Becky Ann Lee, a psychic in Boulder, Colorado, has been charged with swindling $200,000 out of fashion scion Victoria Lacoste, a student at the University of Colorado. At first, Lee just read Lacoste’s tarot cards, but then she became a “spiritual adviser to work on her Chakra balancing.”

When praying mantis aliens tell you to quit your job and become a soothsayer, sometimes you follow their orders. At least that’s what one woman here in Phnom Penh did earlier this year. Eileen, who declined to give her full name in case her mom found out about her drastic career change, was working in international…