More than £50 million was lost last year to scams where victims are tricked into handing over control of their computer or smartphone to criminals

New data from Action Fraud, the national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime, reveals that 20,144 people fell victim to scams where they were persuaded to grant criminals remote access to their device.

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Victims reported losing a total of £57,790,384 – an average loss of £2,868 per victim.

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