Important Posting Information

April 16, 2003

It’s wise to be aware that several types of scams are on ALL adoption message boards on the internet:

Many people have been scammed by someone pretending to be the relinquished child or birthmother. Click on this link for more information:

[URL="http://forums.adoption.com/t98290,15,1.html"]http://forums.adoption.com/t98290,15,1.html[/URL]

Also:

[URL="http://forums.adoption.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=521671#post521671"]http://forums.adoption.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=521671#post521671[/URL]

Also:

[URL="http://forums.adoption.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=571575#post571575"]http://forums.adoption.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=571575#post571575[/URL]

These scammers change their user names and email addresses frequently so be aware of any suspicious contact.

Scammers will also contact you pretending to be free search angel when they are not. Or they will say "contact ....who did my search". Generally they are recommending themselves as a "fee for service" searcher.

It is not wise to post your non-identifying information on a public message board. If you are contacted by someone who might be your birth relative you will want to ask questions that relate to the information in your non-identifying report.

For ease in others reading these many messages it would help to post as a “new thread” and to include the following information in the subject line PLUS in the content of the message:

gender of adopted person

date of birth

city of birth

state of birth

For example: male 01/01/1960 Chicago Illinois

Other people reading the message board will be more likely to identify with this basic information and will be more likely to read your complete message and contact you if there is a match.

Also post in the message boards for the year of birth and state of birth for the best exposure for your search information.

Other great websites to check out:

[url=http://www.adoptionchat.com]Adoption.com Forums[/url]

[url=http://www.adoption.com]Adoption.com - Information on International, Domestic, Child & Agency Adoptions, Stories, Laws -[/url]

[url=http://www.adopting.org]Adopting - Adopt a Baby, Child, Infants, Kids, Older, Services, International, Information China -[/url]

[url=http://registry.adoption.com/]Adoption Registry - Records, Reunion Registries, Adoptees, Search Reunite[/url]

tammydouthitt

April 22, 2003

HI! SOMEONE SUGGESTED I WRITE TO YOU FOR HELP. I AM A FEMALE ADOPTEE. I WAS BORN ON APRIL 1, 1970, IN ILLINOIS. I KNOW THE HOSPITAL AND MY BIRTH NAME. (MOTHERS MAIDEN NAME). I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL, AND THEY SAID MY RECORD WERE DESTROYED. I HAVE REGISTERED ONA COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SITES , NO LUCK.

DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO FROM HERE.

TAMMY