A court-approved settlement says a New York City-based marketing company must stop sending mailings to Iowans that feature well-known psychics, including The Amazing Kreskin.

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says Thursday the settlement orders Direct Response Advertising Inc. to stop sending letters that promise good fortunes through psychic and mentalist services after a fee is paid. Miller says the personalized letters were "predatory and manipulative," while targeting elderly people.

The judgment lists George Kresge, or The Amazing Kreskin, and Lee Moorhead, a "psychic and mystic," who are both featured in the mailings. Kreskin, a so-called thought reader, had a syndicated television show in the 1970s.

The order requires the company to refund over $13,000 to 500 Iowans.

Defense attorneys denied any wrongdoing and say the mailings were only for entertainment.