Australian AI startup creates 'perfect victims' to bait scammers

Apate.ai bots keep swindlers tied up while eliciting information

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As scammers use AI to ensnare victims, companies like Apate.ai are using the technology to counter scams.

SHAUN TURTON

SYDNEY -- A man calling himself Dayton phones saying he's from Amazon. He informs the person on the line there has been suspicious activity on his account: someone paid $999.98 for a MacBook Pro to be delivered to San Diego, California.

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