Tyler Perry Warns Fans of Facebook Scammers Using his Name

Emily Jones
07-12-2018

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Hollywood producer and actor Tyler Perry is warning fans not to fall for Facebook scams claiming that he is giving away free prizes.

"I am not giving away anything on Facebook. I am not giving away any money," he says in a Facebook video that has reached more than five million people. "Do not give your information away to any of these people. Do not give them anything. And I don't know who they are, but every day we have to get 10, 20, 30 of these things shut down on Facebook."

Scammers are allegedly creating unofficial Facebook pages using Perry's name. The fake posts claim the actor is giving away money, homes, and cars for free.

Perry says he is "a giver" and has given cars and houses to those close to him, but he's afraid the Facebook scammers are simply ripping people off.

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Emily
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Emily Jones is a multi-media journalist for CBN News in Jerusalem. Before she moved to the Middle East in 2019, she spent years regularly traveling to the region to study the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, meet with government officials, and raise awareness about Christian persecution. During her college years, Emily served as president of Regent University's Christians United for Israel chapter and spoke alongside world leaders at numerous conferences and events. She is an active member of the Philos Project, an organization that seeks to promote positive Christian engagement with the Middle
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