Apate's AI bots waste phone scammers' time and gather intel on them

Australian company Apate has spent two years building a system of roughly 350,000 AI bots that answer scam calls, keep fraudsters talking for hours, and collect intelligence. Used by banks with telecom support, the platform has gathered over 250,000 pieces of data on scammers, from scam URLs to money mule accounts.

• Apate runs around 350,000 AI bots to engage phone scammers
• Over 250,000 pieces of scammer intelligence collected in real time
• Bot conversations with scammers often last more than two hours
• Bots mimic varied personas, languages, and contact channels