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CHURCH MEMBERS VICTIMS OF AN ONLINE SCAM

SCAMMING MEMBERS IN THE NAME OF JESUS!! COPIED PASTOR'S LIKENESS-- Bishop Bronner never solicits funds online via Facebook

 

Church member(s) victims of online scam!! Olivia Burton, a longtime member of Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral, received (what she thought was)  a friend request from her pastor. Someone had copied her pastor’s (Bishop Dale C. Bronner) likeness and created a new Facebook account.  It included in the friend request was a message asking Burton to donate $3,000 to an orphanage…. Bishop Bronner never solicits funds online via Facebook… Burton called her church and they confirmed they had received several complaints about the Facebook imposter.

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“I think that is a sick sick person,” said Burton

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Burton tells FOX 5 she hopes to spread the word before someone less aware finds themselves out thousands of dollars.

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