Cointelegraph August 19, 2026

200,000 fake AI ‘victims’ deployed to scam bait online fraudsters

200,000 fake AI ‘victims’ deployed to scam bait online fraudsters

200,000 fake AI ‘victims’ deployed to scam bait online fraudsters

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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