The Harm

Psychic Arrested for Scamming Woman Out of Inheritance

Police say Stevens, a licensed fortune teller, gave the woman an advertisement claiming she was a psychic. According to investigators, Stevens told the victim she could help her more but she needed $30 and the money would go to a church. Police say Stevens then asked for the victim’s full name, date of birth and cell phone number.

According to investigators, the following day, the victim traveled to Stevens’ home in Hebron. Police say while at the home, Stevens went on to say, someone put a curse on the victim’s family and that her sister and mother, who are both deceased, were in limbo.

Police say the victim went on to see Stevens six more times, in which the victim said that she had inherited over $100,000 from her mother. According to authorities, Stevens told the victim the bank was evil and told the victim to transfer $75,000 from her bank to a new account in a different bank.

According to the victim, Stevens claimed the name “Chase” came to her so she transferred the money to a new account at the Chevy Chase Bank in Rehoboth Beach, Del. After the transfer was complete, Stevens told the victim to withdraw $9,000, however she could only withdraw $3,000 a day because of set limits on cash withdraws.

After the first withdraw the victim went to the bank on March 28 and March 31 and withdrew $3,000 each day.

Police say Stevens then had the victim bring her the $6,000 so she could “cleanse” it of the evil. The victim gave Stevens the money and thought she was going to get it back, which she did not, police say.

According to police, Stevens then told the victim she needed to wire $59,400 from her bank account to Stevens’ bank account which she did on April 4. When she returned to Stevens’ house, Stevens told the victim her mother and sister are now free and everything was done, police say.

Investigators say normally the victim and Stevens spoke or saw each other every day but since that day the contact stopped. On April 19, the victim responded to Maryland and contacted Stevens to get the money back but was unsuccessful, police say.

Belief in psychics can get you scammed, belief in psychics and curses makes you even more vulnerable and in extreme circumstances can get you scammed out of 65 thousand dollars.

2 Naperville-area tarot card readers accused of ‘curse’ fraud

Two Naperville-area tarot card readers were being held in lieu of $750,000 bail each Monday on charges they convinced customers they were cursed, then offered expensive “counseling,” DuPage County authorities said.

Tracy Tan, 37, and Eric Tan, 34, were arrested Friday after police searched their Psychic Tarot Card Reading, at 9 S 275 Illinois Highway 59, according to the sheriff’s office. Eric Tan was charged with felony possession of fraudulent ID, and Tracy Tan was charged with eight felony counts, including theft, forgery and possession of fraudulent ID, police said.

I wander how many people would have believed them and payed the money to get rid of the curse?
Edit: heres a new article more information about the arrest.

Psychic didn’t see arrest coming

Desperate to reunite with his former girlfriend, a man from Illinois decided to answer an ad for a psychic.

It was an ad found on the back pages of newspapers and magazines.

But after wiring the psychic thousands of dollars and waiting three months, the man said his former girlfriend never reappeared.

But the alleged victim in this case did call, and after a lengthy investigation by HPD’s Major Offenders Division, 40-year-old Michelle Evans. She was charged with felony theft and, officials say, she is no stranger to police nor 11 News.

You see, Evans, who works out of this store front off Louetta, was arrested for committing a similar crime in 1994.

Court records obtained by 11 News this time reveal that from June through August of last year, the alleged victim sent Evans more than $72,000.

British tax payer money wasted on an exorsism

Council payed a psychic £60 to exorcise a house of ghosts.