Maria Duval
Rikard Lundgren
Is she real? The only things I´ve heard about her is that she´s very
powerful clairvoyant...
/Ricke
Jo
>Anyone who knows of the woman, clairvoyant, Maria Duval?
>powerful clairvoyant...
>
>/Ricke
This woman has such a large mailing list that someone asks about her at least
every few weeks it seems. Steer clear of her. She is a scam artist of the worst
sort.
Peace,
~*Jo*~
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http://www.geocities.com/moondawge/snctuary.html
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To respond via email,please take out the "garbage".<grin>
Rikard Lundgren
/Ricke "toothache"
Jo <peace...@aol.comgarbage> skrev i
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> >Anyone who knows of the woman, clairvoyant, Maria Duval?
> >Is she real? The only things I´ve heard about her is that she´s very
catherine yronwode
>
> Anyone who knows of the woman, clairvoyant, Maria Duval?
> Is she real? The only things I¥ve heard about her is that she¥s very
> powerful clairvoyant...
Maria Duval is one of many names used by a European cartel (mostly in
England and Switzerland) that bilks people out of money by promising to
give "lucky numbers," astrology readings, and the like. It is a swindle.
Steer clear. Alternative names include CHRIS, Paloma Summer, David
Phild, La Grande Mystique, etc.
Here is the text from the first half of
http://astrocat.homestead.com/files/index1.html
which is Kevin Harrington's lengthy expose of the Maria Duval scam.
Hope it helps,
cat yronwode
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Page last updated August 17th 2000.
This is the story of how my partner
became a victim of charlatans in the
commercial astrology industry and my
efforts to find the truth.
During 1998, my partner responded to an advert similar
to the one on P94 in the British Daily Express Saturday
Magazine, dated 12th June, 1999, which invited readers
to send for FREE material published by Astroforce Ltd.
This company, which trades as Maria Duval, is listed at
Companies House, although the type of business is not
stated on the website. It is, I believe, involved in the
collection and selling of names and addresses of people
who have an interest in astrology, and have already
spent money on it.
While I was searching on the Internet for information
on Astroforce and Maria Duval, I discovered that a
company known as ëA Prime Connectioní,
www.apc.co.uk has hundreds of thousands of names and
addresses collected by Astroforce Ltd, as well as lists of
people who responded to adverts for books such as ëHow
to get rich without working hardí.
Astroforce Ltd. t/a Maria Duval, was found guilty, by the
Advertising Standards Authority in 1997, 1999 and 2000,
of deceiving customers. The organisation known as
Maria Duval is also known in the USA, and has been
investigated there after failing to honour ìmoney back if
not satisfiedî promises. The ASA has no prosecution
powers, only advisory ones.
There is a very professional-looking Maria Duval
website, in most of the European languages, an
indication of the money flowing into this
organisation.There are no addresses on this website.
Since last year my partner has been targeted, because she
did not mark the box on the Astroforce form which may
have prevented it, by persons/organisations in the
commercial astrology business. She has spent hundreds
of pounds but has seen little or nothing in return. I list
them below:
CHRIS: uses an address in a commercial building to
receive mail, at 54 bis, route des Acacias, 1227 Carouge,
near Geneva, which I understand has been visited by
Police in 1999. There is no-one listed as Chris at this
address, the real name is Esotal SARL.
However, the others use box numbers, which the British
Embassy, in Geneva, tells me are untraceable.
Birgit Jordana, CP 15, 154 route díAÔre, 1219 AÔre,
Switzerland.
Paloma Summer, CP 156, 1211 GenËve 24. ì
David Phild, Rue de Lyon, CP 184, GenËve 13. ì
La Grande Mystique, CP 132, Bellevue 7, 2074 Marin. ì
Eva du Maurier. c/o Solen, CP 432, 1226 Thonex. ì ì
Alan Silver. PO Box 75594, 1118 ZP Amsterdam, The
Netherlands
Victoria DeMonaco, PO Box 58170, 1040 KA Amsterdam,
The Netherlands.
