Indian fortune teller scam

I live in the harringay ladders and had a knock on the door from an Indian man (mid to late 30's with a beard) around 2.30pm yesterday claiming he was raising money for children in India. Being a cautios person I told him I wasn't interested and he immediately started to try and tell me my fortune and tried to read my palm.He then started to perform some magic tricks and then asked for money (£51). I told him I didn't have that money on me and he said I should go to an ATM but I said no. My mum then came to the door and again he tried to tell her her fortune. He then asked for more money £101. He manipulated us into handing over some money. Normally I am very cautious but he seemed to use tactics to manipulate us to handing over some money. I later googled this situation and found this has happened all around the world. Please see following link where people have experienced similar situations.
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/indian-fortune-teller-sca...

Be on your guard as these holy type con men prey on you and us tactics to extract money from you. They seem to prey on your emotional side, meaning everything else goes out of the window and you end up handing money over without realising.!!