New case of fake phone call to a Western politician. British Foreign Secretary David Cameron was the victim of a fake call from an impostor posing as the former president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenkoas confirmed by the Foreign Office.
An official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of United Kingdom revealed on Friday night, according to local media reports this Saturday, that Cameron and the impersonator Several telephone messages were also exchanged..
Although the video call seemed “clearly to be with Poroshenko, after the conversation the conservative politician he began to have suspicions“.
The conversation was interrupted when the faker asked for contact details, after which Cameron stopped responding.
The British Foreign Office does not clarify when this brief call took place or The identity of the author has not been disclosed either. nor how they were able to contact the former Conservative British Prime Minister directly.
“Manipulation of the information environment is increasingly present. Although (Cameron) regrets his mistake, the minister believes that it is important to denounce this behavior and increase efforts to combat this misinformation,” according to Foreign Affairs.
Poroshenko was president of Ukraine between 2014 and 2019 and during his time in power, He and Cameron had multiple exchanges and they met at several international meetings.
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