Beat the scammers
Protect yourself with the help of your Mac and iPhone
WRITTEN BY NICK PEERS
iPhone Protected!
MacBook Pro Protected!
Image rights: Apple Inc, Antishock
EVERYWHERE YOU TURN, it seems like someone is out to scam you. Online ads promoting deals too good to be true, suspicious web links lurking in prominent paid–for search engine slots — even people at the end of the phone trying to trick you into thinking your Mac is infested with malware. Since 2010, the amount of money lost to fraud has ballooned, with a report by the FTC stating that consumers reported losing more than $10 billion to fraud in 2023 alone.