Couple thought they had adopted 12-year-old only to find out she was grown woman
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The Cearense Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira was arrested in Santa Catarina for pretending to be 12 years old to deceive a family and be adopted.
Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira, 37, used the name Gabriele to pretend she was a 12-year-old girl still drinking pacha (a type of alcoholic beverage) in order to be adopted. Incredibly, she succeeded: she lived for over a year with a family in Brazil who took her in as their own daughter. Amanda arrived in the city seeking support at a church. There, she claimed to have fled the state of Pará after suffering abuse and managed to elicit solidarity…
A 37-year-old woman was arrested after pretending to be a child to be adopted. An investigation in Brazil led to the arrest of Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira, 37, in the city of Joinville, after it was discovered that she was posing as a 12-year-old girl to try to get a family to adopt her. According to the case, the woman maintained a false identity for months, using pacifiers, baby bottles, and stuffed animals, as well as altering her voice an…
37-Year-Old Woman Impersonates 12-Year-Old Girl for 14 Months to Deceive Family into Adopting Her
Police in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina recently reported one of the most bizarre identity fraud cases in its entire history. A 37-year-old woman was discovered impersonating a 12-year-old girl with a history of abuse in an attempt to convince a local family to adopt her. An investigation found that the woman was a repeat offender who had previously impersonated minors in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas Gerais. Amanda Maria Souza de…
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