David Cameron Falls For Hoax Call, Thought It Was Ex Ukraine President: Report

David Cameron held a video call and exchanged text messages with someone who impersonated former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, according to the BBC.

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron held a video call and exchanged text messages with someone who impersonated former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, according to the BBC.

A spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said that the call took place in recent days and was "brief" but did not elaborate on the party behind the impersonation or how they had Cameron's contact details, the news service reported.

Cameron became suspicious after the caller requested contact details, the BBC said.