CHARLATAN

Time and time again we read of people duped by charlatans who claim that they are spiritual mediums who have the ability to communicate with Divine beings. We oft hear of victims being cheated of lots of money because they want more money, power, better fortune or love.
Here is a newspaper report of a young girl who instead of getting better luck got conned by the medium to have sex with him. The article says that she is planning to sue the guy but she might have some difficulties as from what I read it was a case of consensual sex and not rape.
The rest of us females must really be very careful lest we not be victims of such charlatans. I guess the best prevention is to exercise extra caution and also to discuss things with friends and relatives before seeking out mediums. To be fair to mediums, some are genuine.

Wednesday December 2, 2009
College student duped into having sex with ‘medium’
By ZALINAH NOORDIN

KUALA LUMPUR: A 20-year-old college student who sought a medium’s help to end her streak of bad luck ended up having to sleep with the man.
She approached the medium, known only as master Choy, in April on the recommendations of her friends as she was worried about her well-being.
The 50-year-old medium told her she would not be able to get rid of the bad luck unless she had sex with a married man.
After some persuasion from the man, who is married, the girl agreed to have sex with him.
“He told me I had to sleep with a married man to get rid of all the bad luck,” she told a press conference at the MCA Public Services and Complaints Department here yesterday.
Before having sexual intercourse, the medium told the girl, who is pursuing a degree in nutrition at a college, to strip naked and pose for some photographs.
She realised that she had been cheated a few months later when her luck had not changed and worse, she had contracted a sexually transmitted disease from him.
She went back to the medium and threatened to expose him but he slapped her and warned that he would post her nude photographs on the Internet.
The girl claimed that the medium issued a death threat against her should she decide to lodge a police report.
“I am getting a lawyer now to file a case against him,” she said.
MCA Public Services and Complaints Depart­ment head Datuk Michael Chong advised the public to be wary of bogus mediums.

Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/12/2/nation/5221822&sec=nation