welcome
vancouversun

vancouversun

Health

Health

B.C. crime news: Richmond Mounties warn public about fake healing scam | Man injured in early morning shooting in Chilliwack

vancouversun
Summary
Nutrition label

51% Informative

Richmond woman defrauded in fake healing scam: RCMP Richmond Mounties are warning the public about a scam involving a fake healing ritual.

The woman was approached by three Cantonese speaking people who convinced her to undergo a healing ritual they said would remove bad luck and improve her health.

The hour-long ritual was held just before 12 p.m. on Tuesday , and involved the victim handing over $37,000 in valuables.

VR Score

47

Informative language

41

Neutral language

74

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

44

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources