Have you ever received letters or emails from “psychics” who are total strangers, yet claim to have vital information for you? Up to recently I never realized how seriously some people can be affected by these unsolicited ploys. A few weeks ago, one of my clients was contacted by two different “psychic” organizatons which claimed to have “important information” to share. The tactics used were clever and quite distressing.
An excerpt of my client’s letter to me reads:
“In the past few days i have received messages from (psychic organization X) and (psychic reader Z). It scared me what they predicted with no conclusion. I must pay a fee to find this out and they will answer me in about 2 weeks… My friends have spent hundreds of dollars on this kind of service but still no improvement and whatever was predicted has never come to pass… what they predicted affected my self confidence. Please advise.”
Here is part of my reply, for the benefit of others who may also encounter this kind of tactic:
Psychic companies (like organization X) which employ a “stable” of “psychics” (like reader Z) are strictly commercial operations, as are any “psychics” who aggressively solicit your business — and they will do almost anything to get you to call and spend money with them. This includes shameless sales tactics, like claiming to have important information for you (more below).
The only qualification a “psychic” needs to work for an operation like that is the ability to sound convincing and keep customers on the phone for an extended period of time.
I have seen some of the employment documents and training manuals from these organizations. If the “psychic” happens to have any genuine ability, that is considered a bonus. Training is focused on techniques to intrigue, worry and entice customers into staying on the line for as long as possible, and to get them to call back as frequently as possible.
One of the most-used sales tactics is to contact potential customers (usually from purchased lists of leads), claiming to have “had a vision” about you which contains highly important information — which of course you must call at high rates to find out about. Usually the “information” is either a scary warning or supposed “good news” which you will need the so-called psychic’s “guidance” to take advantage of. THAT IS A COMPLETE SCAM.
Callers who fall for that usually end up revealing just enough about their current situation and concerns to give the “psychic” plenty of material to work with. The “psychic” can then pitch the call to play on the caller’s hopes and fears, to keep them on the line as long as possible and increase the chances that the now-hooked customer will call again.
You might ask yourself why a psychic would contact you “out of the blue.” (I have never contacted anyone who did not first contact me seeking help, and I intend to keep to that policy.) The truth is, real psychics are busy helping their current clients and friends, NOT having “visions” about people who have never contacted them.
Ethics is a vital issue in any field, but in this field especially so. With so many people desperate for help, and also willing to believe almost anything, it is “easy pickings” for those companies and individuals who are willing to “cash in” at the expense of their customers.
There are some genuinely competent, caring and ethical psychics out there, and I am happy if my clients also enjoy the benefits of other services if it helps them. However, I feel obligated to share some of my inside knowledge of this field in the hope that this sharing will be beneficial to my readers.
Even with the best advice in the world, we are all expected to make our own decisions. Be sure to exercise YOUR intuition and good sense when judging the quality of the advice you receive.
