A New York City man claims he was scammed by a Romanian national posing as a psychotherapist, who was able to “effectively brainwash” him into believing his soul — and those of his relatives — would be doomed to eternal damnation if he didn’t obey his ongoing demands for six-figure cash payments and thousands of dollars in pricey electronics.
Over the course of four years, Bucharest psychology student Robert George Buliga was able to dupe Octavian Mihai from afar, conducting one-on-one sessions via Zoom and phone during which he “claimed to be providing medical care, but in reality stealthily analyzed Mr. Mihai’s disclosed vulnerabilities and exploited them,” according to a lawsuit obtained by The Independent.
