The team behind the Hairy Bikers have issued an 'urgent' warning to fans following the tragic death of Dave Myers. The much-loved TV chef died at the age of 66 last month after a brave battle against cancer. His co-star and best friend Si King announced the sad news in a heartbreaking message shared on
Social Media, in which he confirmed he, Dave's wife Liliana Orzac, his family and close friend David were all by his side as he sadly passed on February 28. It was decided after his death that Dave and Si's latest cookery series, Hairy Bikers Go West, would continue to air in his memory and the final episode of the series aired on Tuesday night (March 19) marking Dave's last onscreen appearance as the duo complete their tour of Devon and Dorset before they shared an emotional moment. READ MORE: Rochelle Humes reveals her and husband Marvin's 'rule' as she's told she's 'not to be underestimated' Join our
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BREAKING News group by clicking this link But ahead of the show airing, the team behind the duo issued an 'urgent' warning to fans over scam fundraising pages impersonating Si and urging donations to
cancer charities after the death of his close friend. A post on the Hairy Bikers official
Facebook page reads: "Everyone at the Hairy Bikers Management Team is deeply saddened with the passing of Dave Myers. He will be deeply missed by all of us. However, we now urgently need your help!" A letter is then attached which reads: "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. 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." The post continued: "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'. "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."