Is it possible to send an anonymous email, or can ID be traced back to computer?

Question by CassandraM: Is it possible to send an anonymous email, or can ID be traced back to computer?
Our neighborhood is being terrorized by a teenage drug abuser whose family moved into our area recently. He had broken into 3 homes shortly after they moved in – was arrested, but now is out on bail and pretty much doing whatever he wants whenever he wants while the parents turn a blind eye. Their presence in this neighborhood is the direct result of a decision by board members of a local Episcopal church – who moved them into this area, although they were fully aware of the boy’s history of drug abuse and crime. (We notice they didn’t move him into any of THEIR own neighborhoods….)
We want to send an anonymous letter of formal complaint to the church board members. Not that there would be anything threatening or improper in the letter – but no neighbors want to be personally identified and perhaps draw the ire of the troubled young man and his father.
It’s easy to set up a “bogus” email address….but if there is no personal information included, can it be traced?

Best answer:

Answer by alex m
you could call him from like a phonebooth that can be traced or when you dial his number put star 67 and the number on any caller id comes up as restricted

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