|
|
Article: The 'witch doctors' who spirit away all your; WATCHDOG SPECIAL A new wave of conmen are preying on Brummies - fake spiritual healers and witch doctors. The Mail discovered families have lost thousands of pounds after handing the money to "holy men".(News)
- Article from:
- Birmingham Mail (England)
- Article date:
- August 10, 2006
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: CATHERINE HENDRICK
WATCHDOG SPECIAL A new wave of conmen are preying on Brummies - fake spiritual healers and witch doctors. The Mail discovered families have lost thousands of pounds after handing the money to "holy men". In an exclusive interview with the Mail, one woman described how she lost pounds 12,000 after putting her faith in a fake African spiritual healer. Consumer editor CATHERINE HENDRICK reports.
FROM the outside the small Victorian terrace looks no different from any other family home in the quiet Sparkhill street.
But the moment Sabra Khan stepped inside the house in Bromyard Road her life changed forever.
No ...