Conned imam rips ‘mosque-erader’

A phony real-estate broker was shamed Wednesday by a Harlem imam for stealing $50,000 that it took congregants the past 30 years to raise, as the con man was sentenced to three to six years in prison.

Imam Al-Hajj Talib ‘Abdur-Rashid, from the Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood on West 113th Street, recalled how scammer Dan Stern “exploited our dream” of buying a new site when he conned them.

“We collected and saved the money of mostly poor people while praying for the opportunity of growth and expansion,” ‘Abdur-Rashid said in Manhattan Supreme Court.

In all, Stern, 52, swiped $250,000 from victims he duped into believing he was an authentic real-estate agent or lawyer between 2014 and 2015.

He pulled off the scam by opening up Harlem Village Reality on East 126th Street and advertising properties for sale — unbeknownst to the true owners and without their permission.

The properties included two churches and several other buildings that were facing foreclosure or were badly in need of repairs.

Stern convinced interested buyers to hand over down payments, which he pocketed. “The property was bait in a trap of lies and deceit,” said the imam, as Stern hung his head. “He has devastated all of us.”

Stern pleaded guilty in September to multiple fraud charges.