Every company has to deal with slow-paying customers, so here’s an unconventional source to get those bucks rolling in: witchcraft.

It’s a difficult time for most businesses, but this Lithuanian debt collector didn’t think twice before hiring Vilija Lobaciuviene, that nation’s most famous witch.

Amantas Celkonas, director of the Debt Collection Bureau, said the new hire couldn’t have come at a better time. “There are certain people who are using this crisis and refuse to pay back banks or other companies. Our new employee will help them to understand the situation, reconsider what is right or wrong and act accordingly,” said the director.

Lobaciuviene, described as “Lithuania’s leading witch,” is well-known for providing magical services such as casting spells and predicting the future. She claims she’ll be able to use herbal medicines, hypnosis and “the bio-energy field” to coerce people into paying off their debts.

Lithuanian media are having a field day with the event. “This is a return to the Dark Ages,” said columnist Monika Bonckute. “If they really believe that this woman may help someone get money back, then there’s something very wrong with this country.”

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