It seems as if scam artists intent on committing adoption fraud are everywhere this month. An Austin, Texas woman was just arrested for convincing a business partner to write $10,000 in checks to secure the adoption of a baby in China. The baby didn’t exist.
The woman already faces two counts of fraud and one count of tampering with a government document for stealing more than $100,000 from other business partners.
A word to the wise: If someone you know asks you for money to help them adopt a child, do your homework before contributing! For information on how to prevent adoption fraud, see tips in my entries from June 6 and 8 and March 2 and 3.
Link: News 8 Austin | 24 Hour Local News | LOCAL NEWS | Arrest over fradulent adoption deal.
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What about when children are taken from the home and the mother is not allowed to see the child again. This is wrong, in my opinion, but 20 years later the mother is told her child had been killed. The natural mother does not know the childs adopted name. How does she find out if her child is deceased?