Protecting our <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/technology/2022/01/17/tech-companies-could-face-billion-pound-fines-for-not-preventing-online-fraud/" target="_blank">finances online</a> has become more difficult since the start of the <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/coronavirus/" target="_blank">Covid-19 pandemic</a>, when we switched our lives online to work, study and shop from home during movement restrictions. The recent spate of true-crime documentaries on streaming services, including Netflix’s <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/money/2022/02/25/the-tinder-swindler-how-to-protect-your-life-savings-when-looking-for-love/" target="_blank"><i>The Tinder Swindler</i></a>, <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/television/2022/02/16/who-is-sarma-melngailis-the-new-york-celebrity-chef-dubbed-as-vegan-bernie-madoff/" target="_blank"><i>Bad Vegan</i></a><i> </i>and <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/television/2022/02/15/the-real-life-story-of-inventing-anna-from-german-heiress-to-new-york-prisoner/" target="_blank"><i>Inventing Anna</i></a>, have served to highlight the issue — showing just how easy it is to trick people into handing over their <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/courts/abu-dhabi-police-issue-warning-about-fraudulent-websites-that-mimic-popular-online-shops-1.1224883" target="_blank">life savings</a> to a scammer. Since 2020, online fraud has surged around the world, according to cyber security experts. But what are the red flags and how can you tell if an SMS, a website or even a social media post is genuine? Host Felicity Glover is joined by Salah Suleiman, the UAE sales manager at<b> </b>internet content security company Trend Micro<b>,</b> who talks about online fraud and how to protect your hard-earned money. Hosted by <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/topics/Author/felicity-glover/">Felicity Glover</a> Produced by Arthur Eddyson and Ayesha Khan
