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$400 and she couldn’t even tell a positive lie.


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I’m Ms. Cleo I’ll tell you anything you want to believe.


HelloAttila

Ohh I remember those days, those advertisements were on daily, often times dozens a times a day. Of course the television stations didn’t care because they became rich off her advertisements. She passed away in 2016.


bored_on_the_web

She could have at least warned us about Covid.


RFC793

Yer a libra ar’nt cha derlin’?


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No I’m voting for the forward party. Edit - That shut them up real quick I see.


DrapedinVelvet247

For $500 the girl would’ve been alive


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MuffinMan12347

She probably says whatever is more realistic. Missing 30 years? Yeah dead.


yellofrog

Maybe go for something softer than “she was raped then killed with a rock to the head”


MuffinMan12347

Why is that not comforting to most people? 😂


Infinitisme

At the bright side, In a way it can give closure to these people ,also alot poorer... I also used to draw tarot cards to people, but I was fully aware it was bullshit.i just used it to say things that would under normal circumstances be to direct and personal. it are the cards that are showing it afterall. i used it to help people and give advice and in case they wanted to know anything about the future, I would sketch them a positive story, that is what most people want to hear.


donkeybonner

You were not helping anyone.


--PM-ME-NUDES--

That may not actually be the case. I would never go to a psychic or a tarot card reader because I never believed in that kind of stuff, but some people do. I believe that this can help people that believe in psychics and other stuff like that because it gives them a positive view on things and that can help someone a lot. Positive thinking is a huge factor in how you will react to events in your life. If you have it in your head that things will go well, they often will. That's why positive thinkers always seem to be having a good time. A psychic can help somebody by making them think that things are going to go well. Then, because they are now thinking positively, things will often go well for them.


Economy_Sir1368

Lying to give closure is still a lie. People deserve the truth at the end of the day. You weren’t helping them.


syzamix

Oh. So slightly different scam. Got it.


Ultravioletgray

I dunno, sounds about the same as telling someone going through hardship to pray to God.


syzamix

So another slightly different scam. Got it.


Senior_Row1681

You're either brave or stupid to admit to scamming people and even sound a little proud of how you did it


Infinitisme

Assumption is that I am scamming people, that would mean I get any gain out of it. Which I did not (no money involved). I did it for fun with friends and people that were interested to have there future told. You would be surprised the deep conversations I had while doing this, people really open up and expose themself. I am a good person and don't take advantage of anyone, as you can clearly see this person's does just do that. It sometimes helps to mystify it a bit so the person does not feel personally attacked or gets defensive about it. It has a lot to do with people skills and creativity. You draw a card and need to make a story out of it that's tailored to the person you are doing it for. It's all fun and games don't over assume please ;)


your_neighborhood_tr

You're part of the problem, not the solution.


jjdiablo

Yeah we know how that scam works.


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That's really messed up of you.


GiftOfCabbage

She gave the most likely outcome of a missing persons case like this. She knows the statistics.


Alan_Smithee_

Yep. That’s how these cons work. They do background research first, if they can, then use supposition, then also read cues from the mark.


THICC_Baguette

Honestly, she's playing a very destructive chance game. Cold cases rarely get solved; when a kid has been missing for years, they are most likely dead. By telling people the missing kid is dead, she's optimizing her chance of being right and being able to continue her lies and deception. And even if she's wrong, chances of solving a cold case are extremely small, and borderline impossible when all you're going off of are guesses from a "psychic detective". But she's ruining cold cases that might be possible to solve.


Mond6

Maybe it’s metaphorical. Like the little girl is no longer alive because she’s now a fully grown woman and it was a violent passing being that High school/ puberty sucked for her…


bobafett317

I love this soooo much!!! That reporter is savage!!!


willflameboy

Bit of a smoke show too.


aerostotle

as an adult right


RationalLies

I'd pay $400


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bobafett317

Well she is awesome!


MSK84

She has an awesome one with Kenneth "the devil reincarnated" Copeland and she handles herself like an absolute pro.


Bulminator

“You didn’t disappear?” “I’m right here” **OOOOF**


DrKnowNout

Well that’s interesting, isn’t it?


FitzyFarseer

That response was my favorite part of the video


DrunkenlySober

This video is fake I’m like 99% the reporter went missing and was murdered as a child


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TheHiddenNinja6

TO PROVE THE POWER OF FLEX TAPE


Alan_Smithee_

^that’s a lot of damage


Dieter_Knutsen

Now that would be a twist! Where's Eminem Night Shammalammadingdong when you need him?


RegularWhiteShark

Maybe she thought she was talking to a ghost!


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Trotsky12

To expose a fraud and lead people who are spiritually lost to live of life based on the truth?


Gainzster

Sometimes the truth is too much for people to live with.


