US influencer couple Bella and Dallin Lambert shared their experience as victims of a adoption scam, after having documented their various attempts to conceive over the course of several years.
With a desire to become parents, the Lamberts were overjoyed to discover that a mother-to-be wanted them to adopt her unborn twin daughters.
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Excited, the couple prepared a nursery, bought twice as many baby supplies and even hosted a gender reveal party, inviting the birth mother to attend the event.
Sadly, the dreams were cut short when they discovered that the entire adoption process had been a hoax, and the alleged “biological mother” was never pregnant.
In a moment of deep sadness, the couple shared the devastating news with their 1.42 million subscribers on their YouTube channel.
Couple tried to have children
Fans who have followed the couple's journey know that they reside in Gilbert, Arizona. Bella and Dallin got married in 2017 and after a few years they decided to start trying for a baby.
However, they faced difficulties in conceiving for over a year and eventually sought IVF treatments as an alternative. Unfortunately, these treatments ultimately failed.
After further medical investigations, Bella was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve, a condition which was determined to be the underlying cause of her infertility.
After years of disappointments and negative pregnancy tests, the couple made the decision to pursue a different approach to fulfilling their dream of becoming parents.
They shared the exciting news on social media that they were embarking on an adoption journey to start building their family.
After sharing with their followers about their decision to adopt, the couple received several messages from people who were looking for a home for their babies through adoption, or who knew someone interested in this process.
Among those messages was one from an unidentified woman.
According to the couple, the message read: "I'm pregnant with twins and looking for someone to adopt them." This message brought new hope to the Lamberts, who believed they had found an opportunity to fulfill their dream of becoming parents through this possible adoption.
Suffered from the adoption scam
The woman, claiming to be a 20-year-old college student from Southern California, had personal encounters with Dallin and Bella after a series of online message exchanges.
Bella recalled in a YouTube video that the woman looked them in the eye and expressed a desire to that they would become the perfect fathers to her daughters, stating that she wanted them to adopt.
According to Bella, the woman was moved with tears in her eyes as she shared how she had prayed. to find people like them to adopt the babies, considering them a true miracle in their life.
The woman also expressed a desire to be involved in aspects such as the gender reveal party and a baby shower, with the aim of witnessing the love that babies would receive.
She attended Bella and Dallin's gender reveal party, which Bella described as her dream gender reveal.
For the couple, it was important to make this moment special, as they had waited for around five years to be able to celebrate the arrival of their baby or babies.
As reported by the couple, the woman showed that she did not want to meet in person with the adoption and social workers to deal with the formalities and details necessary to formalize the adoption.
Despite this, the couple decided to proceed with the process, maintaining hope. In the midst of it all, the truth came out.
One night, Dallin received an email from a stranger who was familiar with the alleged scam involving the biological mother. That email brought to light worrying information about the situation.
According to the email received, which was shared by Dallin, the message stated: “I'm in a group of hopeful adoptive parents, and we all talk to her [the woman]. She is telling everyone that they are at the top of her list. Several families believe they have the chance to adopt the twins.“
Furthermore, it was mentioned that the woman had been in contact with ten different adoption agencies, deceiving several families and making them believe that they would be chosen as parents of the babies.