For subscribers: Psychics are huge on Instagram. Now scammers are impersonating them

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Nov. 30, 2021 Psychics are huge on Instagram. Now scammers are impersonating them Psychics, tarot readers, astrologers and other metaphysical practitioners say that in the past few months they've experienced a deluge of scammers who clone their Instagram accounts and use their likeness to solicit payments from their followers for faux readings. Spiritualists say that being scammed in this way is especially hurtful because their work has long been stigmatized as one giant fraud. Read more

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