{"id":91133,"date":"2020-04-10T07:57:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T14:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=91133"},"modified":"2020-06-26T10:36:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T17:36:56","slug":"how-not-to-get-phone-scammed-intego-mac-podcast-episode-130","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/how-not-to-get-phone-scammed-intego-mac-podcast-episode-130\/","title":{"rendered":"How not to get scammed by phone calls &#8211; Intego Mac Podcast Episode 130"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fireside.fm\/player\/v2\/GegHgcrH+P1LBPK18?theme=dark\" width=\"740\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A good friend of Kirk&#8217;s, a very tech savvy guy, got scammed on the phone by someone pretending to be from his bank. We discuss how this happened, and all the red flags you need to be aware of. We also discuss how Apple is helping health care workers, and we look at the latest Zoom security and privacy issues.<\/p>\n<p>If you like what you hear, be sure to rate and review the Intego Mac Podcast on Apple Podcasts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/intego-mac-podcast\/id1293834627\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-78820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png\" alt=\"Intego Mac Podcast\" width=\"150\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png 150w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have a question? 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