[Knitebane]

If this really was her e-mail account that was hacked, you can easily reverse trace this back to the IP address of the hacker.

It's a lot harder than you think.

Do a web search on "Tor anonymous proxy"

[mkjessup]

If this really was her e-mail account that was hacked, you can easily reverse trace this back to the IP address of the hacker.
It's a lot harder than you think.
Do a web search on "Tor anonymous proxy"

You don't even have to use Tor, there are plenty of services out there that will set you up with an anonymous account and you can send emails through multiple proxies that will NEVER be traced back.

Check out one of the finest privacy oriented web services there is, which is:

http://www.cotse.net

Steve Gielda (founder of Cotse) is one of the sharpest security guys in the business. Doesn't toot his own horn, but he knows his stuff. He's one of the good guys.