Two women duped in adoption scam

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A young mother promised her baby to at least two different women she met online, only to change her mind after receiving $25,000 from the pair.

In January this year, a 34-year-old engineer who wanted to be known as Jane, saw a posting by Anne (not her real name), a pregnant Singaporean housewife in her mid-20s.

The latter said on a popular parenting forum that she had "huge financial difficulties and debts" and could not afford another child and wanted to give her baby up for adoption.

Jane, who has a nine-year-old daughter but has been unable to have more children after four miscarriages, contacted Anne and agreed to give her $20,000 to cover her pregnancy-related bills.

In the end, like the other victim, she got nothing back. Anne kept the baby and money.