The "Mayor of Kyiv" fake cards even cheated the mayor of the three European countries, and some people didn't even find something wrong.

According to the Associated Press report on the 25th, Klinco, the mayor of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, issued a warning that day that some people were communicating with officials from various countries in his name, including three European Mayor. Make video calls with the real Clecinke.

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The report quoted Clecinke in an interview with the German "Photo": "The fake Mayor Kyiv contacted several mayor in Europe, and he has been saying ridiculous words. This is a crime. It must be urgently investigated who planned this matter. ","

The Associated Press said that the office of the mayor of Berlin Ji Fei revealed on Twitter on the evening of the 24th that she interrupted the call after the remarks and questions of "Kyiv Mayor" made her doubt. The "process and topic of the conversation" caused Ji Fei to be vigilant, but her office did not explain in detail about it.

The office posted a photo that showed the mayor of the German capital and "Klinco" on the big screen. The office said that at the beginning, "there was no evidence that the video conference was not performed with a real person. From the signs of later, (the other's image) was deep forgery (deepfake, refers to deep face change technology). "Ji Fei office said the police are investigating the incident.

It is reported that Madrid Mayor Almeida also interrupted a video call with men who claimed to be "Klinco" on the 24th. The Spanish capital mayor suspects that he is not talking to the real Kyiv Mayor and has called the police.

The Associated Press quoted the Austrian Public Broadcasting Corporation ORF reported that Vienna Mayor Ludwi also received a call from the "Klinkee" who had replaced it before, but he did not hang up halfway because he did not notice any suspicious behavior. Essence

Ludwig said in an interview with the media that "there was no difficult topic in the call."

The Associated Press said that it is unclear who has been planned by these calls, and it is not clear what the means that these mayor thinks that they are talking to the real Clecinke.

On Saturday, Ji Fei said that her call with the fake mayor means "we will have to be more strict in the future." She also claimed that using the counterfeit "Clecinke" was "a means of modern war", and she should refer to the Russian -Ukraine conflict that has lasted for 4 months.

According to the Associated Press, Clecinke found that it was done by Russia. He wrote in a post on the social media Telegram, "Friends! The enemy is not relaxed and watched the war on various fronts -especially the particularity Swarn Ukraine politicians through false information. This is for Ukraine and European partners to quarrel, not to help Ukraine. "

In an interview with the "Photo", Klinco warned other European officials that if someone claims to contact them on behalf of his office, be careful. "Please pay attention to how I arrange a meeting in the future. The official dialogue can only be carried out through official channels," he said.

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