Hanussen2. Dept AA 417, PO Box 995, London EC1A 1AY
(then routed to an address in Vienna, Austria.)
It is possible that all or some of them are connected in a
scam. Paloma Summer and CHRIS send material from
the same address, Tamalfa S.L., C/. Bot·nica, 103-105
08908-LíHospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, but
undelivered mail is routed to the Mount Pleasant
Sorting Office in London. Birgit Jordana, Eva du
Maurier, Alan Silver & Hanussen2 use this same office.
I have received information, from the Royal Mail, that
the address for undelivered mail in London, is actually
just a collection point for mail that is then forwarded to
the following address:
37 - 43 Dudenstrasse, Mannheim 68167. Germany.
I have a spy who has visited this address, it is the address
of ëSystem Service Marketing GmbHí. The staff there
were evasive about their activities but did admit to
sending literature for a company in Spain. Mail, in white
or coloured business-style envelopes, is posted in the
UK, but the Royal Mail will not tell me who is paying for
the postage. Some mail bears the mark HQ7878, others
have HQ4896.
According to the directory entry for 54 bis, route des
Acacias, there is no resident named CHRIS, but there is a
company called Esotal SARL.This name appears on the
back of cleared cheques sent CHRIS and Palom Summer.
In addition, several organisations in the UK have been
trying to get their hands on her money. These include:
Rochelle. Vestry Road, Sevenoaks, Kent. (It is a unit on
an Industrial Estate).
Anthony Carr. J.E.M. House, Cranleigh, Surrey. (also
known in Canada and in Australia, where the New
South Wales trading standards dept. have warned
citizens not to send money). Something free is offered
but then the requests for money begin. A Tarot trick for
making predictions is used.
Jane Denant. PO Box 17, Richmond, Surrey. TW9 4SB
(actually Orchard Road, Richmond, TW9 4NE) Has been
investigated by the ASA.
Nightingale-Conant. Long Road, Paignton, Devon.
(Books on ìself-improvementî)
Marie-Rose Valmont. PO Box 295, Staines, Middlesex
TW18 AGW, actually: 3, Millers Close, Staines, TW18
1TB.(Has been investigated by Surrey and Yorkshire
Trading Standards depts). Although she claimed to have
been a clairvoyant for many years, she could not produce
any testimonials from satisfied clients! (In any case, the
ASA does not accept testimonials as proof of psychic
powers.)
Raylene Van Worth.Admail 2261,Sittingbourne, ME9
8RW. Will accept Visa/Mastercard. Charges £22 per
month. Sends a 'Goldtone' Key Charm. Calls you a 'New
Friend'. Claims to be a Psychic, and to have helped the
local County Police Dept. to find criminals.
The style of the texts is broadly similar, often with US
English spelling. Sometimes in a handwritten style
font, but almost always personalised by the mail-merge
facility in a word-processor. Some of them claim to
type an individual leter, using Courier typeface to
suggest that they are using a typewriter, not convincing
as the result is too even. The high quality of the
printing and paper, a printer estimated that it could
cost £5-6,000 per 10,000 mailings, suggests that these are
not small businesses, but are well organised and
funded. It seems that they do not advertise, which
suggests they use mailing lists or a network.
Despite their claims to be ìworld famousî they are
known only in their own literature, as far as I can
ascertain.(there is a Maria Duval website, but it has the
same content as the printed output).
Each reply, containing such things as talismans, lucky
numbers, magnetised portraits (sic), and predictions, is
accompanied by details of yet another offer to help.
This always involves sending even more money.
David Phild supplied an audio tape containing a blend
of whale noise and synthetic music. It was not in the
least relaxing to my ears. He then asked for £120 for a
course in ëMagical Divinationí. Paloma Summer was
asking for £63, (a bargain, as she normally charges
£139!) in 1999. Alternatively, you could buy luck at £12
per month! (Her words, not mine!) Most of them do
not accept credit card payment, only cheques. The
copies of these that I have obtained from the bank
seem to confirm that a single account is used by
Paloma Summer and CHRIS and thus is actually one
and the same. The cheques are stamped ìUnion Bank
of Switzerlandî and ìESOTAL SARLî.
