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My Life as a Phone Psychic

Psychics & Other Frauds

Emily Yoffe in Slate

Locating openings for my extrasensory services was easy. I went to an online job site and typed "psychic" into the search engine. I sent e-mails to the three companies listed, and two—I'll call them ESP Net and Chakra Con—sent me back contracts to fill out.

Callers are paying $2 a minute for a supernatural adviser. They're getting me instead.