Witch doctors targeting vulnerable Kiwis | NZNews | 3 News

Being that it is 2015 and all, it is sad to see that my "tag" category "witchcraft" is becoming quite full of stories.  Although this story is more akin to what we in the States would refer to as psychic fraud.

Indian witch doctors are arriving in New Zealand on tourist or temporary work visas and duping vulnerable Kiwis into forking out thousands of dollars. 

One Auckland man has lost almost $12,000, and after being alerted by 3 News, Immigration New Zealand says it's investigating.

Indian Community Leader Pratima Nand is on a crusade against what she calls "witch doctors". She's gone undercover with 3 News and says they're using New Zealand as a test market.

"They are destroying families, they are sucking people in. A friend of mine has been sucked up to $1400 with no results. Somebody has to take action," she says.

Witchcraft practitioners in south Auckland are not hard to find. In one newspaper alone there were three ads, all offering 100 percent lifelong protection from black magic, money problems and marriage problems.

Witch doctors targeting vulnerable Kiwis | NZNews | 3 News