Useful reference
Hello. This article (www.allea.org/pdf/59.pdf) seems to be useful here (I had problems presenting it properly in the article.  I am not sure where this specific info is helpful though;

Economic motives. Often pseudo-scientific practices are motivated by
loathsome pursuit of gain. We have already seen the economic manipulation
of the credulity of NLP-quarries. Graphologists offer their services to
organizations and individuals, and quite a few of them are making a good
living. Well known is the financial exploitation of the victims of scientology,
avantar and similar movements: mundus vult decipi, even if - or, paradoxically,
because - it requires financial sacrifices.