She Read Their Minds Then Stole Their Money: The Psychic Scammer Exposed

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🗓️ 5 August 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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What would you do if one handwritten letter from a psychic promised to change your life forever? This is the story of 1 million hopeful Americans, the global scam that took $200m from them, and the mastermind who managed it all by sending out thousands of letters a week. Investigative journalist Rachel Browne exposes the shocking details of this massive scam on this season of Smoke Screen: The Greatest Scam Ever Written - available now wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribers to The Binge can listen to all episodes right now, completely ad-free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey listeners, Rachel Brown here, host of the latest series that just dropped on the Binge
0:04.5	channel, Smokescreen, The Greatest Scam Ever Written.
0:08.4	And if you're a subscriber to the Binge, you can listen to all episodes ad free today.
0:13.0	Imagine this.
0:15.0	You receive a handwritten letter in the mail.
0:18.0	It's from a stranger named Maria Duval,
0:21.0	an alleged world-renowned psychic.
0:24.8	She says that although she doesn't know you, she felt compelled to write you this letter.
0:30.4	She claims she can help you attain what you've always wanted.
0:33.6	It's just within reach.
0:35.8	And all you have to do is send $59 in return.
0:39.9	But, you'd soon find out, you're not the only one to receive one of these mysterious
0:46.6	letters. With this letter you would become part of one of the biggest scams in history. Join me this season as we track
0:56.4	down the mastermind and expose the inner workings behind this worldwide scheme that
1:01.9	affected over 1.4 million people in America and
1:05.8	millions more around the globe taking more than 200 million dollars from its
1:11.5	victims.
1:13.6	Who is this mysterious Maria Duval?
1:17.1	Does she really even exist?
1:20.2	Or is there someone or something bigger at play?
1:25.7	That's what we're going to find out on smokescreen, the greatest scam ever written.
1:30.7	Available now wherever you get your podcasts.
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