“Regardless of whether you are pursuing an agency or private adoption, you must be able to distinguish between potential birth parents who are trustworthy and those who are simply trying to take advantage of your “I’ll do whatever it takes” desire to adopt.”Hal Kaufman – Dad through adoption and founder of MyAdoptionAdvisor.com Unfortunately, adoption scams do sometimes happen.Adoptions scams occur when a person with no intention of placing her child for adoption deceives the hopeful adoptive parents into some kind of financial or emotional support. In this episode, we talk about how you can protect yourself from adoption scam situations. We’ll explore the two different types of scammers you may encounter (emotional and financial), red flags you can look out for, and the best ways you can protect your family from getting duped. Our guest is adoption expert and Dad through adoption, Hal Kaufman. Have a listen as we take a closer look at one of the scariest issues facing adoptive parents today. Love the podcast? Here’s an easy way to support the show: Here’s what you’ll hear: * Hal shares the story of how he and his wife adopted their two boys. * What are adoption scams? Why do they happen? * Find out why Hal says, “hopeful adoptive parents should be aware, but not paranoid when it comes to adoption scams.” * Find out what adoption agencies and/or attorneys do to help protect people from getting scammed. * Find some internet safety tips that will help you avoid a scam.* Find out what most adoptive parents say is the most important thing to remember when it comes to adoption scams.* Learn how Hal can help you adopt faster, safer, and smarter with his services at MyAdoptionAdvisor.com. Links we talk about: * MyAdoptionAdvisor.com – Hal’s website where he offers online courses, adoption marketing services and much more. He even has a course all about Adoption Scams.* Join Our NEW Infant Adoption Guide Community! – Community is what we need to help us through the adoption adventure. As a Dad of 3 through infant adoption, I know firsthand how much my wife and I need others around us who are going through the same thing we are. If you’ve been looking for a private community of like-minded people to join as we pursue our dream of adopting, then we’d love to welcome you into the Infant Adoption Guide Membership Community! This is a brand new safe, private place to learn and talk about infant adoption. Come check it out!* FindMyAdoptionAgency.com – learn how you can find and choose the RIGHT adoption agency to serve you on the infant adoption journey. This is a my online step-by-step course that you can go at your own pace AND includes over 60 agencies in a spreadsheet for you to use along with a TON of other resources designed to help you find and choose the right agency for you.* GET MY 4 FREE EBOOKS – help on your infant adoption journey while getting info and inspiration only provided to subscribers of the Infant Adoption Guide blog and podcast! Love the podcast? Here’s an easy way to support the show: