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Charging exorbitant hourly rates to talk to dead grandmas

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Charging hundreds of dollars to vaguely guess a deceased relatives name is a brilliant hustle. Practitioners use cold reading techniques to throw out incredibly common initials and scenarios, letting grieving clients connect the dots while rapidly emptying their own bank accounts.

Charging exorbitant hourly rates to talk to dead grandmas
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