Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church warns of imposter offering prayers for cash

Wednesday, May 15, 2019
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Lakewood Church is issuing a warning to social media users who may have received a fraudulent Facebook comment from an account spoofing Joel Osteen Ministries.

The Facebook comment warns that the recipient's prayer request account has not been activated and will require a monthly donation for activation.
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The imposter's comment explains that the recipient can pay a monthly donation of $24.99 for three prayer requests per month or $49.99 a month to become a "Platinum Prayer Request" member, giving the account holder access to over 10 prayer requests a month.



Lakewood Church posted a screenshot of the comment on their Facebook page and warned the public that it is fake.
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Joel Osteen Ministries said it never requests money for prayer, and that you can submit free prayer requests at joelosteen.com.

A representative from Lakewood Church sent ABC13 Eyewitness News the following statement:
Joel Osteen Ministries never requests money for prayer. The image being circulated is from an impostor account and did not come from Joel Osteen Ministries.

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