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This is just too funny – like a burglar trying to be upstanding by warning you against other burglars.

Just for sh**s and giggles I visited the Psychic Accesshow to spot a psychic scam” page to see what kind of advice they provide to help us avoid psychic scams.

Under the header Screened, verified and accuracy tested they list these qualifications as characteristics of a legitimate psychic service (presumably referring to themselves):

  1. The psychic has been tested by an independent organization, or
  2. is registered with the local authorities, or
  3. the site clearly has a strict selection and hiring policy available to the public.

Most people would read this list and believe each psychic meets all 3 of these qualifications and is therefore Screened, verified and accuracy tested, right? You would be wrong.

Note the header DOESN’T SAY: Each psychic is screened, verified and accuracy tested”.

Also note the word “OR” placed between each of the 3 qualifications. This means, to be considered a true statement, ONLY 1 of the 3 qualifications need be fulfilled – NOT all 3. So, as long as the Psychic Access website “clearly has a strict selection and hiring policy available to the public (qualification #3),” they’re technically not being deceptive.

So rather than promising real, verified and tested psychics, these words only promise a website with a clear, strict selection and hiring policy available to the public.

Am i the only one seeing the irony of this deception coming from a psychic service warning us to avoid deceptive psychic services?

Mason I. Bilderberg (MIB)

P.S. The fact Psychic Access doesn’t have a money back guarantee didn’t escape my notice.

Psychic Access, a trusted global leader in online psychic reading services, has issued a public warning against fake psychics, fortune-telling scams and con artists.

Via sbwire.com

psychic_250pxCarson City, NV — (SBWIRE) — Psychic Scams conjured up by fake fortune-tellers continue to be a major concern for legitimate, professional psychic companies. Every day unsuspecting members of the public are conned into forking out ridiculous amounts of money to line the pockets of con artists, despite the fact that potential victims have access to online information on the subject.

“We often deal with the tragic aftermath of psychic scams, when the victim finally finds her way to us for skilled help and guidance,” says Doug Christman, CEO and President of Psychic Access, Inc. “Phony psychics not only damage the reputation of other legitimate psychic services, but they also wreak havoc in the lives of innocent, vulnerable people. Our team of readers at Psychic Access too often has to clean up the confusion and distress caused by these fraudsters. ”

In an effort to combat the prevalence of online psychic fraud and swindles, Psychic Access has now published a set of useful tips and guidelines on their website. The new information page offers a detailed anti-scam checklist informing consumers on how to spot a psychic scam. The set of red flags and danger signs was compiled from actual cases encountered by the experienced team at PsychicAccess.com and is made available online in an attempt to inform and educate the general public and potential customers who are interested in locating legitimate psychic reading services.

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via LiveScience

The elderly are recognized as being vulnerable to fraud. A study last year found that American seniors lost at least $2.9 billion to financial exploitation in 2010, and two months ago, the newly established Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched an inquiry to figure out how to best protect the elderly from scams.

But what makes seniors more likely to fall for frauds? New research points to a specific part of their aging brains.

Keep Reading: Why Do Seniors Fall for Scams? | LiveScience.

As I have been observing conspiracy theories, and by extension, conspiracy theorists themselves. From my observations I’ve noticed that some of them may not be entirely truthful in what they believe, and that some of them may be out right frauds.

