A retired RCMP officer is warning residents of Prince Edward Island to be wary of…
Man posed as spiritual healer, defrauded clients with his wife
Police west of Toronto say a husband and wife duo has been charged with fraud after the man allegedly posed as a spiritual healer and accepted money for his services. She allegedly used her position as a case worker for Peel Region’s Ontario Works Assistance...
‘Psychic’ mail fraud scheme tied to Canada shut down
The U.S. Department of Justice has shut down an international psychic direct mail scheme that it alleges bilked “vulnerable” Americans out of more than $180 million (U.S.) with guarantees of winning lottery numbers and a “New Life.” Connected to the scheme are two...
Frauds by Spiritualists and Psychics – Conscious versus Unconscious Fraud
The Toronto Star published a story yesterday titled “US Prosecutors Say They’ve Shut Down a Psychic Mail Fraud Scheme Tied to Canada”.[1] It states that Canadians were targeted in a psychic direct mail scheme it alleges scammed at least one million Americans out of...
Canada’s witch trials: Fake sorcerers and sham psychics
A little-used law that cracks down on “pretend witchcraft” remains in force more than a century after its enactment, but cities across Canada are still crawling with sham conjurers, fake sorcerers and fraudulent psychics. “I think the rarity of the charge comes down...
Psychic in cash scam: Madam Meline
Madam Meline or Sabrina Evon made several psychic fraud victims by promising them financial ruin, life in a wheelchair and the suffering of their children if they didn’t pay her to pray for them. One elderly woman was even forced to sell her house to stump up the...