A recent reply from Paloma Summer. was in an
envelope where a label, with the name ëSerdiman
Directí covered the original return address. It includes
a timetable for gambling for Jan to Apr 2000 with
ìLucky Spiritualist Helpî It seems to consist merely of a
list of dates taken from an ordinary calendar.. My
partner paid £39 for this, now I am trying to get a
refund. A further period of help will cost £25 to be sent
with a completed questionnaire. She promises to
reveal to my partner what is really causing her bad
luck! Several more requests for money have since
arrived, using numerology this time. Her problems are
really caused by taking advice from the wrong people,
and not counting the cost before she acts. How anyone
should believe that ones actions are influenced by the
letters in their name amazes me. After all, your parents
usually choose your name or give you a name handed
down from generation to generation.
I have written to the Spanish Consulate in London for
information on this outfit. The reply will be posted on
this site in due course.
CHRIS actually suggested that my partner was a victim
of witchcraft.
Anthony Carr claims that he has been consulted by
astronaut Edwin ëBuzzí Aldrin.
Does anyone know his email address so that I can ask
him myself?
Anthony Carr also claims to have advised the British
Royal Family,
but I canít ask HM The Queen, can I? I imagine that
Prince Philip's comments would be unrepeatable and
unprintable!
These charlatans hide behind PO box numbers, often in
distant countries. I would be only too pleased to receive
any assistance in exposing these people, and in helping
to prevent desperate and/or gullible people from being
ripped off by these smart but callous operators. I have
original documents from most of them. I am in the
process of claiming refunds on the grounds that the
predictions are inaccurate but I am not confident of
success.
More news from the front line!
February 4th 2000
Another astrologer/clairvoyant has emerged from the
mists of the astral swamp. Eva Damus is the name of
this latest scam. The address is: PO Box 325 (3-5 St
Johns Road), Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 6FA.
She claims to be able to ensure success in gambling on
the lottery and bingo. My partner is assured of
receiving £85,000 or more. It is a coincidence that the
winnings are the same as the previous scam, or is it?
A cheque for £19.50 will bring the ìTriple-Cosmic
Riches Catcherî to make your wildest dreams come
true. She also claims to be a ìdivinologistî, whatever
that is. (Webster's Dictionary doesnít say)
More on Victoria DeMonaco
The scam succeeded, a form with a cheque was posted
while my back was turned. The result; a booklet
containing the usual blend of astrological garbage and
pseudo-scientific claptrap. She talks of ìtelluric raysî.
(Telluric means 'pertaining to the Earth'). It appears to
feature in some obscure Indian writings from
centuries ago.
Whether these rays actually exist is one question,
whether they can come from a small piece of crystal,
the exact type is not disclosed, is quite another. As is
usual, one payment triggers a request for another,
automatically, by computer.
Another astrologer has tried her luck
Two attempts by Marie-France, Immeuble Nice 1er A,
455 promenade des Anglais, 06299 NICE cedex 3,
France., arrived on February 7th. The identical
envelopes, distinguished only by slightly different
addresses, a clear sign of computer generated
mailshots, contain the standard text. Lucky numbers,
120 days of good luck, plenty of money with no effort,
all directed at the gullible and/or desperate. And all
for only £12.90. Visa or cheque accepted.
Mr Kuang C Wang jr.
71 Goldhawk Rd,
c/o Prixou,
Shepherds Bush,
LONDON W12 8EG.
is the latest. Claims to be the son of a Zen astrologer.
Unusually for this trade, he will send out the
horoscope before you send him the money, £25 in this
case.
His address for undelivered mail is in Bedford, but the
envelope has a German logo inside. Could it be
another contract for System Service Marketing
GmbH?
