TD Jakes’s Supporters Ripped-Off by Fake Facebook Pages
Bishop TD Jakes, pastor of the The Potter’s House church in Dallas, has been the subject of numerous scams from people seeking to profit from stealing his name.
His followers have a great deal of loyalty to the bishop and when he asks for money, they are willing to deliver. This led to Bishop Jakes and his team putting out a public service announcement warning Jakes’s supporters not to fall for the scams when they see them.
According to the Bishop he will NOT inbox you, accept your friend request, or ask for money through social media. So, if you think you’ve connected with TD Jakes, and find him being extra friendly with you on Facebook, please know that it’s not really him. You should also report this person to the authorities on Facebook so that no one else gets hurt.
One fake post from a false page, for example, showed a picture of a Mercedes Benz, surrounded by keys. Next to the picture was an image of Bishop Jakes, with the words: “Before January 30th 2015 you will get your own official car in Jesus name, Amen. Claim this prayer by typing AMEN AND SHARE.”
The page has many other status updates that refer to ways that people can get rich by doing what Bishop Jakes tells them to do.
Within a couple of days, the image of the Mercedes had been shared 23,000 times. The fake page had 75,000 likes and many loyal supporters who think they are hearing directly from Bishop Jakes. However, the page is not one of the pages listed in Bishop Jakes’ official Facebook pages.
When a public figure has the ability to convince people to give him all of their money, scammers from other countries often create false social media pages to dupe their followers into a number of schemes. Don’t make yourself into a victim.
