Phishing Scams often occur when someone fakes the identity of someone you know by using their name with a different email address. You can check the email address before opening a message. Gmail Can Display the Full Email Address of a Sender   In Gmail's Inbox,hover over the sender's name to see their email address displayed. Confirm that the email address is one you are familiar with before you click on the message. Check if a Mail Message is Authenticated If you see a question mark next to the sender's name, the message isn't authenticated. When an email isn't authenticated, that means Gmail doesn't know if the message is coming from the person who appears to be sending it. If you see this, be careful about replying or downloading any attachments. See this webpage on how to check Gmail messages. Trace an email with its full headers In Gmail you can see where the email came from by looking at its headers, including how it got from the sender to the recipient's mail servers. Here are the instructions to see the full headers of the email. If you receive any suspicious emails, it is best not to click on them, and never click on their embedded links or attachments. Instead, send a message to "help@meadowbrook-ma.org" to let the tech department know and we will help you with it. Apple's Suggestions for Avoiding Phishing Schemes Here's instructions from Apple computer about ways to avoid phishing schemes.

Here's a link to Apple's website providing instructions for setting up two-factor authentication for your AppleID on multiple Apple devices, ie your laptop, iPad, and/or iPhone.

Password protection is important for the data security of your laptop, iPad, and mobile phone. Apple Laptops: Setting up a Secure System using Password Protection First, Look at your Apple Menu -> About This Mac to find out which version of the Operating System you are using, ie: The instructions vary depending on which version of the system software you are running. At the top of many of Apple's User Guide pages there's the option to choose your version of the Operating System: Setting up your AppleID on your laptop. Setting up a secure password on your laptop Asking for a password after waking your laptop Security and your AppleID What to do if you forgot your Apple password Apple iOS: Setting up a Secure System on an iPad or iPhone using Password Protection Learn how to set, change, and use your passcode on your iPad or iPhone. Setting up Touch ID on your iPad or iPhone Use FaceID on your iPad Pro or iPhone If you forgot your Passcode on your iPhone