We humans have an innate tendency to ponder things before and after and regret what has not been achieved. This is what the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelly writes aptly.
Looking back at the past lets us remember how far we’ve come, and looking forward to the future gives us a glimpse of where life will take us. The future is more important to us than living in the present.
This is not a bad thing. Despite this, there are many fraudulent characters who ply their trade on our desperateness. A large number of cases registered with private investigation firms involve people who have been scammed by fortune tellers.
There were those who were coaxed into buying expensive watches while others were robbed of their life savings.
The statement is not meant to imply that all fortune tellers and psychics are scams. These tips will show you if a fortune teller is taking you for a ride.
- On festivals and special occasions, fortune tellers line the streets, while those working from their offices practice their skills. Licences and registrations provide evidence of their credibility and accountability.
Thus, you should ensure the fortune teller has a legal right to do business within your town. A fortune teller cannot operate without a license in the majority of states.
It is less likely for a psychic who runs a well-established business to shut down his practice and leave every time a client gets cheated.
- It is not uncommon for fraudulent soothsayers to demand money to perform special work or pray to resurrect your life or prevent your loved ones from suffering.
The fraudsters extract money from you by claiming they have the power to turn your world upside down.
- Fortune tellers possess the skill of manipulating people’s minds. As a result, they hold you in a trance-like state and force you to accept things you wouldn’t otherwise accept.
Con artists threaten their clients that their lives will be ruined or tragedy will strike if they do not follow their instructions.
- The fortune teller advises his client to purchase an expensive brand of watches in hopes that they will turn the tide for her. You should watch out for such fortune tellers.
The purchasing of items is not restricted to valuables; even simple items can be purchased, such as a blessed candle, crystal or some further, expensive readings.
Also, you may be required to buy supplies when completing a particular ritual.
- You can learn more about the integrity and honesty of a person based on the way that person behaves.
People who are over-sympathetic and motherly have integrity and honesty. As it turns out, it is their excellent acting skills to get out more personal information that will be reworded for you in the future and make you believe that they have some divine power.
- Watch out for repeated requests for money from the clairvoyant. In the beginning, the demands appear small, but made repeatedly, they amount to several thousand dollars.
Some people have gone bankrupt because they were caught in the traps set out by these conmen. Some of their valuables have been lost along with their life savings.
By the time they realize there has been a loss, it is usually too late. In the event that you encounter a fraudulent fortune teller, contact the police immediately.
