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Prepare for the first discussion

A concise description helps establish whether an examination is feasible. Keep passwords and full evidence out of the initial enquiry.

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A short description of the disputed issue and what needs to be established.
Relevant dates, deadlines and the applicable timezone.
Email provider, business or personal account, and known client applications.
Available messages, exports, devices, backups and other copies.
Your relationship to the account or custodian and the basis of authority.
Legal adviser or authorised IT contact, where relevant.
Known deletions, resets, migrations, recovery attempts or account changes.

If an account is compromised, coordinate evidence preservation with authorised containment and account protection. Record necessary actions. This site does not offer continuous emergency monitoring.

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