Police are searching for suspects wanted in connection with a string of distraction thefts targeting elderly Chinese women.

According to police, two female suspects have been approaching single female victims claiming to know a “healer” or “doctor” that can rid them of evil spirits, spells and sickness.

The suspects, police say, tell the victims that the healer will perform a blessing and the ritual includes blessing all of their jewelry, valuables and cash.

The suspects and the victims then walk to victims’ homes, where the seniors are told to wrap up their valuables in a bag.

After handing over the valuables, police say the victims are taken to a third female, who performs the “blessing” on the items.

According to police, the suspects work together to distract the victim and remove the items from the bag, replacing them with similarly weighted objects.

The victims are told that they should not open the bag or tell anyone about the “blessing” for a specific number of days or the spell will not work.

Police say the suspects target lone victims who speak either Cantonese or Mandarin.

The scams have been known to occur near shopping malls, plazas and grocery stores that are frequented by members of the Chinese community in North Scarborough.

The suspects are all described as Asian females who are between the ages of 40 and 50 and are approximately five-foot to five-foot-three. All speak Cantonese and Mandarin.

Police say one of the suspects has a distinctive red mark on either her cheek or above her lip.

“In some of these recent blessing theft cases, the female suspects have struggled with the victims, once the victims became suspicious and would not turn over their valuables,” police said in a news release issued Wednesday.

Investigators say they believe other victims may be out there and those people are urged to contact police immediately.

“We ask people to educate their family members, especially those who do not speak English and are seniors, and make them aware of this type of crime,” Toronto police added.

Anyone who witnesses these types of distraction thefts is asked to try to take down the licence plate number of the suspects involved and call police at 416-808-4200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).