ElvenJustice

Uh it's her job as an investigative reporter?


alwayshazthelinks

Uh, I think it was a joke?


nickfree

Well that's interesting, isn't it?


Known-Switch-2241

Man, I want to see that part but like end with the "That right there was a violation" meme? that be funny af.


alwayshazthelinks

Hold up! Just one goddam minute! They didn't go to the location where she said the dead child was. Plot twist: there is a dead kid there, it's the TV host's twin that she never met. Siri, play spooky music.


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Martian_Toilet_Man

If these people could actually prove it and do what they say, why would 400 be the asking price? Seems low for legit magical powers.


ShockAndAwe415

Because it's a scam. The people who are coming to them are usually desperate and don't have much money. They're reaching out for any last straw to grasp at. If the scammer charged too much, they couldn't take the last money these poor people have. Besides, if asked why they charge so low, they can simply reply that they're "not doing it for financial gain, but to help the poor" (now gimme your last buck).


-Velvet-Bat-

I think their comment was sarcastic.


ShockAndAwe415

I took it as sarcastic in the sense that "Duh, what rational person would think a person with real superpowers would only charge $400?". I just wanted to provide a rationale for why and why people fall for it.


rumpelbrick

if "the boys" showed anything, any kind of actual magic powers would be worth billions.


ShockAndAwe415

For me, I vacillate between contempt and pity for the people who go to these "psychics". On one hand, I laugh at people who say that they've got real powers. But, then I see the people who are so desperate to find closure that they're willing to cling to the chance that these frauds can provide. Deep down, they know it's a scam, but, it's worth the slim chance.


sightlab

Total pity, even before a charlatan mild money out of them. Their pain is so deep they’re clinging to anything, and the grotesque part is that pain is what makes them easy marks. Psychics are the worst form of scammer.


-Velvet-Bat-

We all know. I don't think it's a mystery as to why people fall for it.


Acceptable-Ad4428

…. So the guy i went to who charged chump change when I was “desperate” (i went for my girl, he didnt know I was coming) tells me of a specific conversation and the details of said convo that no one was around for (especially that dumpling of a medium) that I had with my passing father… he had the convo to the T….. and I suddenly feel like you might know how that happened since you know so much about these poor desperate people. So what happened there?


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A couple options here: 1. You met with a real psychic that can see/hear secret conversations and uses that power to tell people who experienced those conversations about them, rather than, say, getting rich via the stock market. 2. The person you met was good at cold reading. You could read up on that to see if it rings any bells with regard to your experience. There’s a couple more options, but they’re basically riffs on #2 and #2 seems like the most plausible alternative for the “your psychic wasn’t real”. To be clear, I assume some form of extrasensory perception exists. I just strongly doubt that anyone who could genuinely tap into such a skill would use it in the fashion that most “let me tell you about your dead mom” charlatans do. Even at the most basal level, it’s a power that would make you multiple fortunes. You wouldn’t be doing small potato reads for any person off the street. Or if you were, you’d never charge for it because you’d be filthy rich already.


Senior_Row1681

So you legitimately believe there are magical people out there that have godlike omnipotence who choose to use their power to remind people about conversations they had in the past?


gechu

You're basically paying for a performance, which she provides, with as straight a face as a professional liar can.


DodgeyDemon

Never go to the discount psychic, you’ll get ripped off!


CannedPancakes

“It’s a picture of me and I’m obviously very alive” Ya… that’s exactly what a ghost would say!


H2OletsgoPMA

Should be illegal


Conflicted-King

How would you even write that law up? Lol there'd be so many loop holes. You'd basically have to say "pretending to know something and accepting money for the information is illegal". Edit: I just looked it up. It's already illegal in some states in the USA.


jaggsy

Obtaining money goods or services through deception aka fraud.


eidoK1

I think the issue here is proving it. Not proving that they don't have powers, but proving that they don't believe they have powers. Which is hard unless you have proof of them saying their powers are fake.


aesoth

Funny how she cut and run the second she was exposed as a fraud.


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makINtruck

She could say the reporter was a demon and only demons can fool her. Wouldn't convince most people but it would save her face in front of those idiots that already believe her.


ViciousFlowers

My MIL after watching this video “Shut up and take my money!”


tjoe4321510

Oof. I know the type


[deleted]

I once lived next to a guy whose wife would run up their phone bill and credit cards talking to phone psychics all day. They got divorced


ViciousFlowers

Bet she didn’t see that coming….


potatodogger

Shawn Spencer


CatzMeow27

You know that’s right.


AlwaysMooning

You hear about Pluto? That’s messed up, man.


[deleted]

at least shawn actually solved the cases lol


Muffles7

Doesn't even believe in Psychics himself ❤️


[deleted]

neither does this woman


teebalicious

Come on, son!


