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Dumb Americans: U.S. residents blackmailed out of $40 million by fortune tellers

The U.S. Federal court says a Florida family used fortune telling to intimidate people out of $40 million.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Laurence Bardfeld said the victims forked over cash, gold coins and jewelry.  The fortune tellers said bad things would happen if they didn’t pay up.

The Sun Sentinel reports that one victim, a bestselling author, gave an estimated $20 million.