|
|
Article: Beware the fake witch doctors.
- Article from:
- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- January 21, 2003
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2003 Solo Syndication Limited. 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: ANDR PAINE
A NEW breed of conmen is targeting Londoners - fake witch doctors.
Claiming they can cure cancer and make the blind see, they charge vulnerable and gullible people fees of hundreds or even thousands of pounds.
One bogus shaman was caught on camera demanding pound sterling2,000 from a young woman to use voodoo magic to cause her troublesome boyfriend to die.
The fake witch doctors advertise - at a cost of more than pound sterling1,000 a month - in free weekly magazines in London aimed at single, young, female commuters. One advert by a Mr Saity in the 13 January edition of Girl About Town read: "I am an African ...