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With Russia in the throes of a significant fuel shortage, the country's social media has been flooded with ads from phony mystics looking to exploit the situation. Claiming to possess all manner of fantastic powers, the con artists reportedly assert that they can improve the potency of gasoline using their 'gifts' or serve as proverbial magical mechanics, fixing the fading fuel efficiency of a victim's vehicle. The asking price for the supernatural services generally lands at around $200, though one imagines that once a client is on the hook, the faux psychic is willing to negotiate with an eye on extracting even more money as the process unfolds.
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