Salvation Ministries founder David Ibiyeomie has warned internet fraudsters against bringing proceeds from online fraud into the church during a recent sermon.
The cleric spoke during a recent sermon, describing internet fraud as stealing and warning fraudsters against bringing such proceeds into church.
Ibiyeomie said the act remained wrong regardless of how it was presented, stressing that money belonging to another person could not legitimately become one’s own through deception.
“Yahoo is stealing. I don’t care how you paint it. Whatever you take that belongs to somebody else is not your own; is stealing.”
He also warned Christians against maintaining close associations with people involved in internet fraud, urging those who knowingly did so to distance themselves.
Addressing alleged fraudsters within his congregation, the pastor said they should not bring money obtained through fraudulent activities as offerings to the church.
“If you are a Yahoo boy in this church, go to another church and give your offering. I don’t care how much you have. Go, go, go, because you are killing people,” he said.
The cleric further recounted the alleged death of a university professor who, according to him, lost his savings to internet fraudsters.
Ibiyeomie said the professor was among consultants who worked on one of the church’s project sites and allegedly lost all the money in his bank account before collapsing and dying.
He used the account to underscore the impact of internet fraud on victims and reiterated his call for Christians to reject fraudulent activities and proceeds.
Ademide Adebayo
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