Really? no, Really?

Dark Secrets of the $2 Billion Fortune Telling Industry


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Psychics. We see their tiny storefront shops in some of the most exclusive zip codes; Beverly Hills, Uptown Manhattan, the fanciest streets in your town – with sun-faded curtains and neon signs promoting palm readings, cures for curses and prophecies from your future. But there’s a much darker side hidden behind the tarot cards and crystal balls.

In this episode, Bob Nygaard, a private detective who has recovered millions of dollars for victims of psychic fraud reveals the techniques he uses to surprise and bust corrupt psychics.

He also reveals a HUGE SECRET to Jason and Peter about the covert organizations that run many of the psychic scams in an industry with a projected income of over…2 billion dollars a year! Really, no Really!

IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Many psychics are part of an organized crime network!
  • Is fortune telling illegal?
  • How psychics identify vulnerable targets.
  • Why law enforcement largely ignores psychic parlor scams.
  • Should psychics be licensed, and the industry regulated?
  • This best-selling writer gave her psychic $17 million dollars!
  • The Seinfeld episode that nailed the psychic con.
  • The 1918 Spanish Flu’s connection to the rise of spiritualism is comparable to COVID’s impact today!
  • Jason’s psychic experience and its joyous outcome.
  • GoogleHEIM: A list of different methods hucksters use to draw unsuspecting marks in.

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Website - about.me/bob.nygaard

X - @buncopi

LinkedIN – Bob Nygaard

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