{"id":15579,"date":"2024-08-17T11:38:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T09:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/17\/scourged-by-online-scammers-tarot-readers-get-their-own-platform\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T11:38:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T09:38:32","slug":"scourged-by-online-scammers-tarot-readers-get-their-own-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/17\/scourged-by-online-scammers-tarot-readers-get-their-own-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Scourged by online scammers, tarot readers get their own platform"},"content":{"rendered":"

Impersonators love tarot readers. Regulators and social media companies don\u2019t care. Mystic practitioners fight back with Moonlight, \u2018software for witches\u2019<\/p>\n

Since tarot practitioner Rebecca Scolnick first began reading cards professionally in 2018, she has been impersonated more than 50 times on Instagram. The scams typically follow a similar pattern: someone creates an account that mirrors hers, using a nearly identical username and reposting all of her photos. The scammer then approaches her followers with enticing spiritual messages. \u201cHello beloved,\u201d they usually begin. \u201cHave you ever had an in-depth psychic reading before?\u201d<\/p>\n

Scolnick, who has more than 11,000 Instagram followers, regularly receives messages from her fans saying they have paid for a reading from someone who is not actually her. After years of being inundated<\/a> with fraudsters and impersonators, she and many tarot readers like her, along with other mystical practitioners, are exhausted and frustrated.<\/p>\n

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\nImpersonators love tarot readers. Regulators and social media companies don\u2019t care. Mystic practitioners fight back with Moonlight, \u2018software for witches\u2019
\nSince tarot practitioner Rebecca Scolnick first began reading cards professionally in 2018, she has been impersonated more than 50 times on Instagram. The scams typically follow a similar pattern: someone creates an account that mirrors hers, using a nearly identical username and reposting all of her photos. The scammer then approaches her followers with enticing spiritual messages. \u201cHello beloved,\u201d they usually begin. \u201cHave you ever had an in-depth psychic reading before?\u201d
\nScolnick, who has more than 11,000 Instagram followers, regularly receives messages from her fans saying they have paid for a reading from someone who is not actually her. After years of being inundated with fraudsters and impersonators, she and many tarot readers like her, along with other mystical practitioners, are exhausted and frustrated. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Impersonators love tarot readers. Regulators and social media companies don\u2019t care. Mystic practitioners fight back with Moonlight, \u2018software for witches\u2019 Since tarot practitioner Rebecca Scolnick first began reading cards professionally in 2018, she has been impersonated more than 50 times on Instagram. The scams typically follow a similar pattern: someone creates an account that mirrors …<\/p>\n

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