On Tuesday evening, the administrators of the
Matthew Perry Foundation
announced that official communications would now be made only through the association's Facebook account.
“Please report imposter accounts and do not send donations through any channel other than MatthewPerryFoundation.org
,
”
it reads.
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In question, the recent hacking of
Matthew Perry
's X account followed by 1.5 million people.
Four months after the death of the American comedian in Los Angeles, hackers took control of this page to encourage subscribers to make cryptocurrency donations via a fraudulent site.
“Please do not make donations on this site and do not share these fraudulent publications on social networks
,” warned the Matthew Perry Foundation.
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Launched a few days after the death of Matthew Perry, this foundation
“embodies the lasting commitment”
of the American actor revealed in the series
Friends
to help people affected by addiction.
“We are guided by his words and experiences and inspired by his desire to make a difference in as many lives as possible
,” we can read on the official website.
The fraudulent message posted to Matthew Perry's X account has since been deleted and administration of it has been recovered.