Here are eight ways to tell if a conspiracy theorist is a fraud:
1. Constant self promoter
It’s one thing for a conspiracy theorist to promote the conspiracy theories they believe in, it’s quite another for a conspiracy theorist to constantly promote their own materials and media concerning conspiracy theories they allegedly believe in.
The fact is, is that some people do make money off of promoting conspiracy theories, and some fraud conspiracy theorists do realize they can make lots of money creating and pedaling books and videos about conspiracy theories.
2. Tells people to ignore facts
While most legit conspiracy theorists will usually ask a person to examine all of the facts before asking you to conclude that they are right, a fraud conspiracy theorist will tell you to ignore any facts other then the “facts” that they present. Some even go so far as to call real facts disinformation. This is done as a way to discourage people from actually examining real facts, and by doing this a person might stop believing a certain conspiracy theory, and thus stop believe the fraud conspiracy theorist.
3. Constantly making up stuff
A fraud conspiracy theorist constantly makes up stuff, and then discards certain “information” when no one believes it any more, or no one really cares about it any more.
One of the main reasons this is done is because it keeps people coming back, wanting “new” information.
4. Claims to be withholding information until a later date
Many fraud conspiracy theorists claim they have “secret information” that they claim they are withholding until a later date. Most of the times this “information” isn’t even revealed at all, or the “information” that is revealed is actually false and made up, and sometimes not even new at all, just reworded.

Continue Reading: The Soap Box: 8 Ways to tell a Conspiracy Theorist is really a Fraud.

For a while now I have been examining cults and certain practices on how they conduct themselves, and how the leadership in cults controls their members.

Here is a list of five traits that many cults tend to have: The Soap Box.

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A bizarre little drama is going on right now in the world of crop circles. A fake video designed to bolster belief in the supposed paranormal origin of crop circles has been making the rounds on the Internet, igniting both indignant recriminations and spirited defenses.

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Another great article from the writers at ThriveDebunked. Grab a snack and enjoy.

Anybody who knows me, knows i despise this moron – Alex Jones. Here he explains how gay people are created by the government. Do people really pay to listen to this POS?

Alex Jones Says Gay People are Created by the Government – YouTube.

I don’t buy this at all. If this person really has psychic abilities, she could earn herself $1,000,000.00 by taking the James Randi One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge.

Last year, a California court convicted a swindler of murder in a case that was solved partly, the lead police investigator said, with the help of remote viewing …

Read more: Seeing dead people: ‘Remote viewers’ in Nevada help solve California murder – Saturday, May 5, 2012 | 2 a.m. – Las Vegas Sun.

Seeing dead people: 'Remote viewers' in Nevada help solve California murder - Saturday, May 5, 2012 | 2 a.m. - Las Vegas Sun

Watch the video and find out why this moron is making such outrageous claims about water. Unbelievable.

Complete, total a$$hole.

Alex Jones Says Tap Water Causes IQ Reduction of 20 Points – YouTube.

Here is this clown pitching these filters. Does this filter company know about this?

Believers in psychic abilities might see this as validating the legitimacy of psychics. I see it as Scotland Yard doing a legal CYA (Cover Your Ass). How many times have you heard defense lawyers ask the question “Did the police do a full investigation and consider all the evidence?”

Nowadays, in our litigious society, even the truly wacky, unproven and discredited among us must get due consideration. It’s a shame. How much time will be wasted on this nonsense in lieu of chasing down real leads?

The calls, initially dismissed due to their unusual content, will be passed to Scotland Yard as part of ongoing investigations.

It is understood around 100 phone calls were made to the phone hotline soon after Madeleine was reported missing from those claiming supernatural knowledge of her whereabouts.

Read More:  Madeleine McCann: police to re-examine evidence of psychics – Telegraph.

Madeleine McCann: police to re-examine evidence of psychics - Telegraph

I can’t believe it! A fake psychic? Never! :)

A San Jose psychic now sees five years in prison in her future after admitting to running a “Sweetheart Scam” that nearly cost an elderly man his life savings while also conning another woman who paid her to exorcise a loved one’s spirit.

More: Psychic, sweetheart scams net San Jose woman 5 years in prison – San Jose Mercury News.

ANOTHER psychic fraud. Imagine THAT!

[The psychic] told her that she was under a “curse and a black cloud,” and that her daughter would hang herself within a week if she didn’t pay … $16,000 to lift the curse.

Read: Second psychic in Hingham fraud probe surrenders to police – Quincy, MA – The Patriot Ledger.

Second psychic in Hingham fraud probe surrenders to police - Quincy, MA - The Patriot Ledger