Betrüger, der 175 Millionen US-Dollar im Rahmen eines „massiven“ psychischen Betrugsprogramms betrogen hat, zu 10 Jahren Haft verurteilt

> Among Runner’s scams, his companies sent letters, falsely purported to be individualized, to millions of people. The correspondence, written in cursive, was seemingly from the famed French psychic Maria Duval and promised the recipient an “opportunity to achieve great wealth and happiness with the psychic’s assistance”, according to the US Department of Justice.

>Recipients were often “elderly and vulnerable” people and were encouraged to send a fee to Runner’s company for an “astral-clairvoyant forecast”. Once payment had been made, the recipient would then receive dozens of additional letters, all seemingly personalized, requesting additional fees. They were also asked to mail back personal items, such as locks of hair, palm prints and photos – “to conduct additional personalized rituals and astrological services”, according to the indictment.

Guy was a scumbag but this is on par with the Nigerian scam as far as believability goes—people need to remind elderly parents about these kinds of schemes. But after seeing similar news stories, I don’t think it’s just the elderly getting scammed.

Ah, US case. I was a bit confused as Canada doesn’t punish fraudsters–or anyone really.

anyone who gives their money to a psychic did just that – gave them their money. Holy moly people. Use your brains