Fortune teller “Nermine” tricked a Serbian woman into handing over a small fortune. The sums of money were used to cover up the ‘black magic’ the victim was exposed to. But there is now little left of the supernatural in Vienna’s regional court – apart from an indictment for serious commercial fraud.
Crystal balls, incense sticks and coffee brew: you don’t see much of that in the regional court of Vienna. Although Judge Georg Olschak in room 31 is dealing with fortune telling. Or more likely a scam: two unknown perpetrators took money from the pocket of a 55-year-old woman with the promise that the ‘black magic’ that was weighing on her would be covered up. In this way, they secretly made a proud 77,000 euros.
Fortune teller “Nermine” got in touch
The backstory: The victim was approached by an acquaintance in Serbia, who demanded cash for his bail from jail. “She then searched for a fortune teller on Facebook to get clarity on whether she should make the transfer,” the prosecutor explained. The 55-year-old came across “Nermine,” who was said to have a connection to the supernatural.
Not only did she advise the woman not to transfer the money to Serbia, she made it worse: “She said my children had problems and that I was very careless. She said the money would make the problems go away,” the 55-year-old recalled on the witness stand. In this way, she handed a Serb a total of around 77,000 euros in several instalments. Although she was promised that she would get it back once the ‘black magic’ had been completely covered up, she never saw any of the small fortune again.
Prison sentence after magical fraud
“Nermine” and the second perpetrator of the magic scam could not be found. However, the person who collected the money is now in the dock in Vienna. The 47-year-old makes no fuss about it and pleads guilty to all charges. However, his lawyer Alexander Philipp has already announced that his client will not provide any further information. For serious commercial fraud, the innocent man was given a two-year partial prison sentence – of which he actually had to serve six months in prison.
Source: Krone
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