Anthony Carr has tried it again this month, two
mailshots with identical tarot cards inside, and the
usual request for cash
Note well these extracts
Alan Silver says, (in an unsolicited mailshot), îHere is
what you must doî
First cut out this (tarot) card with a pair of scissors.
Next Sunday, between 10 AM and 2 PM, place the card
on a table close to a window.
Just above the card, light a white candle. Once the cancle
is lit, close your eyes and think of the first wish that you
would like to come true. Think of this wish for about a
minute. Next, look directly at the flame of your candle
and say out loud ìI place myself under the protection of
the cosmic forces represented by the Tarot card number
21 of the Major Arcanaî Blow out the candle and repeat
this every week for the next 7 weeks, always on a
Sunday.
He promises to refund your order (not money) if the
ritual is not 100% successful.
Maria Duval sends tracts to read, at specified intervals,
which amount to ìThink positive thoughts at all times
and your life will improveî. No doubt this is true, but it
isnít necessary to spend large sums of money to find this
out.
Can you protect yourself against
unsolicited mail?
Yes!
Write to the Mailing Preference
Service. The address is:
Mailing Preference Service
FREEPOST 22
London W1E 7EZ
They will notify licenced direct mailers, of the
people with your surname at your address.
Licenced direct mailers are made aware that
you do not want to receive their mailings, The
service is free and effective for five years.
Do it today, you could save yourself a great
deal of money. My regret is that I did not know
of the service many years ago.
The same kind of service may be available in
other countries. If you can let me know the
details, please email me so that I may add them
to this page.
My email address:
Continued in PART 2
catherine yronwode
Duval scam, online at
http://astrocat.homestead.com/files/index1.html
Your comments on this astrology-exposure page are
most welcome.
Please e-mail me at:
In addition, I would like to know more about Dr
Julien Ochorowicz, author of ěMental
Dominationî, published in the US by Instant
Improvement, Inc., and in the UK by Bodywell
Publishing (associated in some way with
Astroforce Ltd.)
Can anyone help with the following ?
What is the address of the Swiss Postal Authority? I
would like to know the real addresses of the Box Nr.
holders.
Any information on ěSystem Service Marketing GmbHî,
Serdiman Direct, ESOTAL SARL?
Are there any other astrologers using the mail in this
field?
Has anyone sent money to any of the addresses listed
here?
Did you feel that you had value for money?
Did you try to get your money back, were you successful?
Is anything done in other countries to prevent these
scams?
Who is paying for Royal Mail licence HQ 7878 & 4896?
(Used by many of the scammers)
If anyone can translate this webpage into other
languages, I would be only too pleased.
What is Solen?Cheques to Eva Du Maurier are to be
made payable to Solen It may be a trading company,
running competitions, which may be the source of the
promised wealth in Eva Du Maurier's mailshots.
Send me an email! astr...@euroseek.com
Recent scams
Eva du Maurier has tried it on again. This time she
wanted Ł70 instead of Ł270, as my partner is an old and
favoured customer.
(A report by the New Zealand consumer protection org.
says that a mailshot promising 6 months of good luck
was sent to a woman in that country. Unfortunately, she
had died, her son had written back, saying that if "she
was the greatest clairvoyant in France", as Eva Du
Maurier claims, she would not need to be told!. A police
chief is quoted as saying that he doubted if there was
such a person as Eva Du Maurier anyway.)
Diane Moore
CP 232A, 1196 GLAND, Switzerland. She requests Ł25 for
twelve sets of winning numbers 'sent in a plain
envelope'. An enclosure begins Recieve (sic) your
"twelve sets of magic winning numbers"
Dan Parker
CP 61,1274 SIGNY-GRENS, Switzerland.
He calls himself a Professional Winning Advisor. In his
second mailshot he chides my partner for her lack of
response to his promise to stop her buying lottery tickets
with the wrong numbers! But it isn't too late, send him
some money and he will put her on to the road to riches.
Dan Parker needs to know her birthdate, of course. She
must act quickly! (This is a common feature, panic the
punter into an early decision to send a cheque, before
they have time to think about it.)
