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by Bob Olson, BestPsychicDirectory.com, BestPsychicMediums.com & AfterlifeTV.com

Sadly, the average person is going to have a difficult time telling the difference between a legitimate psychic or psychic medium and a fake. Phonies, frauds and scam artists can be quite convincing. They can be good at deceiving people, especially people who are grieving or going through a desperate time in life, as these people are often more susceptible to suggestion. But there are telltale signs to help you spot a phony or scam artist.

You can usually spot a fake or scam artist pretending to be a psychic medium by looking for the following signs:

1) Fake psychics or psychic mediums and scam artists ask a lot of leading questions.

Some people call this cold reading. For the most part, scam artists giving a cold reading are fishing around for clues so they can improve their guessing ratio when giving you messages. Yet not every psychic or psychic medium who asks a lot of questions is a fake. There are many legitimate psychics and psychic mediums who have developed poor habits of asking you a question about what they're seeing, hearing or feeling instead of just presenting it as a statement.

"Who died in a car accident?" the psychic medium might ask, when what he should have said was, "I have someone in spirit here who died in a car accident."

Or the psychic medium might be given a message by spirit to talk about a nurse, which will lead to information about the client's sister who is a nurse. But the medium might say, "Do you know someone who is a nurse?" or "Who is the nurse?"

What the psychic medium should have said was, "They are talking to me about a nurse. Does that make any sense to you?" If the client says yes, the psychic medium can then get more information from the spirit that might lead to the next piece of information, "They are showing me that this nurse if a sibling of yours; I believe they're saying it's your sister. They just want to acknowledge and say hello to your sister, the nurse."

So, to sum up, phony psychics and psychic mediums are known to ask a lot of questions. In fact, they have to ask questions in order to get anything right. Unfortunately, some legitimate psychics and psychic mediums ask a lot of questions, too, which is why it's so difficult for the average person to know if someone is real or not.

2) Fake mediums (psychic mediums) and scam artists present vague, general messages rather than accurate evidence.

Spirit communication (mediumship) should always begin with messages that identify the spirit who is communicating with the medium (psychic medium). What is their name? What are the circumstances of their passing? How old where they when they died? How long ago did they die? What was their physical appearance and/or characteristics of their personality? If the psychic medium is unable to give you any identifying evidence of this type, that's a red flag that they might be a fake. Otherwise, it is a sign that the psychic medium is inexperienced or poorly gifted.

3) Fake psychics and psychic mediums and scam artists claim that you are cursed.

You should never give money to any psychic or psychic medium who promises to remove a curse or spell for a fee. There is never any curse or spell and this is the most common scam in this field. These criminals are merely using fear to manipulate people. And scam artists who promise to remove a curse for a fee have been known to charge (and get) thousands, even tens of thousands, of dollars from people using this common scam.

4) Fake psychics and psychic mediums and scam artists ask you for personal information like your social security card, driver's license number, bank account numbers and passwords.

Never give out your social security number, driver's license number, bank account numbers or passwords to a psychic or psychic medium. If one asks you for this information, it's a strong sign that something suspicious is up. Hang up and report them to your state Attorney General's office.

Bob Olson is the author of ANSWERS ABOUT THE AFTERLIFE and THE MAGIC MALA, which you can learn about at BobOlson.com.

by Bob Olson, BestPsychicDirectory.com, BestPsychicMediums.com & AfterlifeTV.com
© Copyright 2011 Bob Olson, BestPsychicDirectory.com, All Rights Reserved

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Best Psychic Directory: Reviews Of Psychics & Psychic Mediums

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by Bob Olson, BestPsychicDirectory.com, BestPsychicMediums.com & AfterlifeTV.com Sadly, the average person is going to have a difficult time telling the difference between a legitimate psychic or psychic medium and a fake. Phonies, frauds and scam artists can be quite convincing.

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Theresa Caputo: Investigated for Fraud...

