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Apate sends AI agents undercover to gather fraud intelligence from scammers

Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence

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Apate.ai deploys thousands of AI agents posing as potential victims to engage scammers across calls, messages, email, and the web, gathering intelligence for banks, telecom companies, government agencies, and utilities. The company says its agents have consumed 17 years of scammers’ time across 2.5 million conversations. Customers receive scam analytics and can assign missions such as obtaining bank account numbers or crypto-wallet addresses.

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