Great News!
March 17th 2000.
Has my partner has seen the light?
Mailshots from Paloma Summer, David Phild (operating
from a new address), Eva Du Maurier and Victoria
DeMonaco have been put in the waste-paper basket,
which is where they should have gone all along. Each
wanted even more money for another period of good
luck.
Using the Gambling Calendar supplied by Paloma
Summer, my partner has won even less money than
usual, none at all on the National Lottery
Now the attempts to get refunds from all the fraudsters
will begin.
NEW! Three mailshots in April 2000, from Eva du
Maurier, Alan Silver and Diane Moore. All have been
returned to the sender.
Yet another one!
April 10th
Alexandre . 14 rue du Rhone,1204 GenËve , Switzerland.
He/she makes a claim that bad luck and lack of success in
life, is caused by a curse placed by an evil person! Fill in
the questionnaire and send Ł9.90. You will be told if you
are cursed. You will be, or else they won't make any
more money out of you.
Birgit Jordana
After an absence, this scam started again with a mailshot
on 20th April, a request for Ł22 this time.
April 27th 2000
Mailshots from Eva du Maurier (despite the return of
the last mailshot) and CHRIS arrive. Eva du Maurier
wants Ł16, (that's a discount of Ł4) payable by credit card
now, is curious about my partners lack of co-operation,
then shouts (CAPITAL LETTERS).
CHRIS is offering a further 6 months of hypnotelepathic
help for Ł45. CHRIS warns that to give up now would be
a great pity as my partner is very close to having all that
she desires. Of course, the money flowing into his
account will be reduced if any of his victims ever give
up.
May 2nd 2000
Patrick Guerin
29, boulevard de la Ferrage, B.P. 161,06414 CANNES
CEDEX, FRANCE.
He calls himself "Magus Guerin, Mystic and benefactor
of Paris" although his address isn't there! He sent a
7-page letter with a payment form requesting Ł12.90 for a
copy of the "Great Secret Manual of the Initiated", which
will enable my partner to become an Initiate, and to have
everything she wants; with the dates of three telepathic
sessions he will perform. She can pay by cheque or credit
card. Patrick Guerin wants to know her date of birth.
May 9th 2000.
Valerie Taylor.
The same address as Anthony Carr. It seems to be
just a maildrop. For a psychic, he/she is unaware
of a victims' gender or first name, as neither are
used in this mailmerged letter. The use of a laptop
computer is admitted, but the failure to change the
spelling from US to British English is inexcusable.
However, the request for 19.95 is made in British
ŁŁŁ!
I invited her to explain the workings of her
mailshot operation, saying that I would not report
her to the authorities if she helped me.
I have placed a request on the Knowhere website
(knowhere.co.uk) to try to find out about this
address.
More on Maria Duval.
I discovered that there is a Maria Duval page on
the Freegiftclub website. Her lucky talisman is
available just like any other free sample, that is, as
a marketing ploy, as I suspected all along!
May12th 2000.
Yet another one trying to get her
hands in my pocket!
Alexa.
c/o Jade, CP 111, 1211 GenËve 24, Switzerland.
Another self-styled psychic. The address is very
similar to that of Paloma Summer. Perhaps there
is a colony of paranormal fraudsters in
Switzerland? She wants Ł24.80 (for admin costs)
to supply the lottery numbers, using astrology,
which will make my partner rich! You can use a
cheque or Visa. This scam has been reported to
"Consumer Watch" in New Zealand.
Eva du Maurier tries again
This time it is a request for Ł72! For more of the
same garbage as before, although if you are short
of money this month you can pay in three
installments of Ł24.
Another clue
On the reverse of two cancelled cheques made
payable to Solen and Victoria DeMonaco, for a
total of Ł45, appears the name Pacific Network
Services Ltd. Is it a direct mail organisation? I am
making enquiries, I shall keep you posted.
May 20th 2000
Dan Parker tries again with a further selection of
lucky gambling dates, and a request for money.
