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Woman arrested after using psychic to con mum out of $140m

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Updated 20:14 11 Aug 2022 GMT+1Published 17:53 11 Aug 2022 GMT+1

Woman arrested after using psychic to con mum out of $140m

The elderly woman is the widow of a large art collector

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

A daughter reportedly cheated her elderly mum out of $142.42m (£117 million) worth of art by using ‘psychics’ who claimed the fortune was cursed.

Brazilian woman Sabine Coll Boghici, 48, was arrested along with three other members of a gang on suspicion of stealing hundreds of millions worth of art from her 82-year-old mother, Genevieve Boghici, police said in a statement.

The elderly mother is the wife of late art collector Jean Boghici who had a collection of coveted art and jewellery.

The scheme is said to have begun in January 2020, when a group of four decided to try and steal Genevieve's valuable fortune with the help of a 'seer'.

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The fortune-teller reportedly convinced the mother that her daughter was becoming ill and needed 'spiritual treatment'.

Rio de Janeiro police officer Gilberto Ribeiro said that an accomplice posing as a psychic took the artwork from the mother's house, telling her the painting was cursed with 'negative energy' that 'needed to be prayed over'.

In a statement, Polícia Civil do Estado do Rio de Janeiro said (translated): "Civil police officers from the Special Delegation for Service to the Elderly (DEAPTI) arrested, this Wednesday (10/08), four members of a gang that stole more than R$ 725 million (£115 million) from an elderly woman, among works of art by renowned artists Dos, jewellery and bank transfers.

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"According to investigations, the criminal endeavor was articulated by the victim’s daughter and the coup began rolling out in January 2020.

The fortune-teller convinced the mother that her daughter was becoming ill and needed spiritual treatment.
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"The elderly woman, who is the widow of a large art collector and merchant, was convinced to pay exorbitant amounts for the spiritual treatment of her daughter, who, according to one of the gang members who presented as a seer, would be ill and die soon.

"In today's action, some abstract works were recovered.

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"Among them, the painting 'Sol Poente' by the artist Tarsila do Amaral, valued at R$250 million (£40 million).

"Previously, other canvases, which together amounted to around R$300 million (£48 million), had been recovered in an art gallery in São Paulo."

The video below shows a number of paintings which were recovered underneath a mattress.

One of the paintings found including none other than the coveted Tarsila do Amaral’s 'Sol Poente', or 'Setting Sun'.

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The Tarsila do Amaral's painting, valued at R$250 million (£40 million) was believed to have been found 'under the false seer's bed'.

UNILAD has contacted Polícia Civil do Estado do Rio de Janeiro for additional comment.

If you have a story you want to tell, send it to UNILAD via [email protected]

Featured Image Credit: Facebook/Polícia Civil do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Topics: Crime, World News

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish has an MA in Multimedia Journalism and is passionate about delivering sarcastic/mildly amusing content. After studying business at undergrad, Anish realised that he’d much prefer getting paid to rant about a topic, rather than to find a solution to it. Apart from that, he loves the ‘Four F’s’, as he calls it - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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