If you are using the Gmail web client, from within the email, click on the 3 dots and choose Show Original.

This is something that not enough people know about. Checking header information is a great way to understand more about where the email originated from. There is no mention of Apple or the App store in this email address which should alert you that something is not right. They are still profitable which is why we need to continue to educate friends and family on a regular basis. Sadly, there will be people who fail to spot these signs and it is because of that reason that these scams continue to exist. Even to the untrained eye, alarm bells would start ringing long before getting to the end of the email. This tactic will work with some people which would give the scammer a nice tidy return for their efforts. What the sender wants you to do is to forget all the niceties and cosmetic appearance and to be sucked in by the text alone. With no logos, you’d be hard pushed to think this really was from Apple. We will also disclose what you should and shouldn’t do when receiving an email of this nature. Read on to understand how to detect the fake App Store email scam. What this does mean though is that these phishing emails could reach other more unsuspecting people who would take it as face value. It is very rare that these kind of emails actually make it to the main inbox so it was a surprise to see it. This was obviously a scam and a fake email. Not only had I not heard of the game, I also don’t have an App Store account. This was for a game called Dragon City Mobile. When checking through my e-mail, I came across a message what was supposedly a receipt for an App Store purchase.

Fake app store receipt