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Diocese of Austria: The TikTok account with the name of Metropolitan Arsenios is an online scamtranslated

July 9, 2026 · 1 min read

The Holy Diocese of Austria informs users not to follow accounts on TikTok that use the name or photo of Metropolitan Mr. Arseniou, as these accounts are fake. At the same time, the Holy Metropolis calls on the faithful not to respond to messages or requests from such fake accounts, while all legal measures are already being taken to prosecute these cases of online fraud.

The announcement of the Diocese of Austria in detail:

"We inform the users of the social networking medium TikTok that any account that uses the name, title or photo of the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Austria and Exarch of Hungary Mr. Arsenios, without the official approval of the Holy Metropolis, is false and is not connected in any way to the Holy Metropolis of Austria.

The faithful are requested not to follow, not to communicate and not to respond to messages or requests that come from such false accounts, which aim at misleading the public and abusing the identity of His Holiness.

The Holy Metropolis of Austria will take every legal action for the protection of the faithful and the...

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Илья Андреев

It’s a pity that such scammers are not embarrassed even by the metropolitan. In our group, a fake account also recently appeared with a photo of the rector’s father. It’s better to immediately block and not respond, as they say in the ad.

Григорий Семёнов

In Voronezh, this also happened to one priest from a neighboring church - the fake in the cart wrote on his behalf and asked “for needs.” You block immediately, and that’s it. The metropolis warned correctly, thank you.

Marek Šimko

Here in Michalovce, the same thing happened with one priest on Facebook, he begged for money "for repairs". I immediately reported it and blocked it. Good that the metropolis clearly wrote it so that people do not answer.

Olivia Lewis

Same thing happened here in Ottawa last year with a fake account using our bishop’s photo on Facebook. I just blocked it right away and reported it, like the Metropolis says. Good they put out a clear warning.