An uncommon title that exposes the methods used by fraudulent mediums and so-called "office readers" to fleece the public.

Includes Annemann's no-fail, twelve-point system for how the medium obtains personal information about their victim without their knowledge.

Reveals how the phony psychic delivers a convincing personal reading that sounds so real, so on-the-spot, that the client will believe the medium possesses true psychic abilities.

Read for yourself the spiel of the medium and see how authentic it appears. Compare it to your own life history and see how convincing it can be.

Also covered: The "lost spouse" gag - keeping records - Annemann's visit to a medium - Annemann visits another psychic - methods of acquiring additional information - why cold reading works so well - the big money in the phony medium racket - how to protect yourself from phony psychics - and more.

This book provides excellent background material to use in creating patter for psychic effects and also for giving lectures on fraudulent mediums.

Magic World Publishers revised edition adds five new chapters and eight illustrations.