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If someone is intercepting your messages, people trying to help you may be receiving false responses. Consider reaching out through a completely different channel.
Reading & Replying to Your Messages as You
Someone reads your messages from friends, family, or support services — and responds pretending to be you, without your knowledge. This isolates you by undermining your relationships and cutting off support.
What You Might Notice
Friends or family mention conversations you don't remember having
People reference messages 'you' sent that you didn't write.
Support services or lawyers say you declined help or cancelled appointments
Someone responded on your behalf to turn away support.
Relationships deteriorate for reasons you can't understand
People seem hurt or confused by interactions that didn't happen from your side.
What You Can Do
Tell trusted people about the interception
Explain that messages from your accounts may not be from you. Establish a verification method.
Use a separate, secure communication channel
A new phone, a new email, or an in-person visit to re-establish contact with key people.
Check your accounts for unauthorised access
Review active sessions and change passwords from a safe device.
Important: This resource provides general information, not personal advice. Every situation is different. The actions suggested here may not be safe in your specific circumstances — particularly if the person causing harm could notice changes to your devices or accounts. Always consider your physical safety first.
If you need personalised support, contact 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) or your local specialist domestic violence service. If you are in immediate danger, call 000.
Reading and responding to victim's messages while impersonating the victim, without their knowledge. Perpetrator intercepts communications from victim's friends, family, support services, or legal representatives and responds as the victim, undermining support networks and controlling information flow.
Secure Communication Channel Use separate secure device for sensitive communications with support services.
SAFE-M-0116
Message Verification Verify directly with contacts if relationships deteriorate unexpectedly.
Detection Indicators
ID
Detection Indicator
SAFE-D-0103
Unauthorised Message Sending Contacts report receiving messages from target's accounts not sent by target.
SAFE-D-0104
Unexplained Relationship Deterioration Support relationships deteriorate without clear cause.
The TFA Matrix is a research framework under active development. Technique classifications, detection methods, and mitigations reflect current understanding and are subject to revision. This framework does not constitute forensic methodology, legal evidence standards, or clinical diagnostic criteria. Practitioners should apply professional judgement appropriate to their discipline and jurisdiction.