Real criminals, fake victims: how chatbots are being deployed in the global fight against phone scammers

Photo caption: ‘We’re talking about real criminals making our lives miserable’ … Prof Dali Kaafar, from Macquarie University’s Cyber Security Hub, has developed AI victim bots to deter phone scam callers. Photo credit: Mike Bowers / The Guardian. Article by Tory Shepherd. The Guardian – July 6, 2024.

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A scammer calls, and asks for a passcode. Malcolm, an elderly man with an English accent, is confused.

“What’s this business you’re talking about?” Malcolm asks.

Another day, another scam phone call. […]

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