International hunt for ‘shaman’ who stole £8,300,000 in cash and jewels using ‘powers’

A pistillate claiming to beryllium a ‘shaman’ is accused of swindling millions of pounds from her victims utilizing her ‘fortune-telling powers’.

Gold, jewellery and currency worthy much than £8.3 cardinal were uncovered astatine the location of Marina M successful Mödling, adjacent the Austrian superior of Vienna.

The 44-year-old persuaded radical of her supernatural abilities, going arsenic acold arsenic convincing a woman that a adjacent comparative was cursed and that she could foresee their death, constabulary said.

To interruption this alleged curse, the accused past demanded a six-figure sum for ‘cleansing rituals’.

After the unfortunate handed implicit much than £600,000 to Marina M successful respective installments, she broke disconnected interaction with her.

Another pistillate yet phoned her, telling her that the ‘shaman’ had fallen into a terrible coma owed to the ‘cleansing ritual’.

Police judge Mariana M whitethorn person defrauded radical successful Austria, Germany and Switzerland and authorities are presently moving to way down much of her victims.

After issuing a a European apprehension warrant, officers are hunting the woman, who besides goes by the sanction Amela.

Her 29 year-old lad was besides arrested and is successful custody successful the municipality of Wiener Neustadt.

Pictures shared by Austrian authorities released pictures of golden jewellery and pearls recovered astatine her home.

Director of constabulary successful Lower Austria, Franz Popp, said: ‘In a satellite successful which galore radical are looking for answers to the indispensable questions of life, profiteers person established themselves who assertion to person supernatural powers.

‘Self-proclaimed gurus oregon spiritual advisors committedness healing, happiness oregon sometimes adjacent interaction with the deceased.

‘But down the esoteric facades determination are often pugnacious concern interests.

‘They exploit the spot of their victims, who are successful affectional oregon fiscal distress and are looking for assistance and support.’

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