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Study analyzes 10,000+ scam calls using AI voice-agent honeypot

Researchers analyzed 10,211 scam and spam calls totaling 913 hours of audio, collected by an AI voice-agent honeypot that engaged callers to study their tactics. The dataset includes 330,956 transcribed turns from 5,780 distinct numbers over 54 days.

Source: arXiv · arxiv.org Published 2026-08-25T06:41:12+00:00 Detected 2026-08-26T05:20:23+00:00
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Researchers analyzed 10,211 scam and spam calls totaling 913 hours of audio, collected by an AI voice-agent honeypot that engaged callers to study their tactics. The dataset includes 330,956 transcribed turns from 5,780 distinct numbers over 54 days.

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Telephone fraud is pervasive and costly, but its inner workings are rarely observed at scale. We analyze a complete corpus of 10,211 inbound scam and spam calls -- 913 hours of audio and 330,956 transcribed turns from 5,780 distinct numbers -- collected over 54 days by an AI voice-agent honeypot that answered...

This large-scale analysis provides rare insight into the methods and patterns of telephone fraud, which is widespread and costly. Understanding these tactics can inform better detection and prevention strategies against scam calls.

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