The alternate title of this episode is “Grand Rising, Beloveds!” Be careful of how you get a witch’s attention. Scammers online, and off, are everywhere and we’re fed up with it. Even tarot decks are being “counterfeited” and scammed. Listen to our stories about scammers; being copied; or having to deal with unhappy people who think we’re frauds. Amanda sums this up by saying, “It's easy for scammers to infiltrate a profession that people don't want to recognize as "legitimate". If it was easier for tarot readers (who are published authors, who have large followings, who have online courses) to get a goddamn verification checkmark, it'd sure help…”
Read up on how one person was scammed out of a fortune in Portland, Oregon. https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2010/05/portland_man_accuses_hawthorne.html
Read Hilary’s fantastic post on how to recognize a scammer reading as it’s happening: http://tarotbyhilary.com/i-got-scammed-by-a-reader-how-it-happened-to-me-and-how-you-can-prevent-it/
There are different ways to deal with imposter/scammer accounts on Instagram or TikTok. Hilary’s episode on Spammers, Scammers, and Charlatans is here: https://youtu.be/UQ9A-RAlLpk
Email us with your tarot-related questions. Booking a reading is done through our websites, and nowhere else.
Melissa: hello@melissacynova.com
Hilary: hilary@tarotbyhilary.com
Jaymi: tarot@innercompasstarot.com
Do you like what you're hearing? Send feedback to us at cardslingerscc@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/cardslingerscc and now on Instagram at www.instagram.com/cardslingerscc.
Reminder, we would NEVER DM YOU for a reading on any social media site. We schedule all readings and conversations through our personal websites.
Episode 81: Getting Touchy Feely
Episode 80: Let’s Talk About Stuff
Episode 79: Wearing All the Hats
Episode 78: It’s About Time
Episode 77: We’re All Family with Nancy Hendrickson
Episode 76: When Tarot Comes for You
Episode 75: Too Many Dang Card Meanings
Episode 74: Filling in the Blanks
Episode 73: WTF, Why Is My Deck Mad?
Episode 72: Sooo Many Spreads
Episode 71: Manifesting Jason Momoa with Theresa Reed
Episode 70: Welcome to 2023
Episode 69: The Sexual Key to the Tarot
Episode 68: Newbie Reader with Bo
Episode 67: Business of Readings with John Verbrugge
Episode 65: Stop Being Unhappy for a Living
Episode 64 Love, Light, and Toxic Happiness
Episode 63: WTC Series: Craftsman Formula
Episode 62 WTC Series: Journeyman Formula
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