Boston Herald - Boston Herald: 'Evil spirit' scam plagues Asian immigrants in NYC

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'Evil spirit' scam plagues Asian immigrants in NYC Jul 5th 2013, 18:43, by By Associated Press, Associated Press NEW YORK — One woman was told by a fortune teller that her son was possessed by demons. Another was approached on a Chinatown street by a stranger who eerily claimed her daughter would die in two days. A third was informed that her dead husband was communicating from the grave, telling her to hand over thousands in cash. "Your son will die in a car accident — he is cursed," a 65-year-old was told. Media files: This undated image provided by the New York City Police Department shows a poster that has been displayed in Chinatown in Manhattan and in Asian neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens warning of blessing scams. Detectives say there has been a rash this year in New York of what's known as an evil spirit or blessing scam, where older immigrant women, mostly Chinese, are swindled out of their valuables by clever scammers who prey on their superstition and fear. (image/jpeg)

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