200,000 fake AI ‘victims’ deployed to scam bait online fraudsters
Cointelegraph· Cointelegraph by Andrew Fenton· Aug 19, 2026 · 1:30 PM
Apate’s 200,000 fake AI ‘victims’ are so good at scam baiting, the company has a monthly KPI for how many F-bombs scammers drop at the infuriating bots.
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