Another mailshot from Eva du Maurier, an
advertisement for a "Universal Pentacle",for only
Ł19, the cheque to be sent to Solen in Switzerland.
She tells a sob story of how 'her husband left her,
but came back after she had discovered the
"Universal Pentacle" and she was offered the post
of editor-in-chief on a French women's magazine
(not named). And that she has not been short of
money since'. I'm not surprised when people send
her money for nothing.
Also, she is described as a "Consultant
Numerologist" on a Prize Draw, organised by
Solen. The odds against winning are not given,
but the rules state that the same competition will
run under different names in other countries! I'd
say that your chances of getting the Ł2,530 are
pretty slim.
Paloma Summer makes an appeal, via the Spanish
direct mailing company Serdiman Direct, for
funds to be sent to her Swiss box number.
May 22nd 2000
A breakthrough!
Pacific Network Services Ltd is a cheque cashing
company, in Vancouver, BC, Canada. They do
have Eva du Maurier and Victoria DeMonaco as
clients. Perhaps now I can get some refunds.
Other news
On the BBC Tv programme "Hard Cash", a
Manchester company, ADC, was exposed as a
Tarot scam. Using Ł1.50/minute phone calls (of
which they collect a large percentage), operators
using a computer were giving Tarot readings,
even making noises with their hands to give the
impression of shuffling a deck. The boss actually
encouraged them to spin out the call as much as
possible to increase the take, secretly filmed, the
reporter having got a job there although he
admitted knowing nothing about Tarot.
One punter was taken for about Ł500 in a few
months before she realised that she had been
exploited.
There are many of these services available,
advertised mainly in women's magazines and
tabloid newspapers.
More on Paloma Summer
I found a report on the German Tv station
NDRTV website archives, in which she promises
"an end to your money problems" by means of her
"cosmic powers". D-marks are as acceptable as Ł
or $.
May 26th 2000
Two more mailshots, one from CHRIS, requesting
Ł39 for further hypnotelepathic help, and one
from Eva du Maurier. This time it's a "Guardian
Angel" pendant and chain that she is selling. It is
free if you reply within 72 hours, but the admin
charge is Ł25, (cheque or Visa). In essence, you are
paying for the junk jewellery, since there is
nothing else tangible on offer.
Here's the Latest
I have found what Ł20 sent to Eva du Maurier for a Tarot
reading gets you.
A well put together A4 size booklet of numerology/tarot creative
writing. Firstly your name and date of birth is converted into a
number, this said to affect the meaning of the cards dealt from
the deck.
Some dates are marked on the calendar, presumably these will be
lucky dates.
Just as I predicted!
On June 20th 2000, Paula Zikorski, PO Box 357, Staines,
Middlesex, TW18 1YD. This opportunist, whose name I read in
the report from the New Zealand consumer protection
organisation website, has been in touch. It's the same garbage as
all the others, wealth, happiness, love etc. will be yours if you
send some money. Today I heard from my local Trading
Standards Dept, that a London TSD was trying to get this PO
Box closed down, to prevent any more fraud.
No reply from Valerie Taylor has been received so I am
forwarding her mailshot to the ASA.
Another attempt by Diane Moore, similar to the last, arrived.
She can't understand how anyone can afford to pass up the
chance to win Ł25,000 in the next few months and even more
later on! My partner has given up on the National Lottery
anyway, so she does not need the "12 Sets of Lucky Numbers"
that Ł25 would buy.
On Channel 4 TV, a valuable opportunity to expose the
fraudsters was missed. "Witness" brought together a group of
pro and anti astrology interviewees, including Jonathan Cainer
(who reportedly turned down an offer of Ł1,000,000 pa, from the
British Daily Mail to stay with them, and continue with the daily
horoscope.) He now writes for ths British Daily Express. He was
also seen recording messages for his premium rate telephone
service.
June 30th 2000. Solen again!
