When it comes to knowing where an unknown email comes from or where it is being sent from, there are several ways that allow us to know to a greater or lesser extent the origin of the issue and thus avoid spam if you want to ignore it.
This first step consists of checking the domain that accompanies the email address, @google.com, @gmail.com, @yahoo.com, in this way it is more useful to decipher the origin of an email.
Be this to see if it is a false email or to verify if someone wants to get hold of our data using a malicious email, impersonating the identity of a company, with techniques such as “phishing”; which is used for the theft of information and identity of a user, so it is used to block all spam that reaches your email.
This is why we will proceed to detect in a simple way how to track the IP from the Outlook and Gmail service.
This way you can track the IP address of a Gmail email
To know the IP address of an unknown email received on the Gmail platform is simple, start by entering your email where you have located the suspicious email.
Once inside, click or press the three “Options” points located in the upper right corner of the email in question and select the “Show original” option.
Next, in this new tab that will be enabled, you can see the source code of said mail that will be tracked. To access the sender’s IP you must perform the following command on the keyboard; Ctrl+ F (Command + F if you are using a Mac or Linux operating system) at the same time.
Together with this section you will be able to observe the IP address of the originating sender “x-originating-ip” sometimes the IP address can be located through the “sender IP” field.
In the event that the source code of the email does not have two text strings, it is likely that the sender uses external encryption or an anonymous service to hide the identity and real location of the email.
How can I locate the IP address in Outlook/Hotmail?
If you opt for the Microsoft email service, the way to proceed in practice is identical to the one just explained with the Gmail platform. The difference is that you will have to select the option “See origin of the message” within the options of the mail that we want to locate and track.
After pressing the option of the three points, a window similar to the one that can be seen in Gmail will be displayed. Within this window you will have to search for the following text field by means of the key combination Ctrl+ F; IP sender.
By following this text string you will be able to see the complete IP address of the sending user, and if the code lacks this text string; you can use the text string “x-originating-ip” to find the originating address.
How can I locate the IP address on a map?
To locate the IP address within a virtual geolocation map, you can count on several tools on the web that will allow you to carry out this task, such as Whatismy IP and GeolPView.
These tools will allow to have approximate information on the location of the different IPs that the search is carried out, this is added to the use of dynamic public IPs or VPNs to choose IP addresses from other countries.
This is understood in that the IP location may not correspond to the original position of the sender, but to a simulated position.
The above process is done manually, taking into account that the header file is analyzed to locate the IP. Therefore, there are also tools capable of analyzing this type of file just by copying and pasting, in this sense the following are recommended: “GsuiteToolBoxMessageheader, IP-Address Email Header Trace and MX Toolbox Email HeaderAnalyzer.”