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Netsafe's new chatbot to scam the scammers

Publish Date
Mon, 17 Jun 2024, 6:24pm
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Netsafe's new chatbot to scam the scammers

Publish Date
Mon, 17 Jun 2024, 6:24pm

Netsafe has launched an AI chat bot that will scam scammers.  

It lets people forward suspicious emails to Netsafe - which uses Chat GPT to start a never-ending conversation with the scammer. 

ReScam's first version was launched a few years ago, allowing simple exchanges. 

Netsafe CEO Brent Carey told Heather du Plessis-Allan “We've wasted six days of scammers time."

Carey said "I've got one on the hook -  we're up to 62 back and forwards."

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