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title: "200,000 AI 'victims' trick scammers, company monitors F-bombs as a metric for success in baiting fraudsters."
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description: "Apate has created 200,000 artificial intelligence entities that serve as fake \"victims\" for scams. These AI bots are highly effective at luring scammers, with the company tracking a monthly key performance indicator (KPI) for the number of expletives scammers direct towards the bots in frustration."
datetime: "2026-08-19T13:37:00.000Z"
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# 200,000 AI 'victims' trick scammers, company monitors F-bombs as a metric for success in baiting fraudsters.

Apate has created 200,000 artificial intelligence entities that serve as fake "victims" for scams. These AI bots are highly effective at luring scammers, with the company tracking a monthly key performance indicator (KPI) for the number of expletives scammers direct towards the bots in frustration.

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