Combating Psychic Fraud - Livestream

The Society of American Magicians (S.A.M.) is the oldest fraternal magic organization in the world, founded in 1902.

Based in part on his own experiences with psychics attempting to contact the dead, Houdini helped form the S.A.M’s Paranormal Investigation Committee (P.I.C.) to expose those “supernatural” frauds. P.I.C. has carried on that work for more than 100 years.

Mark Carlon and Catherine Woytowicz will talk about P.I.C.’s current work to raise awareness of fraud. They have created a presentation on typical fraud cases and are partnering with community law enforcement agencies to raise awareness of these scams - especially psychics who are preying upon people who lost loved ones during COVID.

Mr. Mark Carlon is a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM) and S.A.M. and is the chair of the Paranormal Investigation Committee.

Ms. Catherine Woytowicz is a magician, mentalist, and comic who performs corporate magic and facilitates critical thinking/structured thinking techniques with her company, Just the Trick. She has a PhD in Pharmaceutical Design & Discovery.

Presented by the National Capitol Area Skeptics, this event will be livestreamed HERE