FabSwingers.com forum: AI "granny" pissing off scammers

By *uck-Me-Hard-Scotland-M2M OP Man
5 days ago

Barnhill (outside Dundee)

Media Group Virgin Media / O2 have developed an Artificial Intelligence 'granny' to frustrate scammers, posting "her" telephone number on sites known to be scraped by scammers. Apparently "she" has kept some of them on the line for up to 40 minutes.

Links below for the write-up in the Guardian about it that someone sent me plus a link to a short BBC Sounds "5 minutes on" I came across when I went rummaging. It is beneficial to read the article before listening to the audio

You don't need to register etc to read. If asked, just scroll down and click on "I'll do it later". Similarly press X to close any banners pleading for money

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/feb/04/ai-granny-scammers-phone-fraud

This six minute audio - same topic - on the BBC is worth a listen but you will have to log in to your BBC account to listen. The same one you would use for iPlayer or BBC Sounds etc. One BBC Account fits all

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0k4lbnw

By *ophieslutTV/TS
5 days ago

Central

It's cute but I'm guessing that its subtleties of an aged person may be lost on a lot of overseas callers, where these farms of spammers are typically based.

I liked the person in the news a couple of years ago, who only had a premium rate phone number published for them, so enjoyed speaking on the phone, as they were getting paid.

You don't need to do much speaking, if you have to put the phone down, keeping them waiting, whilst you have to go away, to find stuff., as they have to hang on.

By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
5 days ago

East Sussex

I want to know why they chose an old woman

I would really like to see much more emphasis on making people more aware of how scammers operate.

I reported a scam to the police when my mum got caught the first time. An officer called me back and told me it was a legitimate company!

By *bi HaiveMan
Forum Mod
5 days ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

I wondered why Granny had been quieter on here of late.

Obvs busy battling the scammers....😂😂