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writes:My question is quite short, I'm wondering if anyone believes in Fortune Tellers? xx Reply to this Question
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reader, yekta  +, writes (26 November 2010):
ummm well,,, only few out there doing really good job, the person i know she does it not tarot bt something else but she is incredible she told me all da staff that actually happend to me but she is so old like 70 ish, bt my point is that there are some people but extremly few... so be carefull,
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reader, Fee-Fee +, writes (24 April 2009):
 We're not all con-artists :o)
I read tarot cards. I also have a working knowledge of runes, palmistry and tea leaves.
The posters below are quite right when they say you should NEVER pay money for a reading. It is a long standing debate between readers, but the majority of genuine fortune tellers consider offering payment as an insult to the craft ... I point blank refuse to give a reading if payment is even suggested.
Sadly, there are far too many aforementioned con-artists who give it a bad name.
But it doesn't mean we are all cheats and swindlers.
Fee
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reader, anonymous, writes (23 April 2009): I'm seeing,,,,, I'm seeing ,,, hmmm your opening your mail... it's from a female augony aunt... she's sending you a warning.... beware of false fortune tellers ... and only play the lotto from your fourtune cookie lucky numbers... other wise bad things will follow...
please give credit card number and life savings for your cats past lives with king tut!... (must be 18 or older have major credit card. not available in all states, first min 2.99 additional min 19.95. Not available in UK.
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 April 2009): Check out this site, read the stories of people and especially the guy who created the site: http://www.gypsypsychicscams.com/.
In a nutshell, my answer is absolutely not. Especially after I read that site. I mean, my goodness, they even use the same tricks.
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reader, ArmyMedic +, writes (22 April 2009):
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reader, DrPsych +, writes (22 April 2009):
 If fortune tellers were regulated by a professional body so that you could monitor their conduct then I would keep an open-mind about them. At the end of the day they give 'advice' just like counsellors and therapists on a wide range of problems. Unfortunately, unlike trained professional advice-givers, fortune tellers may do things that are unethical or just plain unhelpful. They may also distract vulnerable people from seeking help from more conventional sources.
It is possible that some people have special abilities (psychic) but there is no research evidence to back up their claims. No one has claimed the 1 million prize offered by James Randi for scientific proof of ability for a start. It may well be the case that most fortune tellers are expert 'cold readers' who are able to extract information from clients who are already true-believers. Fortune telling services like you see on TV get around the lack of evidence of ability by saying it is for 'entertainment purposes only' - this gets them out of consumer rights law protection against scams in many countries unfortunately.
If you are really interested, read the badpsychics website...
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reader, Emilysanswers +, writes (22 April 2009):
You can only see the future if the future is set.
That means you have to believe we travel a predetermined path.
If it has been set out for us already then you have to ask who made that decision.
I personally would never pay someone to tell me what they thought might happen to me, but if you have lots of cash to waste then go for it.
If you do have money to waste then send it to me and I'll post you back a lot of generalised pap that will mostly be right.
Good Luck!! xx
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reader, birdynumnums  +, writes (22 April 2009):
 Fortune Tellers are people who know how to "read" peoples body language and tell them vague, generalized, random stuff until they can get feedback from their mark that they are heading in the right direction. They are con artists, but it can be amusing. They use a lot of techniques that profilers use. Check out the show called the Mentalist on TV (if it's not on the BBC then check out the net). It's about an ex-fortune teller who works for the police. And even he thinks that fortune tellers are cons. They have a lot of different patterns that they know work. Did you know that a ridiculous amount of people's favorites number and colour, for example, are 3 and blue? More than any other number and colour. Random information for us, great for a con artist, though...
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 April 2009): Not really, they just tell you what you want to hear. I think we make our own luck, something won't happen because a fortune teller predicted it. They influence you and tell you that this and that is going to happen, but it only happens because you go in that direction anyway!
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reader, cls1990 +, writes (22 April 2009):
 one guessed my mum had had an abortion when the only 3 people in the world that knew were my mum, dad & doctor.
But i'v had 3 readings done now out of curiosity & the only things they got right were just lucky guesses.
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 April 2009): To be honest, from personal experience I wouldnt go near one. My mum was taken in by a "tarot reader" who told her all sorts of things were going to happen, and really messed with her head. When nothing happened the way she wanted/was told it was going to happen, it nearly sent her over the edge. I spent 5 years clearing up the mess that this fortune teller created. Dont line these peoples pockets - they are just our to earn money.
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 April 2009): I believe Fortune Tellers are lying deceitful thieves. Sorry, that was blunt, but that's what I think.
-GG
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 April 2009): I believe they exist, I believe they take your money, and I believe they tell you what you want (or think you want) to hear. In other words, they are con-artists.
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