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Who to Contact if you Suspect Adoption Fraud Initially, once you have discovered you’re the victim of adoption fraud many emotions will surface. It may be hard to concentrate or think clearly. Reporting the crime or suspected fraud may be emotionally difficult. By telling your story you will be able to start the healing process and save someone else from the emotional turmoil of "THE CRUELEST CON". To add your scam to our database: CLICK HERE ADDING YOUR SCAM TO OUR DATABASE DOES NOT REPORT IT TO THE PROPER AUTHORITIES. PLEASE CONTACT THE PROPER AUTHORITIES IMMEDIATELY! The following steps outline whom to contact should you be exposed to such a crime. I urge anyone who suspects adoption fraud to file the necessary complaints if not for you, to protect other unsuspecting victims. Make all complaints consistent, stick to the facts, be specific, and be detailed. Finally, keep a record or file of complaints and acknowledgements for future reference. 1. Local Police Department To add your scam to our database: CLICK HERE Who are we? Kelly Kiser-Mostrom and Lynne Banks. Individuals that have completed our adoptions and looking for a way to help protect others from adoption scams.
What do we do? Update and maintain an ongoing database for future reference for prospective adoptive parents, expectant parents, birth mothers and others in the adoption community. There is NO fee to check the database or to file a report. We are adoption advocates. When hiring an adoption professional part of their job is to screen thoroughly all clients and to be aware of potential scams. These reports are meant to be used in conjunction with all the information you have researched and gathered. By accessing the database you agree to hold us harmless in the content you receive. A third party files such information and their name will only be released to you if they have given us permission. We also reserve to right to not release information. If there are no reports in our database it does not mean the individual is not a scam or unethical. We can point you in a direction or refer you to others for further research. When filling out the report please report only factual information and be very specific. It is your right and our right to state our opinions and facts according to the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America. By filling out this report hopefully it will help someone else. Others may access the database by emailing Lynne Banks at lbanks8928@sio.midco.net or Kelly Kiser-Mostrom at Kelly@thecruelestcon.com. In order for anyone to access the database they must ask specific questions about specific individuals and thoroughly identify themselves. Because of the large amount of content the whole database will not be provided to any one person. Should you suspect you have been involved in a scam you must still report it to the authorities. This centralized reporting system is not used to report unethical practices or adoption scams to the authorities. (Unless we get a request from the authorities.) See the Who to Contact if you Suspect Adoption Fraud below. If you need further help contacting the authorities to report a scam we would be glad to assist you, just contact one of us by email. To report a positive adoption journey with an adoption professional please email us at Lynne Banks at lbanks8928@sio.midco.net or Kelly Kiser-Mostrom at Kelly@thecruelestcon.com with your identifying information as well as the adoption professional's. Include specific information on your experience and why you would recommend them to someone else. |
