{"id":77254,"date":"2018-04-04T11:16:25","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T18:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=77254"},"modified":"2019-05-08T20:06:08","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T03:06:08","slug":"the-intego-mac-podcast-episode-25-how-to-not-get-scammed-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/the-intego-mac-podcast-episode-25-how-to-not-get-scammed-online\/","title":{"rendered":"How to not get scammed online &#8211; Intego Mac Podcast, Episode 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-73558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode.png\" alt=\"New Intego Mac Podcast Episode\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode.png 600w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/intego-mac-podcast\/id1293834627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intego Mac Podcast<\/a> episode 25 is now available!<\/p>\n<p>Hosts Kirk and Josh look at the ten most common online scams, and explain how to avoid them. They also\u00a0mention the fact that Apple has updated everything this week.<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/podcast.intego.com\/25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the latest episode<\/a>\u00a0for a roundup of important Apple news you need to know, industry opinions\u00a0about Macs and iOS devices, and how to keep them secure.\u00a0If you like what you hear, be sure to rate and review the Intego Mac Podcast on iTunes!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have a question? Ask us! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A new episode is available weekly, every Wednesday. Want your question aired in our next episode of the Intego Mac Podcast? Listeners and fans of the podcast can <a href=\"http:\/\/podcast.intego.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact Intego<\/a> via email at\u00a0podcast@intego.com and ask us any question that your burning heart desires, or to provide feedback and ideas for upcoming podcast episodes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Intego Mac Podcast episode 25 is now available! Hosts Kirk and Josh look at the ten most common online scams, and explain how to avoid them. They also\u00a0mention the fact that Apple has updated everything this week. 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