A mailshot from Alan Karderick. He calls himself "President" of
the SOLEN Parapsychology Center, same address as Eva du
Maurier and now Alan Silver. He offers 'Very valuable gifts',
which you may keep even if you claim a refund of the Ł29 for 90
days approval of his scheme to make you rich. Except for the
names, the text is similar to all of the others. Are they written
by the same person, or do they copy each other's output. No sign
of him on the Internet or newsgroups.
My partner has been conned again! She sent Ł19 to Solen for a
Universal Pentacle. What you get is a prepacked envelope
containing a "parchment" (plastic) picture 7.5"/19cm square with
a circular diagram, a smaller version on paper, and a medallion,
silver colour, about the size of a British Ł1 coin. It is
accompanied by an unsigned letter from... well, no name is
printed. A multipurpose product I assume.
I have sent 14 mailshots to the ASA for them to investigate.
Continued in PART 3
catherine yronwode
Duval scam, which is online at
http://astrocat.homestead.com/files/index1.html
July 3rd 2000
Paloma Summer sent another form for Lunar Destiny ritual, only
£19 for a moonlight-energised parchment.
July 8th 2000
David Phild is now using Solen as a base, why? The latest
maillshot informs us that one of 72 guardian angels looks after
us. He wants £12 or £22 this time.
Some of the Europe-based operators are now using a distributor
in France, System Service Marketing GmbH is no longer in
evidence.
There is another eclipse later this month, the astrologers are
using it for making predictions. I don't remember the upheaval
that the 7 planets in conjunction was supposed to cause in May
2000, perhaps I was asleep when the tidal waves and
earthquakes struck!
July 19th 2000
Maria Dolores, same address as Birgit Jordana. She claims to be
a medium, but does not know the gender of my partner. Promises
wealth for each of the next 12 months! All for only £24.
A badly translated eight page document, perhaps deliberately so,
with the £ sign after the amount, but with British English.
Appears to be using a direct-mail company in Rotterdam, The
Netherlands.
July 20th 2000
Mrs. Bradford. BP111, 9016 St. Gallen, Switzerland. Same sort
of thing as the others, £24.90 for a year of good luck and
prosperity.
July 24th 2000
Another attempt by Victoria DeMonaco. The usual waffle about
a "strange vision in the night sky"! The "Complete happiness
energy re-charging plan" is said to be worth £190 more than the
£20 she asks, and the replica Power of Light Secret Object, which
she claims is the most precious thing that she possesses, is
included FREE.
No allusion that she has been in contact before is made, the
recipients date and place of birth must be written on the form.
She even has an alternate name, on some sheets the De is joined
to the Monaco, but in others it is not!
She also claims that very few are privilidged to receive her
attentions, but I find that very difficult to believe.
August 9th 2000
Alan Silver tries again. Promises 37 days of good fortune, to
which only he knows the key. £12 or £22, please.
Paloma Summer requests money for another Lunar Destiny
Ritual on the 27th-28th August 2000.
August 17th 2000
This one almost convinced me. A letter from Prof. John H. White,
on a page headed University Mathematics Research Centre,
claims to have solved the riddle of Random Numbers and Chaos
Theory. That is, you can win on the lottery. He wants me to help
him prove it to his colleagues in a thesis. Only 100 people in
each European country will be recruited, so as to avoid sharing
the Jackpot. Of course, you have to send him some money, up to
£49.90, for the numbers drawn by his computer AND spend up to
£800 in the year on lottery tickets.
A look at the style of the document reveals identical features to
those used by many of the other scams mentioned above. A
money back guarantee is offered, the small print needs a 30X
magnifier to read, and the fact that it is a commercial
proposion! But will the box number for Omega-P.M.D. in
Switzerland still be open in twelve months time? All in all,
another lucky numbers scam!
Also, another competition from Eva du Maurier.
They call you ìtheir friendî,
but do real friends charge you for
help?
Mine donít!
Remember, direct-mail astrologers don't know any more about
the future than you do. As they don't know as much as you do
about your situation, they cannot help you. They can help
themselves, with your connivance they can do very well
financially.
