In its announcement, the Australian Archdiocese informs about the appearance of fake e-mail accounts, as well as fake profiles/pages on Facebook, which illegally use the name, title or photos of Archbishop Australia. Makarios and begs recipients of emails under his name, to evaluate their content and Facebook users to ignore content with its details.

The Archdiocese’s announcement in detail:

The Holy Archdiocese of Australia wishes to inform its Christian crew and the broader audience on the re-emergence of fake e-mail accounts, as well as fake profiles/pages on Facebook Social Networking, His Eminence Archbishop Australia Makarios.

Concerning social media, it is clarified that His Holiness Makarios has a single account on Instagram (www.instagram.com/archbishop_makarios/), and no one on Facebook. Consequently, Facebook users are kindly requested to ignore profiles or pages carrying details by Archbishop Australia, and apart from any interaction with them, and in particular from providing their personal data.

Also, potential recipients of emails from accounts bearing the name and title of His Eminence are requested as they evaluate the content of the messages, while at the same time checking the sender’s email address. They may contact the offices of the Holy Archdiocese by phone, if they find it necessary.

On the case of counterfeit electronic accounts with details of Archbishop Australia Makarios, the appropriate actions are taken to the competent authorities.