A fishy email

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So I get this email that is from Apple Store. It tells me thank you for your purchase. I click into it and it says this: Thank you for your purchase Apple Gift Card by Email Your gift card details: To: someone's email here From: my email here Subject: Your Apple Gift Card Message: $100 Qty 1: $100 Order Total: $100 There is also an order number and order date (11/10/22). And then there are more things in the email to make it look legit, including the Apple logo, a link to cancel the transaction, and an option to learn more about the AppleCare plan (if that even exists). I didn't even spot any typos or anything that seems off. It looks legit to the eye (though not sure how an actual email from the Apple Store looks like), but I know it can't be legit because I didn't send anyone any Apple gift card. Heck, I don't even know how to do that. I did not click on any links in the email. I only clicked on the sender's field of the email to see the actual email address of the sender. And it is of course bogus. Some long string of characters. Whoever these people are, they are getting real good at creating emails that look like real, legit emails from companies we know. I wonder what would've happened had I clicked on any of the links. I probably didn't need to do that, but just for peace of mind, I checked both my bank account and my credit card to make sure no unusual transactions in either of them.