As "antique" gold coins from the Middle East pour into the United States, some looters are turning to spirits called "jinn" in their hunt for gold treasure. A few gold seekers even go so far as to try to get the jinn to possess them in hopes that the spirits will guide them to that hidden jackpot.Mr. Jarus even infiltrated a social media group of jinn-assisted looters. (Yes, that is a thing.) Shockingly, and despite many stories in the Thousand and One Nights, it doesn't seem to work.
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