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‘Evil spirit’ scam plagues Asian immigrants in NYC
Associated Press ^ | Jul 5, 2013 2:43 PM EDT | Colleen Long

Posted on 07/06/2013 9:17:28 AM PDT by Olog-hai

One woman was told by a fortune teller that her son was possessed by demons. Another was approached on a Chinatown street by a stranger who eerily claimed her daughter would die in two days. A third was informed that her dead husband was communicating from the grave, telling her to hand over thousands in cash. “Your son will die in a car accident—he is cursed,” a 65-year-old was told.

In each instance, the women bundled up cash and jewelry in a bag and gave it to strangers they’d just met—self-proclaimed spiritual healers. They were told the contents would be blessed in an effort to ward off evil spirits, bring good luck to the family or heal a sick child—they just have to wait a period of time to reopen it. When they do, they find water bottles, cough drops and beans. But no valuables.

Detectives say there has been a rash in New York of what’s known as an evil spirit or blessing scam, where older immigrant women, mostly Chinese, are swindled out of their valuables by clever scammers arriving from China who prey on superstition and fear. …

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1 posted on 07/06/2013 9:17:28 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

This sounds a lot like Algore’s “global warming” hoax and scam.


2 posted on 07/06/2013 9:19:39 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (If America is a nation of immigrants, where's my free stuff?)
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To: Olog-hai
No! It's true.

Many women were told that very detailed images of male genitalia would be showing up on their cell phones all thruout NYC.

Huma's husband could not be reached for comment.

3 posted on 07/06/2013 9:25:22 AM PDT by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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To: Olog-hai

Oh Please AP, ....0bama merely channels whoever is filling his pockets. No spine of his own, just a feather in the wind.

p.s. And I hope Al Gore chokes on his own chakra.


4 posted on 07/06/2013 9:51:12 AM PDT by SueRae (It isn't over. In God We Trust.)
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To: Olog-hai

The fortune tellers were telling the truth, the problem is that they were the evil spirits!


5 posted on 07/06/2013 9:52:07 AM PDT by Nateman (If liberals are not screaming you are doing it wrong!)
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To: SueRae

Whoops!! Apologies, I responded to the wrong post. Moderators, please delete my earlier response.


6 posted on 07/06/2013 9:53:04 AM PDT by SueRae (It isn't over. In God We Trust.)
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To: Olog-hai

And Whites are Plagued by the “Long Island Medium” on the ‘Learning Channel”.


7 posted on 07/06/2013 10:21:20 AM PDT by heights
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