Apate's undercover AI agents get scammed, gather fraud intel
Decision Brief
What changedAustralian startup Apate.ai deploys thousands of AI agents posing as victims to interact with scammers and gather fraud intelligence for banks, telcos, and other clients.
Why it mattersTraditional anti-fraud stops scams after the fact, but Apate has AI agents actively converse with scammers to capture bank account numbers, crypto wallets, and other key details before victims are defrauded.
Who should careAgent builders
Affected stackNo specific stack identified
Source confidenceMedium · Reliable media or first-hand reporting
Apate's AI agents can answer scam calls, reply to suspicious texts and emails, click phishing links, and even join social media groups to lure scammers. The agents impersonate people of different ages, genders, and accents, engaging scammers in multiple languages. The company says its agent fleet has wasted 17 years of scammers' time across 2.5 million conversations, aiming to get scammers to reveal bank accounts, crypto wallets, phone numbers, malicious sites, and impersonated brands.
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