Dave, right, passed away in February (Image: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock) Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter More Newsletters Subscribe Please enter a valid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show me See Our Privacy Notice See Our Privacy Notice × Group 28 Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Hairy Bikers star Si King has urged fans to be vigilant after a fake fundraising page was created pretending to be him and asking for donations to
cancer charities following the sad death of his best friend , Dave Myers. Last month, Dave sadly passed away aged 66 after a battle with cancer. He first shared his diagnosis two years ago. Si was by Dave's side alongside his family when he passed away and has been heartbroken by the loss of his co-star, and now cruel scammers are using his name to ask for fake donations for Dave's family, writes The Mirror. Sharing a message on the official Hairy Bikers'
Facebook page, Si said: "Many of you have been emailing us pointing out that fake profiles are appearing on Facebook and Instagram, the latest one is of Si King. Our Team has been desperately trying to get Meta, the owners of Facebook and
Instagram to remove these fake profiles for the past 2 weeks without success. Read More Related Articles Hairy Bikers Dave Myers final TV appearance to air tonight with heartbreaking last words Read More Related Articles Hairy Biker star Dave Myers' heartbreaking final moments with best mate Si King "Below is a screenshot of a fake page. You will notice that it doesn't have a 'Blue Tick' next to the name 'Si King'. There are instances where a 'post' has a link to a
Bitcoin scam asking for donations to a cancer charity in the name of Dave Myers. Rest assured, this is not genuine in any shape or form. "How you can help us, firstly, if you have fallen for the fake profile and currently 1000 have, please unfollow this profile page as your information can be sold on. Secondly, please report the fake profile to Facebook. "This is done by clicking on the 3 dots, at the top-right of the offending page. This will open a dropdown box and from there you will see an option to 'Find support or report' Then select ' Pretending to be something' then select 'Celebrity'. Please type in 'Hairy Bikers' and you will see our page name appear in the box. Then please 'Send'. Dave and Si recorded a final series together as they travelled the west of the
UK (Image: PA) "To add to the confusion, the people behind the scam are copying posts that we are genuinely uploading to our own page. If you all join in and report the fake, Facebook may wake up when they see some 600,000 reports in their inbox. #MarkZuckerberg take note We gratefully appreciate your help and kindness. Help us drop this. It's not in the name of the Hairy Bikers. Shocking Meta's lack of action." Si's representatives have been contacted for comment. Top TV news Loose
Women star quits show BGT's Jonathan and Charlotte now Anna Richardson wants to get married Kate reveals Derek's last request The heartless scam comes after Dave's final scenes on the show aired weeks after his death. Fans got emotional tuning into the last episode of The Hairy Bikers Go West on Monday as Dave and Si discussed their love and admiration for each other in touching scenes. Dave was shown delighting in the fact he and Si had completed their trip around the west coast of the UK together - as he shared his fears that he would not survive his cancer battle. He said on screen: "At the start, when I found out I was sick, I didn't think I'd ever ride a motorbike again…” Si said: “We planned to go west mate, and we've made it.” And Dave replied: “We have, and it's been tough at times.” He later said: "I had chemotherapy all the time we've been filming. It hasn't been easy... but we've got there, and it's just a wonderful feeling." Join the Daily Record
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