Woman, 37, Adopted by Family After Convincing Them She Was 12 Years Old and Fled Abusive Parents

12-year-old girl taken in by Brazilian family was actually 37-year-old woman, police say

A woman who tricked a family that took her in into believing she was a child maintained the charade for more than a year, police in Brazil say.

Woman, 37, 'poses as 12-year-old in adoption scam' that deceived family for over

Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira, 37, allegedly carried out a Brazil adoption scam, convincing families she was a 12-year-old girl and reportedly hiding needles under her skin as part of the child impersonation fraud

Brazilian con artist, 37, posed as 12-year-old autistic abuse victim to con family into adopting her

Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira, 37, allegedly posed as an autistic little girl named Gabrielle and almost got adopted.

This 37-Year-Old Woman Allegedly Spent 14 Months Convincing a Family She Was a 12-Year-Old Girl

A 37-year-old woman in Brazil spent 14 months convincing a family she was a 12-year-old girl in need of adoption. She drank from a baby bottle. She used a pacifier. She faked night terrors. She also had over 200 metal needles inside her body, but we’ll get to that. Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira allegedly launched the scheme by approaching a pastor at a church in Joinville, in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, and presenting herself as a ru…

Woman, 37, adopted by family after convincing them she was 12 years old and fled abusive parents

Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira was caught by police in Joinville, southern Brazil.