A preacher convicted of fraud for selling ‘plague protection kits’ during the pandemic is now offering holy oil that promises ‘divine support in legal battles’.
Climate Wiseman was previously given a one-year suspended jail term for flogging the fake Covid treatments.
The self-styled South London ‘bishop’ was stripped of his charitable status – but still sells £1,000 deliverance programmes and a range of ‘anointed oils’.
They include ‘Anointed Oil For Court Cases’ which promises to be ‘the powerful ally that guides you toward a favourable outcome and the resolution you seek’.
Wiseman told Metro that the legal protection oil ‘does work,’ claiming followers had seen court cases ‘miraculously turn around in their favour’ after using it.
He continued: ‘It works very well with tribunals and a lot of immigration [cases]. We had a case of a lady whose case was declined completely, and she [now] has settled status.
‘You have young people who get taken into gangs and that oil is stopping them from being locked up. It’s changing their lives.’
The 50-year-old guards the recipe closely, claiming it’s ‘secret, just like KFC’s’.
Wiseman insists the oil’s divine power even helped him avoid jail after his own conviction.
He said: ‘There was a supernatural phenomenon because I was using that court oil.
‘Yes, I was found guilty, but I knew that would happen. Did I go to prison? No.’
Wiseman, born in South Africa, claims to have been spreading God’s word for 30 years, and have 300 followers at his Orpington church.
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He was convicted of fraud after a trial heard he’d sold £91 ‘divine plague protection kits’ to followers during the first lockdown in 2020.
The Charity Commission said he had ‘scammed vulnerable people’. The regulator shut down his Kingdom GB Charity and disqualified him from trusteeship for 15 years in 2024.
Then based in Southwark, he told his congregation they would ‘drop dead’ if they didn’t buy the concoctions — a mix of hyssop, cedarwood, olive oil and string.
Southwark Council slammed Wiseman’s ‘despicable actions’, ‘abuse of power’ and accused him of ‘dangerous profiteering’.
Wiseman told Metro he was forced to relocate to Orpington last year after neighbours raised noise complaints over his all-night ‘fire ceremonies’.
The preacher now claims he wants to help his followers beat the long arm of the law with his ‘anointed oil for court cases’.
The liquid, advertised for £15 a bottle, promises to ‘invoke divine support’ during court appearances, hearings and meetings with legal advisors.
His website says: ‘Are you facing a legal battle and seeking the strength to prevail? Let Court Victory Anointing Oil be your guiding light toward a favorable outcome and justice served.’
The website advertises a range of oils, supposedly designed to ensure ‘good marriage’, ‘better business’ and ‘unlimited success’, which cost up to £34.
The preacher is also advertising ‘deliverance programmes’ priced up to £1,000.
Buyers can expect a ‘full prophetic diagnosis’, a ’30-day deliverance plan’ and an e-book as part of the package.
Reflecting on his brushes with the law, Wiseman compared his struggles to the messiah’s.
He said: ‘It happened to Jesus, the founder of Christianity. He was crucified and they actually killed him. What has happened to me has made me a martyr.’
The National Secular Society said it was ‘concerned’ that charities were selling what it has previously described as ‘snake oil’.
While Climate Wiseman no longer operates as a charity, other religious organisations do and sell holy oil.
The Advertising Standards Authority did not comment on Wiseman’s business dealings specifically, but shared its general guidance.
The UK’s official advertising regulator said: ‘Advertisers of services that involve the prediction of the future, or the promise to make specific dreams come true, shouldn’t advertise their services in a way that is misleading or likely to exploit vulnerable people.
‘Claims that advertisers will successfully solve all problems, break curses, banish evil spirits, improve the health, wealth, love life, happiness or other circumstances of readers should be avoided because they are likely to be impossible to prove.’
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