Once the scammer is in to the computer and personal details are given by the victim on line bank accounts can be accessed and significant amounts of money lost, money you may well never get back. BT has taken action to prohibit several popular remote desktop clients following a spate of frauds committed against UK broadband users . Fake ISP support agents have contacted users and encouraged them to install a remote desktop client to allow access to their computer and data , purportedly to fix a problem such as a security issue . The incidents have prompted police warnings . TalkTalk has banned a number of remote desktop clients in response to the scams , although users can request to have them reinstated .
BT has taken action to prohibit several popular remote desktop clients following a spate of frauds committed against UK broadband users . Fake ISP support agents have contacted users and encouraged them to install a remote desktop client to allow access to their computer and data , purportedly to fix a problem such as a security issue . The incidents have prompted police warnings . TalkTalk has banned a number of remote desktop clients in response to the scams , although users can request to have them reinstated .