Comments on: “Bady For Adoption”: Our First Scam http://www.adoptionhelp.org/blog/2012/%e2%80%9cbady-for-adoption%e2%80%9d-our-first-scam/ Thu, 09 May 2013 18:00:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Cheryl http://www.adoptionhelp.org/blog/2012/%e2%80%9cbady-for-adoption%e2%80%9d-our-first-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-731 Cheryl Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:48:00 +0000 http://adoptionhelp.org/blog/?p=1105#comment-731 Ten non-scam contacts sounds pretty good to me right now! But I know it's not the same as actually being matched. We're in solidarity with you in the wait. Ten non-scam contacts sounds pretty good to me right now! But I know it’s not the same as actually being matched. We’re in solidarity with you in the wait.

]]> By: Andrea http://www.adoptionhelp.org/blog/2012/%e2%80%9cbady-for-adoption%e2%80%9d-our-first-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-730 Andrea Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:39:00 +0000 http://adoptionhelp.org/blog/?p=1105#comment-730 We've been waiting for a year and have been contacted 20 times... about half of those were scammers.  It stinks!  The IAC does a great job of pointing out those red flags. We’ve been waiting for a year and have been contacted 20 times… about half of those were scammers.  It stinks!  The IAC does a great job of pointing out those red flags.

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.adoptionhelp.org/blog/2012/%e2%80%9cbady-for-adoption%e2%80%9d-our-first-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-729 Cheryl Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:25:00 +0000 http://adoptionhelp.org/blog/?p=1105#comment-729 I think we were scammed by the same person--eventually she did email back and say that she had gone to Cameroon because she thought it would be a fun adventure (with a newborn? when she was homeless in the U.S.?). The story just got better. I salute your wisdom and patience. Good luck to you too! I think we were scammed by the same person–eventually she did email back and say that she had gone to Cameroon because she thought it would be a fun adventure (with a newborn? when she was homeless in the U.S.?). The story just got better.

I salute your wisdom and patience. Good luck to you too!

]]> By: Colleen Keirn http://www.adoptionhelp.org/blog/2012/%e2%80%9cbady-for-adoption%e2%80%9d-our-first-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-728 Colleen Keirn Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:03:00 +0000 http://adoptionhelp.org/blog/?p=1105#comment-728 I was also approached to adopt a "bady" that happened to be already born in Cameroon!  I responded by pasting some viagara spam into the email.  After 2 years of waiting and tons of spam, I'm not worried that this was anything legit.  Welcome to the wait, I hope yours isn't long. I was also approached to adopt a “bady” that happened to be already born in Cameroon!  I responded by pasting some viagara spam into the email.  After 2 years of waiting and tons of spam, I’m not worried that this was anything legit.  Welcome to the wait, I hope yours isn’t long.

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