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Philadelphia is cracking down on fortunetellers!
City enforces obscure anti-fortune telling law:
"PHILADELPHIA - In a series of apparently unforeseen visits, city inspectors slapped desist orders on the shops of psychics, astrologers, phrenologists and tarot-card readers who charge money for their services.
Dominic E. Verdi, deputy commissioner of the city Department of Licenses and Inspections, said Thursday the agency was just recently alerted to a state law, on the books for more than 30 years, that makes fortunetelling 'for gain or lucre' a third-degree misdemeanor."
Hey, a lot of the so-called "fortune-tellers" in the little hole-in-the-wall offices weren't any good anyway. They often relied on the "curse scam" to scam money off of clients.
1 Comments:
I wish they'd crack down on the parasites who pull off versions of the curse scam by using the laws already on the books to deter con artists.
As a Philadelphia-based reader trying to supplement a part-time income with the odd reading and occasional party, this puts a crimp in my plans to do readings at local flea markets over the summer.
I wish they'd shut down the crooks and leave the decent people to operate freely.
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