FORTUNE TELLER SCAMS MAN OUT OF $700,000

A New York man who sought help from a fortune teller to fix a romantic relationship says she scammed him out of more than $700,000. The 32-year-old Brooklyn man told police he consulted psychic Priscilla Delmaro, 26, in August 2013, who told him that evil spirits were keeping him from a woman he claimed to love and wanted to be with, who did not share his same affections. The psychic told him that he and the woman, Michelle, were “twin flames” being kept apart by negativity. Delmaro told him spirits talked to her, so he made multiple payments to her over 20 months, he told investigators. According to the man, those payments included $80,000 for an 80-mile bridge she said would trap evil spirits into another realm, a $30,000 Rolex she claimed would cleanse the sins of his past and $40,064 for a Tiffany diamond ring to “protect his energy,” along with other payments totaling as much as $40,000. The man – who has not been identified in court documents – told police he had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars before finding out in February 2014 that Michelle, the woman he loved, had died. But Delmaro said Michelle could be reincarnated. More payments and a trip to seek out the “new” Michelle followed before the man said he decided to go to police. By then, he said he was out $713,975.
* If only he had just gone with a Magic Eight Ball.
* $713,975? Wow – for a moron, he keeps really detailed records.
* Fortunately, a Nigerian prince has offered to help the man recoup his money.
* Wouldn’t the reincarnated Michelle be just a baby? Oh, wait – I forgot – he’s a moron.
* Wow, we haven’t seen financial moves like this since Enron.
* Normally to run a financial scam this big you have to work on Wall Street.
* The real mystery is how he came up with 700 grand to begin with.
* Sounds like somebody skipped their Economics class in high school.
* At least he got an 80-mile bridge out of the deal.