Dark Secrets of the $2 Billion Fortune Telling Industry

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. *** FOLLOW BOB NYGAARD: Website - about.me/bob.nygaard X - @buncopi LinkedIN – Bob Nygaard *** FOLLOW REALLY NO REALLY: www.reallynoreally.com Instagram YouTube TikTok Facebook Threads X

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