RSLancastr
www.StopSylvia.com
Here's an email I recently received at SSB:
The remainder of the email was the text of a fax he/she had sent to SBC:
I replied asking the correspondent how I could be of help, but have yet to receive a reply.
Dear Robert:
My daughter came across your website after she searched Google to see whether other people had experienced the same thing I did. I am grateful for your site and am requesting your help. Please contact me at your earliest convenience to discuss, thank you.
Sincerely,
[name]
The remainder of the email was the text of a fax he/she had sent to SBC:
Delivered by Facsimile: 408.365.1955
Sylvia Browne Corporation
Suite 150
6000 Hellyer Avenue
San Jose, CA USA 95138
Attention: Jennifer, Appointment Booker
Attention: Linda Rossi, Business Operations Manager
Attention: Chris Dufresne, Alleged Psychic
Attention: Sylvia Browne, Alleged Psychic
Dear Jennifer, Linda, Chris, and Sylvia:
Re: Psychic Reading With Chris Dufresne
Date of Reading: Thursday, October 25, 2012
Scheduled Length of Reading: 30 minutes
Time of Call: 4:04 p.m. PST
Length of Reading Shortened By Chris's Choice at 22 minutes & 50 seconds
REQUESTING FULL REFUND OF THE $215.00 PAID
______________________________________________________________________
On October 25, 2012 I had a scheduled reading with Chris that was take place between 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. PST. At approximately 4:04 p.m. his call came in which can be verified by my cell phone; the immediate time I started the recording when I answered the call.
I told Chris that I had looked forward to having a reading like this for a very long time. That I had attended one of his mother's churches in Calgary a long time ago.
Chris's voice tone over the phone appeared to be angry and came across extremely abrupt. It was so much so that it appeared he really did not want to be doing this reading with me. He kept on responding with "Dear." If I didn't know any better this mimicked what I have known his mom to do for years when she spoke to people as I used to attend her conferences in several cities and watched her appearances on the Montel Williams Show.
He asked me if I first wanted him to proceed with what he knew and then I could ask questions, or vice-versa. I agreed to have him go first which was brief approximately 2 minutes and then I interjected and asked if I could ask my questions. He agreed but then his voice tone changed even more – more abrupt, was rushing me to the point that it appeared he was finished with me and wrapping it up way before the time was even expired. I fully intended to use my full 30 minutes I was being allotted.
The experience with Chris was like I was wasting his time and he would rather be somewhere else. I teared up because the money I used to pay for this reading was like precious Gold to me. As anyone would expect, I was seeking honest, truthful, and spot-on answers I have personally experienced through other psychics I've had readings with since the age of 16 years. These psychics I had readings with were bang on with their information and the time-lines were as they said they would be. Unfortunately that was years ago and I lost touch with them.
I was watching the stop watch on both phones which were in sync with each other as I was asking the questions. Chris's responses appeared way off and I thought it was me and the way I was asking the questions. I was thinking to myself, maybe I am being too vague but my questions upon review were not vague at all. They were clear, direct, and to the point. I shared some extremely confidential information with Chris and now regret the entire event because at 22 minutes and 50 seconds Chris wrapped up the call and I was left in shock and tears because there was still 7 minutes and 10 seconds left that I had not used in my allotted 30 minute time-frame..
None of this made any sense and I wanted answers as to why this happened, and whether or not this has happened to anyone else in their reading with Chris. The result, my daughter started Google searching and found out that I was not the only one. It has happened to many people, plus we found a whole slew of other information that exposes the real truth about Sylvia, Chris, other family members who work with them, and the office staff. I was devastated even more because throughout all these years I faithfully followed Sylvia, bought her books for myself, friends, business colleagues and others. I always held Sylvia in the highest esteem, had the greatest respect for her, believed in her, trusted her, as well, that she truly cared about and wanted to honestly and unconditionally help people with her gift – being a psychic and medium.
My whole world turned upside down when I read stories of many others including ex-ministers of the SNS. I was shocked to read true accounts and submissions from some of the people I happen to know from a long time ago. I recall the day that an announcement was made at the SNS in Calgary that due to differences of philosophies the church would be separating from the SNS. Not once did the Ministers running this chapter ever bad mouth or say anything negative about Sylvia or her organization. With what I know as of yesterday, I wished they had told me everything. Unfortunately in hindsight, my daughter and I took what was said to us with the utmost respect as differences of opinions, philosophies, and or religious practices do occur from time to time and churches do separate and go on their own. The choices of whether or not to follow the new or old church is left up to the individuals to make for themselves. Silly us, we should have checked, researched, or questioned this abrupt change further, but never did until yesterday.
Then we saw the light when we took off our rose coloured glasses about Sylvia and her "scam team." All the truthful facts, personal experiences, and other information shared by many others (including Ian, other SNS Ex-Ministers, the general public, etc.), were posted online. Now, it all made sense.
I'm sure you are aware of all of this and now my daughter and I are as well. We now feel we have been scammed and it is for this reason I am requesting a full refund be issued to me immediately for the amount of $215.00 your organization put through my Wells Fargo Account on October 17th, 2012.
In all honesty, I do feel like an idiot that I allowed myself to fall into your trap; faithfully believing you, promoting you to many others all of these years without question, or hesitation.
From the information presented throughout the Internet I hope that my daughter and I will not be bullied by anyone within your office because of my request to be fully refunded for the reasons stated above. As well, that the extremely confidential information shared with Chris will remain with Chris and not be shared with anyone else in the office or otherwise whether they are known or unknown; a common tactic used by people who have been exposed for scamming others and used against the innocent party to "pay them back" or harm them in some way.
It is beyond reprehensible that all of you can partake, and support each other in exploiting innocent, vulnerable people for your own personal gains especially financial. After reading all of the testimonials it is crystal clear this is, has, and will forever be all that you are interested in.
In closing, there is one thing I am extremely grateful for and that is: all the courageous people who came forward and posted the truth online about all of you. My daughter and I have learned from this mistake and will use the lessons learned in future so neither of us make this same mistakes twice. I look forward to receiving the credit back immediately and request that your office not send or contact me with any further communication, whatsoever.
Yours truly,
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I replied asking the correspondent how I could be of help, but have yet to receive a reply.
