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To: afrayem onigwecher who wrote (10972)	1/21/2003 7:45:54 PM
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Japanese 'exorcist' nabbed for huge fraud January 21 2003 at 02:05PM Tokyo - A self-proclaimed Japanese psychic and eight of his disciples were arrested on fraud charges for telling people that they were possessed by evil spirits and claiming to exorcise them. Police said the group had collected at least five million yen (about R370 000) in "exorcism fees" from eight women in the Tokyo area over a 14-month period. A list of clients seized by police showed that 1 700 people had paid more than ¥150-million to the group, which is based in the ancient capital of Kamakura, south-west of Tokyo. The group, led by 55-year-old Shunichi Miyazaki, apparently searched for "business prospects" in busy public places, luring passers-by into their "exorcism" sessions, police said. 'I had no intention of cheating anyone and I did not commit fraud' One 29-year-old unemployed woman was told by recruiters that she was possessed by the evil spirit of a limbless woman with a dreadful face. She was told that if she ignored the condition, she would lose her legs or die within three days. Police said the victims were either taken to the group's "oratory" in Kamakura or a hotel room in Tokyo for the supposed exorcism. "Miyazaki served as the exorcist. Sometimes, two women and one man among the disciples doubled as recruiters and exorcists," he said. Two other women worked as receptionists at the oratory and a man and two women served as guides. "I acquired psychic powers when I almost drowned in a river when I was in high school. I had no intention of cheating anyone and I did not commit fraud," Miyazaki said. - Sapa-AFP

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