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Teresa Caputo, who is the star of one of America's most popular cable television shows, "Long Island Medium", is under investigation for fraud, according to reports. The show, which focuses around self-proclaimed psychic medium Teresa Caputo and her work as a medium alongside storylines involving her husband and two grown children. Reports claim that many are unsatisfied with her readings and are alleging she has lots of people and sources helping her make her readings seem real. C aputo has been plagued by these accusations for years, the US based newspaper "The Christian Post" reported on it last year
"Long Island Medium" star Theresa Caputo is reportedly under investigation for fraud and many of her so-called clients are dissatisfied with their readings and claim Caputo has no real "gift" but plenty of sources helping her pull off a scam. "Theresa is like a vulture preying on the most vulnerable," private investigator Ron Tebo told Radar Online. "I think it's despicable." Tebo runs a fraud complaint website, SciFake.com, and has been reportedly speaking with several of Caputo's clients, all of whom say that they were disappointed or let down by their reading. He has accused Caputo of having people investigate her clients before meeting with them in order to provide a more accurate reading, or simply going with the age-old trick of asking a very vague question in order to get a client to spill everything." However Caputo, a year later is soldiering on, profiting from her success.
they wrote: The Christian Post:
"Theresa Caputo might have six seasons of a hit TV show under her belt, as well as a book and a national tour, but the Long Island Medium star is using her fame to cash in on even more business deals. While the star has been dealing with fraud allegations when it comes to her act, she has decided to start a new business endeavor by releasing a line of jewelry. That's right, pretty soon fans will be able to wear a piece of Caputo wherever they go."
An article published earlier this month titled "'Long Island Medium' Theresa Caputo Designing Jewelry Amid Fraud Claims" in M Starz News said:

But, is that what the audience really wants?
She might be from Long Island but is she still a medium? Star of TLC series Long Island Medium, Theresa Caputo is coming under fire today as she just cancelled a slew of her psychic shows during the upcoming weeks. The 47-year-old reality star has been on tour since 2012, where she has taken her show of live readings across the county. However, in recent months the star's credibility has come under questioning as many think that she is just putting on an act. According to Radar Online, Theresa has drawn some criticism and speculation from fans and followers, saying that she is giving up on performing, as she currently doesn't have any upcoming events listed on her website. Radar is reporting that this lapse in shows is odd, since the TLC star has been performing pretty regularly since 2012. "This is very unusual. She is always on tour around this time. Something is definitely up," a source explained to the site. According to The Inquistr, Theresa's credibility might be fading after she had an exposé written about her, by journalist Jaime Franchi, who had seen one of her live performances. "For me, this unbelievable experience was simply that: not to be believed. In my humble opinion, Caputo is a damn good performer, and she's got undeniably likable sass and charisma," Franchi wrote. "I just don't think she speaks with the dead." Bravo executive Andy Cohen also slammed Caputo in his book, The Andy Cohen Diaries, claiming that when he asked her to contact his late bestie, Natasha Richardson, she was unable to do so. "I asked for a few minutes with her afterwards to see if Natasha would come through," the Watch What Happens Live host explained, adding, " She didn't, so it was a lot of fishing."

Back in January of this year, M Starz also published an article titled "'Long Island Medium' Theresa Caputo A Fake? Psychic Cancels Tour Amid Fraud Claims: Did Andy Cohen Have Anything To Do With It?"and had this to say:

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US TV's "Long Island Medium" Investigated For Fraud

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Teresa Caputo, who is the star of one of America's most popular cable television shows, "Long Island Medium", is under investigation for fraud, according to reports. The show, which focuses around self-proclaimed psychic medium Teresa Caputo and her work as a medium alongside storylines...

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Long Island Medium star Theresa Caputo has been accused of faking readings with clients. But it seems she's also been pulling a fast one on fans of her TLC reality show!

On the series' 7th season premiere, the self-proclaimed "medium" and her college student daughter, Victoria, seemed to spontaneously stop by Garden City, New York tea store A New Leaf on their way to zip lining. But according to the Long Island Herald, the tea outing was planned months in advance!

