Waking into a Nightmare

These scammers don’t go after your reason. They go after your nervous system. They don’t rely on logic — they rely on panic, shame, isolation, and moral horror.

By Indy Staff May 14, 2025

3 min read

It began like any ordinary morning. Coffee, sunlight, the low hum of waking up. I was on Facebook, my mind still a little hazy, when I clicked on a harmless-looking ad.

And then — chaos.

Alarms. Sirens. A pop-up screaming that my MacBook Pro had been breached, that I needed to call “Apple Support” immediately. I did. That one decision opened a door I can’t quite close.