A 28-year-old woman is at the center of an adoption scam, and Texas police want to make sure no one else is hurt by her actions.

According to Texas's Times Record News, Amanda May Gunn has been charged with theft for taking money from two couples who expressed interest in adopting her unborn baby:

"Promising her baby to each one of them, she was able to gain financial benefits from them," [Detective Tony] Ramirez said. After a couple learned from a third party that the adoption was not going to happen and this baby would not be going to them although they had been paying for support, they contacted police, Ramirez said.

The couple had paid more than $20,000 in fees, including $5,000 that went directly to Gunn. Texas police are asking anyone who thinks they may have also been victim of Gunn to contact them at 940-761-7762.

Source: Times Record News (TX)

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