British Foreign Secretary David Cameron Falls Victim to Hoax Call from 'Petro Poroshenko'
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron had a video call and exchanged messages with someone claiming to be former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, but it was later determined to be a hoax.
The interactions raised suspicions and an investigation confirmed they were fake.
No details of the conversation were disclosed, except that the caller asked for contact information.
Cameron is making the hoax public to prevent manipulation and ensure others are aware of the risk.
The British Foreign Secretary, David Cameron, was tricked into having messages and a video call with someone pretending to be former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
The foreign office confirmed that the interactions were a hoax.
This is not the first time a British foreign minister has fallen victim to a hoax; in 2018, then-Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson had similar interactions with a hoax caller posing as the Armenian prime minister.
No details of the conversation were disclosed, except that the caller asked for contact information.
Cameron is making the hoax public to prevent manipulation and ensure others are aware of the risk.
The British Foreign Secretary, David Cameron, was tricked into having messages and a video call with someone pretending to be former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
The foreign office confirmed that the interactions were a hoax.
This is not the first time a British foreign minister has fallen victim to a hoax; in 2018, then-Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson had similar interactions with a hoax caller posing as the Armenian prime minister.
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