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title: "AI bots posing as scam victims have wasted 17 years of fraudsters’ time. Now this startup is expanding to the US"
date: 2026-10-19
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description: "Traditional approaches to scam defence rely on after-the-fact intelligence,” Apate.ai says on its website. “Our approach is different. Rather than reacting after the damage is done, we put our armies ..."
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# AI bots posing as scam victims have wasted 17 years of fraudsters’ time. Now this startup is expanding to the US

Traditional approaches to scam defence rely on after-the-fact intelligence,” Apate.ai says on its website. “Our approach is different. Rather than reacting after the damage is done, we put our armies ...

*Published: 2026-10-19*