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If there is a scheme that feels immoral and leads to you gaining money, you can bet that it could be argued as fraud in court.
Yes, pretending to be all knowing to take people's money is fraud. No matter how cool the method to make that appearance of knowledge is.
What you really gotta argue is what youre providing is the 'service', they come to you for the experience of being touched by a higher power, the blessed vision of wisdom - and they simply donated to support such greatness