The purpose of Daisy is to automate scambaiting, or the practice of intentionally wasting phone scammers time to keep them away from potential real victims as long as possible. Scammers use social engineering to exploit the naivety of the elderly, convincing them, for instance, that they owe back taxes and are about to be arrested if they dont wire funds immediately. When a scammer gets Daisy on the phone, however, theyre in for a long conversation that ultimately wont go anywhere. If they do...

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