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How to Spot Fortune Telling Scams

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By eHow Contributing Writer
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Fortune tellers and psychics often line the streets during festivals and special events trying to make a buck. There are also many fortune tellers and psychics who do business in their own offices. Spot fortune telling scams to avoid being taken for a ride.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
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  1. Step 1

    Make sure your fortune teller or psychic is registered to do business in your town. Most towns and cities require fortune tellers and psychics to be licensed. If they are licensed, they have an established business, and are less likely to take your money and skip town. A license doesn't mean the fortune teller has a record for accuracy.

  2. Step 2

    Watch out for fortune tellers who claim they must cleanse your money of evil spirits. They cleanse it all right, in their wallets while they take off of another town.

  3. Step 3

    Be cautious about fortune tellers who try to sell you additional, more expensive readings to ensure your good fortune. It's their own good fortune they're ensuring. The pricey reading that will give you the life you dream about is a classic fortune telling scam.

  4. Step 4

    Don't purchase any supplies. Some fortune teller victims have reported having credit cards charged for supplies that were supposed to be used in their readings. They victims were supposed to be reimbursed for any supplies that weren't used. Often, few if any supplies are used and the money is never reimbursed.

  5. Step 5

    Watch out for fortune tellers who demand money from you to keep loved ones from dying. These scam artists will try to extract tens of thousands of dollars from you by claiming powers they don't have. Call the police if you run into one of them. They are the worst kind of criminals, trying to turn death and grief into profit.

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