Conned by a black magic woman

A consumer association says the culprit, alleged to have charmed her victim to part with RM0.5 million, belongs to a syndicate of money launderers

SUBANG: A woman of 54 claimed today that she was robbed of more than half a million ringgit over a three-year period while under the spell of black magic.

Speaking at a press conference organised by the Consumer Association of Subang and Shah Alam (Cassa), she said the black magic worker, a 41-year-old woman from Tanjung Malim, had confessed her crime in a statutory declaration that had been submitted to police.

Cassa president Jacob George said the culprit belonged to a money laundering syndicate working in collusion with bank employees and lawyers. He accused Bank Negara of neglecting its duty of protecting bank clients.

This was Mrs G’s story:

“I was introduced to the lady in February 2009 by her brother. She told me her family wanted to harm her. I took pity on her and allowed her to live with me at my place in Damansara.

“I counselled her and prayed for her.

“Mysterious things began to happen a month later. I found that hair had been snipped off the top of my head while I was asleep. My undergarments went missing. The gates to my house fell off three times.

“She gave me sweets such as laddu (an Indian delicacy), saying that they had been blessed by priests.

“After that, I lost control of my life. I found myself believing everything she said and was totally under her control.”

Mrs G alleged that the woman somehow managed to create a kind of paranoia in her so that she feared even leaving her house. She quit her job and lost contact with her family, she said.

“A group of people came to buy my home because of her. She forged my signature on the sale and purchase agreement. However, the signature was different from my signature and I was called to the bank.”

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According to Mrs G, she went to a bank last June and by that time the woman had left her home and she had come out of the spell. While she was at the bank, the woman telephoned to ask what she was doing there.

Mrs G said she threatened the woman into meeting her at the bank. Subsequently, she added, she made police reports at several police stations and finally managed to persuade the magic worker to sign a confessional statutory declaration.

With the help of Cassa, she said, she submitted all relevant documents to Petaling Jaya police last Tuesday.
George said Mrs G’s case was one of 19 that Cassa had uncovered that involved a syndicate of money launderers.

“Why is Bank Negara so impotent?” he asked. “Some bank staff are leaking out confidential information and there are lawyers also working in cahoots.”

He lamented that the sale of Mrs G’s house was complete despite the fraudulent nature of the transaction, but added that Cassa had advised the buyer against using it.