Married for a very long time, I had an encounter 6 years ago, which did not materialize as I would have liked. Nevertheless, we had an ongoing telephone relationship, a friendship and real complicity. Very fragile and anxious because I was still hoping for a romantic relationship… (Which was the case at the beginning at least), I believed in a miracle, when on my way to work like every morning at the station… I was almost given an advertisement by force (attached). Appointment was made. Price of the consultation: 30 euros. I learn that the person in question has feelings for me, but that they have a blockage that needs to be addressed.
…I make the decision to accept the work. 400 euros to buy the necessary products. I insist by asking if it is really sure to succeed because my income is very low, and I will not be able to go beyond that. Of course, he told me, that’s what the consultation is for, but you will have to follow my instructions. Above all, don’t call him, he will be the one to call you, it will be to set up an appointment and talk to you seriously.
Very trusting and gullible, I forced myself not to call him, I was in terrible pain, I resisted, but at what cost? He, of course, called me, but didn’t understand my attitude, he thought I wanted to end our friendship (knowing, however, that I had other than friendly feelings for him).
I contact Mr. C…. (Marabout) to inform him that nothing he promised me is happening. So, the descent into hell begins. For this to succeed, you have to kill a sheep for 150 euros, it is imperative because without that, the work is incomplete, then you have to buy doses of kiti-kiti for 200 euros, then another sacrifice, live turkeys for 60 euros, etc…. all of this of course is essential, then more doses for 200 euros, 2 doses for 150 euros, etc….I am currently between 1500 and 2000 euros. In desperation, Mr C… offers to go to a place known only to him, there is no doubt, it will succeed…, faced with my refusal to pay more money, he tells me “in this case I can’t do anything for you I’m canceling my departure”. I learn that in fact he has gone to Africa for 3 months, he will not return until September…. (He currently has a replacement).
…. I was anxious, today I am desperate, close to a nervous breakdown. When my husband realizes the enormity I have committed (emptying my hard-earned savings account) and he will inevitably realize it one day, I am afraid of his reaction. I still have a dependent child, and this year I deprived her of vacation time due to lack of funds. I feel guilty, stupid and unworthy of my family.
Furthermore, the result of Mr. C…’s work is that I lost a friend, and of course he didn’t “unblock” himself, so what can we call that?
1° false advertising, fraud, mental manipulation of a vulnerable person, breach of trust, mental torture, etc….the list is long (promises, no results, worse, I lost everything) let us also point out that when I called him, he was always “with someone” or else he picked up the receiver to hang up immediately, when he deigned to answer me “everything was within very good standards”.
Ms. P. Paris
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