Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish -
Urgent Message
We have received several messages from people indicating that they have been texted by a scammer impersonating Fr Peter.
Please do not respond to this scammer or do anything they instruct.
The person sends a text saying they are Fr Peter and that he cannot ring as he is in a meeting but please help me buy gift cards for a sick person.
This is definitely a scam.
The priests of this parish would not ask people to buy gift cards or send money.
We only have the usual collections and appeals via church for official purposes.
Don't even reply to the SMS or email if you get one. You could report it to your phone provider or internet provider.
We do not solicit money or gifts - and please warn anyone else who might not receive this message.,
Yours Sincerely,
Fr pk
(PS, the same applies to any other priest or member of the church, we would not be seeking money or gifts and you would be advised not to respond to these sneaky scams).
(Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish sends these emails in order to speedily keep in touch with parishioners, including for the occasional urgent/emergency emails affecting parish schedules (which has come in handy already for several unexpected events in the past - which people were grateful to receive quickly - So, we ask that you please consider keeping subscribed to this mailing list, as it helps us keep in touch in all sorts of changing situations. We have had times when parishioners said they did not know of an important development within the parish and it turns out that they had opted out of this central email).
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