The Holy Archdiocese of Australia has issued a public warning following incidents of deceptive emails being sent from a fraudulent account using the name and title of Archbishop Makarios. The email, sent from the address myofficreplymail409@gmail.com, falsely claims to be from the Archbishop and has been used in attempts to deceive recipients.
The Archdiocese is urging all faithful and the general public to remain vigilant and avoid falling victim to this identity theft scheme.
The fraudulent messages should be ignored, and recipients are advised to carefully scrutinise any such communications.
No personal information should be provided if requested in these emails.
In case of doubt, individuals are encouraged to contact the Holy Archdiocese directly via phone to verify the authenticity of any communication.
The Archdiocese has reported the matter to the relevant authorities and is actively pursuing the investigation into this case of identity theft.
For further updates and assistance, the public is advised to stay informed through official channels.
