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Mon 05 May 2009Predicting profits
WHAT'S THE STORY WITH PREMIUM-RATE PHONE PSYCHICS?:ARE “psychics” who perform telephone readings genuine mystics taking advantage of technology to bring their gift to a wider audience or charlatans taking advantage of the gullible with high-priced but worthless yarns?
For most, the answer may be blindingly obvious, but that doesn’t stop many apparently rational people blowing irrational sums on having their fortunes told in such a fashion by “psychics” who are, if Pricewatch’s sole experience is any reflection, as insightful as an ironing board.
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