An article in Caputo's hometown paper states that the production team called A New Leaf owner Kimberly Orlic last August to request permission to film inside the shop.
PHOTOS: 12 Reasons Critics Call 'Long Island Medium' Theresa Caputo A Fraud
"I was asked to sign a nondisclosure [agreement] before I knew the show's name, and soon after was told the name but wasn't told any date," Orlic says. "They said, 'We saw your shop and think it's a great location to shoot a TV show.'"

In line with Caputo's diva behavior, Orlic and her employees were not given a filming date until the day before they arrived.

Though Caputo and her daughter's tea date seemed to last only minutes, the crew actually filmed for a shocking six hours.
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And the employees, who acted surprised to see Caputo, were prepped like actors.

"They had to make everybody up," Oric adds.

At one point, customers and even employees were kicked out of the shop for an hour while the 48-year-old reality star gave a reading to a woman named Martha, who lost her husband during the September 11 attacks in New York City.

Despite the long hours of directors, producers and camera crews, Orlic insists she enjoyed her unexpected, unusual day.

"It was a really cool experience and lots of fun to see it happen from the back end," she says.

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'Long Island Medium' Fakery! Newspaper Article Reveals Shocking Truth About Reality Show's Filming Process

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Long Island Medium star Theresa Caputo has been accused of faking readings with clients. But it seems she's also been pulling a fast one on fans of her TLC reality show! On the series' 7th season premiere, the self-proclaimed "medium" and her college student daughter, Victoria, seemed to spontaneously stop by Garden City, New York tea store A New Leaf on their way to zip lining.

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Psychic, Intuitive, Medium: What's the Difference? | Articles at KEEN.com

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Confused who to call? Use this quick guide to find out the differences between Psychics, Empaths and Intuitives. A psychic advice article courtesy of Keen.com.

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In this video, Theresa Caputo went on The Ellen Show. She gathered a few members of the audience to do readings on them. She talked to a few different people about their loved ones that passed away. To me, this feels like is it very real in this situation, but it also may be set up by the cast of Theresa's show. Yet, it does look very believable to me.

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This video is all about the different tricks that not only Theresa Caputo uses, but a lot of other mediums use these same things. Including tricks such as "Cold Reading" & "Shotgunning". Cold Reading is pretty much about identifying the clients body language. Whether thats their hair, age, clothing style, gender, manner of speech, and even sexual orientation. Now, "Shotgunning" is another very easy trick mediums use to gather information from more than one individual, such as an audience or crowd. They will ask a very vague question(s), then wait for a response from anyone in the audience. So in this video, it clearly shows that there are many ways that proves that she, and her show, are fake.

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5 Reasons Why Long Island Medium Is Totally Fake

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In this video, Theresa does a reading on a mother and daughter. Father and Husband died when his daughter was still young, so Theresa talks to them about how she can hear the father do thing to try and show that he is still there in spirit. Such as him snapping his finger. This apparently tells Theresa that his passing was sudden and unexpected. At the end she said that she could hear the father saying that, when he died, he didn't want to go. Do you think this is all true? or are you a skeptic?

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In 15 Years This Has Never Happened | Long Island Medium

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So, Mediumship is the practise of people who can communicate and meditate with spirits of the living, and dead. Some types of mediumship include; "Spirit Channeling" and "Ouija". Scientists have tried to validate the claims of the practise of mediumship, but the experiments led to the conclusion that the people who claimed to practice mediumship, had no ability to do so.

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"Long Island Medium" is a television show about an apparent medium, named Theresa Caputo. Most of the show takes place in Hicksville, New York, though sometimes she tends to meet clients in other areas in the Country. Theresa Caputo has been said to be a fake by some critics, including the magician James Randi.

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"Long Island Medium" (TV)
Theresa Caputo is a 50 year old, New York born, and a reality TV "Medium". She has her own show on TLC called "Long Island Medium". In this show she meets with different clients and customers that have been suffering with losses of loved ones, and supposedly talks to spirits of these individuals.