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Revision as of 18:52, 25 November 2008
Anthony Carr is a well documented psychic residing in Canada. Born on 6 December 1943 in Canada, Mr Carr ‘discovered’ his psychic powers late in life, which he attributes to his alleged Mohawk ancestry.[1] Mr Carr claims that he is the ‘seer without peer’ and that he is the ‘world’s most documented psychic’ and a ‘modern day ‘Nostradamus’.[2]
At one point, Mr. Carr's name was used by Boss Communications, which had been accused of fake psychic readings, and retailing mass produced tarot card readings. Mr Carr runs his business via the internet and mail outs.
Lawsuit
In May 2001 the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia issued a injunction pursuant to section 65 of the New South Wales Fair Trading Act,[1] a State based piece of consumer protection legislation similar to the Commonwealth Trade Practices Act, on Mr. Carr, for misleading and deceptive conduct (unreported). Allegedly, Boss Communications which operated under the names of Anthony Carr, Valerie Taylor and United Equity Limited sent out letters offering psychic reports and tarot card readings.[3]
The Court found that these readings were mass produced, and that the products offered were substandard. The Court judged this conduct to be in contravention of the Act, which provides variously that a person shall not engage in misleading or deceptive conduct, give false representations, or engage in ‘unconscionable conduct’. The NSW Office of Fair Trading was successful in securing an injunction under s 65 of the Act, preventing $200,000 in return payments (over 5,500 cheques and credit-card payments) from reaching Boss Communications.[3] Furthermore, an injunction was placed pursuant s 75 of the Act, preventing NSW residents from sending cheques, credit card payments or money to Boss Communications (or the other joint defendants).[citation needed]
The case was hailed as the first major victory against con artists via mail in NSW, and was praised by the then NSW Minister for Fair Trading, John Watkins. The case was one of the reasons that the Australian/New Zealand Scam Mail Working Party was formed.[citation needed]
External links
- Anthony Carr's current website: http://www.anthonycarrpsychic.com/
References
- ^ Anthony Carr biography
- ^ http://www.anthonycarrpsychic.com Anthony Carr's current website
- ^ a b http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/pdfs/About_us/Publications/arv10001.pdf