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Old 10th August 2012, 09:10 AM   #1
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StopSylvia email: No subject (Chris Dufresne)

Received the following email at www.StopSylvia.com, with no subject:

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I would like to share my experience with you regarding my phone reading with Chris. I was fortunate to get his reading at a discount price. Thank God! Because he was not worth the $250 and I would of really kicked myself if I paid full price for his wrong predictions. So far everything he had told me is wrong wrong wrong! I have the tape to prove it. He of course cancelled several times with me, and after cancelling with me the second time I told them I wanted a refund if he didn't call me back as I too took a day off work to wait by the phone. I wrote all my questions down ahead of time as the woman who scheduled my meeting with him suggested. So Chris finally calls me the next day, I ask him most of my questions and he ended my session after only 20 minutes ?!!! Hello I paid for 30 minutes and he ended our phone call suddenly and hung up on me before I could say anything. Its been a year and a half and nothing he said to me came true. He was vague even when answering my questions and had no real predictions except for bowel issues. I really had faith that he would be more accurate. I believe still to this day that some people are clairvoyant but will never be stupid to pay $250 for someone to attempt to tell me my future and play with my emotions. I will let my life take me by surprise ! ......feel free to use my email on your website

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I have planned for some time to create an article for the site wherein I would quote many of the emails I have received regarding people's experience with readings by Sylvia Browne's son Christopher Dufresne.

Almost all of them follow the same format as this one (multiple cancellations/reschedulings, followed by a disappointingly inaccurate reading), but there are one or two from "satisfied customers", which I will include as well. (Stopped clock, twice a day and all that...)
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Old 10th August 2012, 10:19 AM   #2
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Thanks. Please do an article when you get the chance.

To think he will be able to get away with this for likely years after Sylvia's done just stinks.
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Old 10th August 2012, 02:26 PM   #3
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I think it likely that after she dies, she will become his "Francine".
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Old 12th August 2012, 05:42 AM   #4
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It would be nice to see an update on your site! Especially with emails from people who had a terrible time dealing with her/them. I'm sure other victims would appreciate reading them to know they're not alone, plus it would give a lot more credence to the fact that she's a scam artist.

(But it's be honest, it's obvious by now in some capacity even to those who do believe / fall for it.)
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Old 14th August 2012, 01:48 AM   #5
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Man pays someone to tell him something he wants to hear, doesnt hear whats expected... man crys.

How can we trust the word of anyone dumb enough to believe in psychics?
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Old 14th August 2012, 07:52 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by mushy View Post
Man pays someone to tell him something he wants to hear, doesnt hear whats expected... man crys.

How can we trust the word of anyone dumb enough to believe in psychics?
Intelligence has less to do with belief in psychics (especially in a time of crisis) than you might think, mush. I used to believe much as you apparently do on that, but interacting with lots of believers in John Edward, starting in 2001, soon showed me that many/most of them were not "dumb", just emotionally vulnerable due to the effect of recent traumatic loss in their lives.
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Old 15th August 2012, 05:34 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by mushy View Post
Man pays someone to tell him something he wants to hear, doesnt hear whats expected... man crys.
More exactly

Man pays someone to tell him something he wants to hear, doesn't hear what's expected, realise he's been stupid, vows never to get conned again.

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I believe still to this day that some people are clairvoyant but will never be stupid to pay $250 for someone to attempt to tell me my future and play with my emotions. I will let my life take me by surprise !
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Old 17th August 2012, 04:12 AM   #8
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Man pays someone to tell him something he wants to hear, doesn't hear what's expected, realise he's been stupid, vows never to get conned again.
I'm lost at this point.
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Old 17th August 2012, 10:09 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by RSLancastr View Post
I think it likely that after she dies, she will become his "Francine".
I've been predicting she will die for quite some time now.
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Old 17th August 2012, 01:45 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by RSLancastr View Post
Intelligence has less to do with belief in psychics (especially in a time of crisis) than you might think, mush. I used to believe much as you apparently do on that, but interacting with lots of believers in John Edward, starting in 2001, soon showed me that many/most of them were not "dumb", just emotionally vulnerable due to the effect of recent traumatic loss in their lives.
If there was "recent traumatic loss" then they would have stated that first thing. This person is just too lazy to go out and make life happen on their own and stupid enough to think that paying a stranger money and talking to them on the phone could solve any problem.

Stupid is as stupid does.

But they still believe a "real psychic" is out there somewhere.
Bless their wittle heart.
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Old 17th August 2012, 02:26 PM   #11
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Hello, Brattus.
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