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Cover of A Deal with the Devil: The Dark and Twisted True Story of One of the Biggest Cons in History

A Deal with the Devil: The Dark and Twisted True Story of One of the Biggest Cons in History

โœ Scribed by Ellis, Blake; Hicken, Melanie


Book ID
110286662
Publisher
Atria Books
Tongue
English
Weight
1 MB
Category
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781501163869

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โœฆ Synopsis


In this spellbinding true story, a pair of award-winning CNN investigative journalists track down the mysterious French psychic at the center of an international scam targeting the elderly and emotionally vulnerable, resulting in an expose of one of the longest running cons in history.
While investigating financial crimes for CNN Money, Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken were intrigued by reports that elderly Americans were giving away thousands of dollars to mail-in schemes. With a little digging, they soon discovered a shocking true story.

Victims received personalized letters from a woman who, claiming amazing psychic powers, convinced them to send money in return for riches, good health, and good fortune. The predatory scam has continued unabated for decades, raking in more than $200 million in the United States and Canada alone--with investigators from all over the world unable to stop it. And at the center of it all--an elusive French psychic named...


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