Bibliograph

A deal with the devil, the dark and twisted true story of one of the biggest cons in history, Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken

Type

Label

A deal with the devil, the dark and twisted true story of one of the biggest cons in history, Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A deal with the devil

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1011106742

Responsibility statement

Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken

Sub title

the dark and twisted true story of one of the biggest cons in history

Summary

"In this spellbinding story, award-winning investigative journalists for CNN Money track down the mysterious French psychic at the center of one of the longest running cons in history--an international mail scam that targets the elderly and emotionally vulnerable"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The journalists -- The promises -- The scam -- The victims -- The address -- The mysterious psychic -- The psychic sidekick -- The sightings -- The dentist's wife -- The investigators -- The business web -- The Sparks connection -- The whistleblower -- The "mailing genius" -- The bizarre businessman -- The copywriter -- The nucleus -- The windfall -- The trip -- The dusty archives -- The psychic no one sees -- The house -- The sister - The pot of jelly -- The lover -- The son -- The attorney -- The deal -- The myth -- The responses -- The other psychics -- The checks -- The dark and the strange -- The Romanians -- The childhood friend -- The return to sanity -- The bizarre businessman revisited -- The fading myth -- The irony -- Afterword

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor