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born 1961 United States

Robert "Bob" Nygaard (born c. 1961) is an American private investigator (PI) and member of the National Association of Bunco Investigators; he specializes in the investigation of psychic fraud. Nygaard is sympathetic to psychic fraud victims who, he says, law enforcement authorities often fail to take seriously.

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I would like to stress how ruthless these self-proclaimed psychics are. They have absolutely no regard for their fellow human beings.

It's not a crime to be gullible. But it is a crime to steal from a gullible person.

No other victims are more maligned than victims of psychic fraud. The embarrassment of being swindled plays right into the hands of phony psychics.

These cases are all psychological manipulation under the guise of assistance. They sell false hope. That's a very powerful product when you’re a person that's desperate.

I’ve never come across a case where an atheist got taken by a psychic. I’ve never had a case like that. I’m not saying it can’t happen, but I haven’t seen it.

No one has ever proved that they have psychic abilities since the beginning of time. And James Randi, from the James Randi Foundation, put up a $1 million challenge to any psychic who could prove their abilities. No one has ever collected.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Bob Nygaard (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.