‘백악관 비서실장 사칭’에 속은 새 영국 총리, 문자까지 주고받았다

New UK Prime Minister Andie Burns has been duped into communicating with someone posing as Scottish National Security Advisor Siân Willes, it has emerged. The incident, reported by multiple officials to the media, occurred just days after Burns took office. According to multiple sources quoted by Politico Europe, Burns exchanged "several messages" with the person pretending to be Willes.

The nature of the messages is unclear, but a source told Politico they were "meaningless." The Prime Minister's Office declined to comment on any national security matters. Politico further stated that the UK government had conveyed its concerns to the US Embassy in Washington and suggested that Willes' personal phone may have been hacked.

This is not the first time Willes has been targeted; last year, several US senators, governors, and CEOs fell victim to the "fake Siân Willes" scam, with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigating. The suspicious overseas calls reportedly included both official-sounding messages and inquiries about Trump-related matters.

Burns' exact date of interaction with the impersonator remains uncertain. Just last month, newly appointed Italian Prime Minister Ursula Meloni spent 13 minutes talking to "fake" Russians posing as a foreign correspondent before she was publicly humiliated and forced to resign. In another recent incident, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was duped into a call with Russians posing as President Vladimir Zelenskyy of Ukraine.