Fakebook Donations to Christians

Christians and Christian ministers are now being targeted by money scammers, using facebook and other social media networks as a hub for their theft. It’s possible for the scammers to entice an unsuspecting pastor or other Christian into believing their scam, particularly those who have openly expressed some form of money request to the public for a “work of god”.  These social media scammers will use real photographs and real names, giving what appears to be a valid business or house address. More recent fake addresses originate in France and because scammers have become much more divisive, they usually don’t tell you how much they will donate to your cause. However, they will try to make you believe that your cause has been put on their heart and that they want to finance God’s work. The social media scammers also use personal email addresses such as msn or gmail, thereby making them look genuine. After the scammer has your confidence, they will then direct you to their banker for you to make the enquiry.

Once you have contacted the bank, there are several ways to spot a thief trying to scam. One way is to look at the email address to ensure that it originates from a valid corporation; another is to check the telephone numbers and reject any which appear to be directed to a mobile phone. Also anyone requesting any money from you to open an account prior to you receiving your donation from them should be rejected. Never, ever give personal details over the internet to anyone other than a trusted partner and surely don’t dive money.

Scammers have become so sophisticated that they are now also using real bank employee names who are presently employed in world elite banks such as Credit Suisse or Bank Paribas and many others also, so when you check, you may actually come up with a real person and a real telephone number. In this instance, the email address will usually catch the fraudster.

For Christian ministers who have been praying for their “pot of gold miracle” you will be utterly disappointed.

Facebook and other social media have strict regulations regarding fraud and anyone who suspects that fraud is being attempted on them should contact their network administrators and police immediately if they know who the perpetrators are.