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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Dani Oh

New UK PM Andy Burnham Targeted in Ongoing Trump Aide Impersonation Scam That Once Hit US Senators

The UK prime minister was contacted by a Susie Wiles impersonator as scrutiny grows over Trump aide scams (Credit: andy.burnham/Instagram)

Britain's new prime minister, Andy Burnham, was drawn into an exchange with someone posing as US President Donald Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles, in an incident serious enough for the British embassy in Washington to alert the White House.

Burnham became suspicious that the contact was not genuine and the exchange was reported to the appropriate authorities, according to officials cited by POLITICO.

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