Paloma Summer Gambling Calendar
The Universal Pentacle of Solen
An essay by Professor Richard Dawkins
A poem , written by me, inspired by these charlatans and their
mailshots
A report in the Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald about Marie
Rose Valmont
ASA Adjudications, including many of the names in this expose
A list of the names on this website
Send me an email
Further Reading
Also, as a result of my partner's name being placed on mailing
lists, she has received scores of letters from operators of
lotteries, competition documents which seem at first glance to
say that you have won, but you have to send money to make a
claim, horse-race betting plan sellers, special offers from
marketing companies, etc All have the same basis, money for no
effort. This could be the subject of another website to watch .
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Send me an email! astr...@euroseek.com
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Melkor Morgoth
Rikard Lundgren wrote:
> But she claims to help the police and other good things, is this a lie?
>
MoJoJuJu JoJo
writes:
>Can I have her mail, just to check if she is truly potent?
I hope no one on this group is silly enough to help you in your misuided quest.
Check the backs of phony psychic magazines(right next to kenny Knogston et al)
or dogpile.com for her addy or just call your local police station bunko squad.
i am sure they have her on file........
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MoJoJuJu JoJo
>al)
er..kenny "kingston"..lolol oops....
Crystal Sherman
myself by sending her a counter-offer to her mail-order-scam-offer. When
I didn't answer her first letter, she junk-mailed me a second time. Her
second "form letter" to me was even further off the mark than the first,
but did offer a prettier lucky charm than the first offer. I decided
that I didn't want a lucky charm from someone who'd messed up so badly
on the cold reading of her letters to me. I took pity on her. I wrote up
a letter doing a cold read of her and offered her a handcrafted lucky
talisman for the price of a self-addressed-stamped-envelope. This price
was fifty dollars cheaper than what she was offering me.
That woman didn't even reply to my handwritten letter. Humpf! Now I'm
quite certain that she was less than honest when her form letter told me
that she cared about me.
No, the only potency is that hers is a tried and true method of playing
the odds. Most people have normal ups and downs that fall within a
normal distribution pattern and most people refuse to believe that their
lives are boringly normal and predictable. This makes normal people so
predictable that form letters will bring big bucks to any business
person knowing how to word those letters.
Mrs. S.
Melkor Morgoth wrote:
>
> Can I have her mail, just to check if she is truly potent??
>
> Rikard Lundgren wrote:
>
> > But she claims to help the police and other good things, is this a lie?
> >
MoJoJuJu JoJo
writes:
>
>I don't think you need to check her potency, I've already satisfied
>myself by sending her a counter-offer to her mail-order-scam-offer. When
>I didn't answer her first letter, she junk-mailed me a second time. Her
>second "form letter" to me was even further off the mark than the first,
>but did offer a prettier lucky charm than the first offer. I decided
>that I didn't want a lucky charm from someone who'd messed up so badly
>on the cold reading of her letters to me. I took pity on her. I wrote up
>a letter doing a cold read of her and offered her a handcrafted lucky
>talisman for the price of a self-addressed-stamped-envelope. This price
>was fifty dollars cheaper than what she was offering me.
>
>That woman didn't even reply to my handwritten letter. Humpf! Now I'm
>quite certain that she was less than honest when her form letter told me
>that she cared about me.
ROTFLMFAO! You should send this to my friend Jo at spellbox.com. She has a
section called "bad,naughty psychics". She hasmant similar incidents as well
as one of my similar documented experiences online on this site under my free
reader name "moondawgie".
Thanks again for the laugh. :::big ass grin::::
Rikard Lundgren
one, or can she?
/Ricke
Melkor Morgoth <ga...@freesurf.fr> skrev i
diskussionsgruppsmeddelandet:39D78630...@freesurf.fr...
> Can I have her mail, just to check if she is truly potent??
>
>
> Rikard Lundgren wrote:
>
> > But she claims to help the police and other good things, is this a lie?
> >