A top energy executive has been conned out of £200,000 by cyber scammers who used artificial intelligence to mimic his boss's voice. The UK boss of an unnamed energy firm was tricked into transferring the money following a phone call from that appeared to come from his boss at the German parent company, the Mail on Sunday reported. The scam, which used so-called deep fake technology to defraud the energy giant, is believed to be the first of its type. In the elaborate con, the UK boss was told to make an urgent transfer of funds to a Hungarian bank account. The manager was told the money would be replaced the following day, but grew suspicious when the payment did not arrive.