Introducing: The Greatest Scam Ever Written

Introducing: The Greatest Scam Ever Written

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The Greatest Scam Ever Written | 1. Your Devoted Friend

What would you do if you got a mysterious letter promising to restore your health and vitality? Doreen Robinson wrote back and sent money to the French psychic named Maria Duval who’d written to her. As their relationship deepened, Doreen had no idea that she wasn’t the only one. ...  Show more

The Greatest Scam Ever Written | 2. Psychic to the Stars

Who was Maria Duval? Her son says she had a gift, an ability to see people’s futures. She helped locate missing people and worked with the French elite, befriending Jacques Chirac and Brigitte Bardot. In the late 80s, when two businessmen approached Maria Duval with a life-changi ...  Show more

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