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Scams Awareness Newsletter July 2026

Please find the attached the latest newsletter from Age UK.

Published: 28 July 2026

a golden padlock sitting on top of a keyboard

This months advice is scareware – a common online scam designed to make you panic into believing your computer has been infected with viruses or hacked by criminals.

These warnings can look very convincing, using the logos of trusted companies such as Microsoft, Apple, McAfee or Norton, but in most cases, they are completely fake.

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