A woman in California pretended to be a psychic who could double clients' money with her special powers before she ran off with their cash, police say.
Perlita Afancio-Balles, 29, is currently on the Sacramento Police Department's most-wanted list.
She's alleged to have run an elaborate scam in which she posed as a psychic called "Eva Maria".
She would meet clients and tell them she had the power to double their money by "blessing" the cash.
Once she'd gained their trust, she convinced them to drop off the money at her home and come back several days later.
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But when they returned, they found an empty house. Afancio-Balles had taken their money and disappeared.
Police say she stole a whopping $100,000 (£74,690) from her victims in September.
A felony warrant for grand theft and theft by false pretenses has been issued by the Sacramento Police Department.
Anyone with any information about Afancio-Balles' whereabouts is urged to contact police. She is five foot, four inches tall and has black hair and brown eyes.
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In 2018 another American 'psychic' was arrested on suspicion of defrauding clients out of more than $800,000 (£597,500). 'Psychic Zoe' (real name Ann Thompson) was accused of convincing her New York victims to spend tens of thousands on gold coins for supposed healing rituals.
She also told one woman she had to buy her a 9.2 carat diamond ring if she wanted to find love again.
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