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Related: About this forumNew York Man Says Fortuneteller Scammed Him out $700K
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/york-man-fortuneteller-scammed-700k-31581407-snip-
A New York man who sought help from a fortuneteller to fix a romantic relationship says she scammed him out of more than $700,000.
Now the allegations have the Manhattan psychic, Priscilla Delmaro, and another person facing charges of grand larceny.
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Only 32 and he has (sic) all that money? Way to blow your trust fund, Sparky.
I could've sold you a gen-u-ine antique bridge, not a fantasy 80 miler.
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New York Man Says Fortuneteller Scammed Him out $700K (Original Post)
LiberalElite
Jun 2015
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dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)1. Buy 'em books,send 'em to school, and what do they do? They eat the covers.
valerief
(53,235 posts)3. Bwahahahaha! That line made my day!
MosheFeingold
(3,051 posts)6. She should have seen this coming n/t
Initech
(100,038 posts)2. Seriously after the first $500 wouldn't he have got the hin
But $700K later? You know what they say about a fool and his money....
johns877
(6 posts)4. How its possible
I don't believe he would have taken 700,000 Dollars at once, folishness has no boundries.
Generic Brad
(14,272 posts)5. On the contrary, foolishness does have boundaries
Thanks to this story we now know the boundary is $700,000