Earlier this month, Energy Secretary Rick Perry spoke by phone for more than 20 minutes with a man he thought was Volodymyr Groysman, the prime minister of Ukraine. They talked about coal exports and sanctions against Russia, the Paris climate accord and a Russian natural gas project. By all accounts, the tone of the conversation was positive.

The only problem was that Mr. Perry was not actually talking with the prime minister of Ukraine.

Like several other politicians and public figures before him, Mr. Perry, whose department manages the United States’ nuclear program, had been duped by international pranksters. In this case, it was Vladimir Krasnov and Alexei Stolyarov, a pair of comedians known as the Jerky Boys of Russia.

It all made for a snicker-worthy story when the audio was posted online. But Mr. Perry was not alone in falling for a high-profile prank call. Here are a few other victims.

Sarah Palin, 2008

On Nov. 1, 2008, just a few days before Barack Obama defeated Senator John McCain in the presidential election, Sarah Palin, Mr. McCain’s running mate, received a call from a Canadian comedian posing as President Nicolas Sarkozy of France.