Home Secretary Amber Rudd targeted by email hoax

Home Secretary Amber Rudd targeted by email hoax

Home Secretary Amber Rudd was tricked into a brief email exchange with a prankster who impersonated the PM's new communications chief Robbie Gibb.

The hoaxer, who has previously fooled White House officials, managed to communicate with the minister before she spotted the windup.

According to The Guardian, he emailed her using her publicly-available contact details and she replied from her private email address.

The Home Office played down the trick.

"The home secretary does not use her personal email address to discuss government business," a Home Office source said.
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