Show HN: CallSitter – bot that answers my calls and wastes scammers' time
github.comAnyone else get a lot of dumb scam calls?
These days I mostly get them on my mobile. I used to just ignore them, but then I got fed up and built a bot that answers my calls and wastes their time.
It runs on OpenAI Live 1. Jev classifies each call as spam, scam or genuine and steers the bot accordingly.
Works like a charm. All my calls go to the bot now.
I can also steer it from Telegram mid-call.
In this one the bot ended up accusing the scammer of being an AI :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpuTzRg8_fU
if you pick these calls up it proves you are a real number and will get more calls
instead, have your AI answer as "jacks Pzza" or "office depot headquarters boise ID" and they will re-classify your number.
if you want to fight for your number you have to start thinking of your phone number as part of a giant global database and convince the big data brokers you are not who you say you are
Good point but it's just fun to listen the recordings. Easy to tune the prompt like that once I get bored with it.
Also, I am not sure how this business works. I assume they buy leaked data then fish around. So every buyer or new breach brings new wave?
Anyway, I'm just happy to waste their time. Thogh someone said that sometimes they are paid per the hour. Ultimately I still contributing to make it less profitable and less time to harass others.
Used to be true but these days there’s enough data on real numbers it doesn’t matter. I get 8 calls a day now across two lines. Every day. Exact same time exact same ai voicemail.
I pick up and wait for itto click. They dont care. These are automated dialers. You will stay on the list if it doesnt pick up.
In theory, sure. But not answering makes your value higher. It will never take you off the list.
I am pretty sure the two police scam attempts I uploaded are real people.
There are more , one guy spent almost an hour talking with the bot, even called back when the bot hang up because of the time limits I put on (it says I gotta go sorry). It played so well all the way, like pretending to search for email in spam folder, looking for a pen etc. :)
And a few automated crap AI like the add me on what's app and a whatever crypto bot.
Good video, but the Callsitter repository returns a 404.
ouch, thx! Should be fixed now, I forgot to set it to public
That video was lit.. hahaha