilled at covering their tracks. This is flawed thinking. The fact is that cyber stalkers are very easily caught and identified. In fact the computer savvy ones are the easiest to catch because in their overconfidence they become sloppy and trip them selves up.
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Ed Opperman is president of Opperman investigations. If you need a reverse email search to locate a con man, bail jumper, runaway or parental kidnapper please visit www.emailrevealer.com.

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