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Remote Access Fraud

The use of remote access software in committing crime online is not very well
known, let alone how easily criminals use this method to attack unassuming
victims.

Remote access scams occur where online business and individual accounts are
compromised by cyber criminals and Police Scotland wish to raise awareness of this.

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