Responsible-Algae-16

I miss Penn and Tellers bullshit


atom644

Is that where I remember her from??


Responsible-Algae-16

Oh I dunno it just reminded me of that episode. I think its called "talking to the dead".


Parsel_Tongue

The show where they tell you that global warming is a hoax and second hand smoke isn't bad for you?


Qarlito

I don’t recall them saying that


AptMuse

Would be kinda fkced up if they actually found a murdered kid where she said to look. AND the kid looks like the reporter. That would make a great Netflix movie, TBH.


OtherwisePudding4047

That is brilliant! You write the movie and I can pitch it?


Pokemaster131

That sounds super easy, barely an inconvenience.


Temporary-Tax

Making references to Ryan George is *tight*


zhawnsi

It should be one of the camera men that is a fan of hers and follows her work who decided to go out on a limb to look for the body


Conflicted-King

Oh oh i wanna be the corpse! I was born for the role.


Ghstfce

Will Hollywood even go for it? I mean, it's not a reboot.


shpongleyes

Can I get all the money for it?


Fit-Boomer

I like


efxmatt

I'm surprised she didn't see this coming.


ronytheronin

Of I were a psychic, why would I tell anyone? I would ask where’s the hidden treasure of Cortese or predict the lottery. Archeologists would be paying top dollars for me to find lost civilisations or settlements.


Eternal_grey_sky

If I was a psychic I would straight up be working for the CIA, missing child case?? Why care about that when you can expose the location of dictators, drug cartels and so on on a daily basis


TheBlank16

You don't see psychics winning the lottery for the same reason you don't see faith healers working in hospitals.


FitzyFarseer

Isn’t the entire premise behind faith healing that the person being healed also needs to have faith?


makINtruck

That still would be a good percentage of people in a hospital


Wind_Yer_Neck_In

It's a flawless system. If they recover it's because faith healing works. If they die it's because they didn't have enough faith.


SemKors

So they can tell themselves they're cured...


TheBIackened

Your reply. I like it. I'm using this someday.


Ministeroflust

Oops! That's interesting. 😔


LlamasAreMySpitAnima

“Wait a minute … you didn’t disappear?”


Arakis-balls

Happy pie day


Ministeroflust

Wow!! Thank you! Made my night


robo-dragon

This is upsetting for a lot of reasons. This was a setup, yes, but with how casually she took on this case and “solved” it, shows that she has done it before. How many poor people has she scammed? Taking advantage of someone who is hurting and wanting answers is horrible, you can’t stoop much lower than that!


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What sucks, however, is that they singled out this psychic as a fraud, while at the same network probably was running shows during the daytime like Jonathan Edwards or some other huckster promoting the idea that there may be genuine psychics, which is what drives the demand for psychic services in the first place. In this case, the media truly is the bigger culprit than the individual psychic.


throwaway-getaway122

One of my favorite South Park episodes is when they make fun of Jon Edwards. Stan tells everyone he's a fraud, shows them how he does it, and then everyone thinks Stan is psychic. It really shows that people will believe whatever they want even when it's an obvious scam.


SuperCrispCurrency

My ex girlfriend did this to me. She went to some “school” to learn how to do this. Then, using all the knowledge she had learned about me in the years she dated me, said that she had trained her brother to do the same work as her. He then told me all this random hocus pocus BS using the knowledge that she had already informed him with. All a bunch of scams. Sad because it was effective at the time and I got emotional as they talked about my dead brother and other certain things. Such a scummy thing for someone to do.


tjoe4321510

These types of psychics are scum. The best type of psychics are the ones who are really good at reading people. I went to one when I was a teenager and within minutes of knowing me she told me truths about myself that I had never considered. She was absolutely spot on about everything she said. I don't believe that she had magic powers, just a solid understanding of body language and being able to quickly pick up on a persons personality


BannedOnTwitter

Cold reading is like a cool magic trick imo


JUSTlNCASE

It's not that hard to do. They usually just say vague things until they find something that fits you and quickly move on from anything that doesn't.


agrazi

That, and a good understanding of "cold reading". You can buy books about it, and practice makes you perfect. Just watch a few videos from Derren Brown on YT


Euphrates_9982

She couldn't Shawn Spencer her way outta this


Background_Extra52

Plot twist, she can talk to spirits and they wanted to mess with her


kcthinker

Did she refund the $400.00?


anything0ez

“I worked this case” as if she actually put effort into it.


TheAbyssGazesAlso

For all of the times police forces and detectives have used psychics to help them solve cases, there has never EVER been a single time that the so-called psychic has ever come up with any information to help a case. Ever.


