A woman named Carmen Valdez De Miguel was arrested in Florida for defrauding a man during a tarot card reading and spiritual cleansing. She faces charges of organized scheme to defraud, grand theft, and resisting an officer without violence. The con began when the man found a flyer for a tarot card reading, called the number, and agreed to a session for $20. When he met Valdez De Miguel, she told him he needed a deeper spiritual cleansing costing $600 to $700, and he agreed to a partial payment of $200. She then convinced him to bring $8,000, promising to double it in a ritual and return it the same day. After bringing $3,000 in cash, the man discovered the ritual was a scam, but Valdez De Miguel refused to return his money.
The man was contacted by a woman who offered tarot card readings and spiritual cleansings for a nominal fee, but she quickly escalated the cost of the services. Valdez De Miguel convinced him to bring $8,000 in cash for a ritual that would double his money and return it the same day. However, the man learned that it was a scam when she refused to return his money after the ritual went awry. Despite multiple attempts to contact Valdez De Miguel, she refused to return the money, claiming that it was part of a ritual and could not be released until the candles extinguished on their own. She was arrested on charges of organized scheme to defraud, grand theft, and resisting an officer without violence, and she denied knowing the man and used a fake name during the arrest.
The judge set her bond at $5,500, noting the bizarre nature of the case and warning against responding to flyers for tarot card readings. Valdez De Miguel resisted being taken into custody and had three warrants in separate theft cases. The man was lured in by a flyer left on his car for a tarot card reading, which led to him being defrauded out of thousands of dollars during a bogus spiritual cleansing. Valdez De Miguel convinced him to bring $3,000 in cash for a ritual that turned out to be a scam, with broken eggs and worms left in the bag instead of his money. Despite promising to return the money the next day, she refused to do so and claimed it was part of a ritual that couldn’t be reversed.
The victim was targeted by Valdez De Miguel, who used false promises of spiritual cleansing and a ritual to double his money to defraud him of thousands of dollars. He was taken in by her offer for a tarot card reading and spiritual cleansing, only to be scammed out of his savings. Valdez De Miguel was arrested and faces charges of organized scheme to defraud, grand theft, and resisting an officer without violence. The judge set her bond at $5,500 and warned against responding to flyers for tarot card readings, noting the danger of falling victim to scams. Valdez De Miguel had warrants in other theft cases and used a fake name during her arrest, denying knowing the victim and refusing to return the money she had taken from him.
