No, this isn't a sneak peek at this week's American Horror Story: Coven. If you were approached by someone who claimed that a dark spirit was attached to your soul, and that the only way to rid yourself of the evil was to hand your valuable personal belongings over to them, you'd probably chuckle and walk the other way, am I right? If you answered yes to that question, then pat yourself on the back for being far less gullible than some...
In the parking lot of a Santa Fe, New Mexico Walmart last week, three women claiming to be witches sold a gullible passerby on this ridiculous scam, telling him that an evil spirit was following him and that money was the root of his problems. They coaxed him into a white van in the parking lot, where they proceeded to empty his wallet and even talk him into forking over his jewelry, part of a 'soul cleansing' ritual that they told him would keep the Devil off his back. More like a wallet cleanse!
The victim apparently realized he had been scammed a few days later, and notified the authorities. Police found the three 'witches' in a nearby hotel, and were able to recover the gullible man's jewelry. They weren't charged with any crime, given the fact that the man willingly provided them with the loot.
Only in America!