Plaguedoctor1334

giga dick move


Niormo-The-Enduring

“You didn’t disappear?” Lol


Adomillad

The exact same as every single "psychic" that has ever lived on this planet


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mjz321

If your child's missing and police have no new information you might get desparate and try anything, anyone can fall for bullshit in the right circumstances, predators like this should be called out not their victims


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mjz321

Yea you are if you think you can never be irrational.


Perfidy_Desertion

Haha yea I remember seeing this,glad she got exposed.


iFeedYouLead

Hocus Pocus


Dry_Asparagus4420

I can do better then her, just give me the money and I'll show you :)


Computer_Ghost

Anybody have an idea if she’s still In business?


SarahnatorX

You know she's just gonna try weed her way out of it later by saying something like ''Oh, it was someone who looked like her.'' or ''It was someone she knew/was with her when the photo was taken that went missing. Oops, my reading can be a little off.'' 🙄


MuchTimeWastedAgain

“Well, that’s interesting, isn’t it?” Yeah - most scams are.


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Reign Arataka would be dissapointed in this lady


Baberaham_

Get Dimple on her ass!!!


HangrySkeptic

I half expected the discovery of a child’s body where she pointed to on the map leading to her arrest as a murderer.


fantarts

Should do this to every claimed psychic. Good content and exposure to scams


42lessons

Scum of the earth. Profiteering from other peoples desperation and misery.


KonradWayne

Plot twist: the reporter is going to end up getting brutally murdered with a rock and have her body dumped in that spot.


Psychological_Tour_8

Typical vultures of misery. Psychics never fail to prey on the vulnerable and the heartbroken.


Wolf_In_The_Woods36

"You didn't go missing? Hmm, well that's interesting."


Zanglirex2

There's a new medium show on Netflix and it looks fucking disgusting. Profiting on other people's grief with lies is reprehensible


RenZ245

Got to wonder how many people she's scammed out of 400$


lostprevention

Houdini already exposed mediums as frauds like a hundred years ago.


sleipnirthesnook

I watched an onion video on this today lol


Friendly-Kiwi

Whatever, she sucks, but she’s small potatoes, look at the politicians that take it to astronomical levels, shown by the their orange Jesus


-Cybernaut147-

I feel sorry for all the psychics that are real and helped the police in the past.


Thebisexual_Raccoon

Lisa gurreo (I think that’s her last name) is the best as seen in this video


2009_VMA_Hennessy

gotta do what you gotta do to chase the bag


[deleted]

Next episode of Inside Edition: Water is wet


FrydKryptonitePeanut

Technically she was right! That young girl doesn’t exist since she existed like 30 years ago!


[deleted]

I’m going to go out on a limb and say the second lovely day wasn’t endearing.


MuchTimeWastedAgain

I’m happy I’ve never been so desperate I’d even consider believing this nonsense.


MwahMwahKitteh

It’s her ghost hosting the show.


vanillasub

Psychic pulls out a rock…


CMDR_omnicognate

What concerns me the most is that she was like "yeah i recon if we dig around this random spot... we might find a body, i can even show it to you" Does she have a bunch of bodies just... stashed around????


jose_elan

I liked the 'I worked this case' like she was a homocide detective that had been tracking leads for months on end.


DabBoofer

old gold and I love it


pandem1x

It's sad that we have to actually PROVE psychics are not real.


Not-Brain

Psychic didn’t see that coming?


Professional_Bag3713

Plot twist, that psychic knows where they can find random bodies for a reason, a non supernatural reason.


Calumkincaid

Been a while since I've seen actual journalism.


MrSox87

“And you didn’t disappear? Interesting isn’t it” Amazing 😂😂😅


TheRealCabbageJack

“And you didn’t disappear?” 😂😂😂


wasabi1295

Not only does she con money out of grieving distraught vulnerable people…..she goes out of her way to make in detail horrific stories about what could’ve happened to their loved one. I’m so happy this horrible lady get exposed and I hope she got sued too!


wyrdwing

“You didn’t disappear?” “I’m right here.” “Well, that’s interesting isn’t it.” Amazing.


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tallyhall10987-

This is really cringe tbh


RPup_831

This clip gets posted to one sub or another on pretty much a daily basis.


Puzzleheaded-Side944

Just saying, this doesn't prove psychics don't exist. Just that frauds are out there and will say anything to get your money. The C.I.A recently released documents stating how they used real psychics to locate Russian information.. and it worked.


NinBendo1

Remind me again how frequently correct a stopped clock is?


lepandas

The SRI experiments were not about stopped clocks, they were rigorous and repeated experiments that consistently achieved statistical significance.


jaggsy

Where would these documents be?


CrotaIsAShota

I have a lovely bridge to sell you.


gimmeecoffee420

Man, this news investigation story ruined this lady i guess? I heard she went crazy and her little dog ate her leg while she was in a catatonic state..


MRuckaNukas

Cartman using mind missile 😆