Thousands of people watched the fight of Bella Weems-Lambert and Dallin Lambert against infertility. The couple from the United States got married in 2017 and always knew they wanted to start a family, but after a series of unsuccessful treatments, they decided to adopt.
The last two months have seen his life take a literal 360 degree turn. What seemed perfect became a nightmare. is that the influencers they told the world that they were going to adopt two identical twins and everything was already planned: they told family and friends, prepared the room and bought the necessary and even made a gender reveal tea. But It was all a lie.
Bella and Dallin were tricked by a 20 year old girl. As they tell in a video posted on their YouTube channel youtubeeverything happened when they received a message on the Instagram with the following message: “I am pregnant with twins and looking for someone to adopt them”. Although skeptical, they decided to see how it went. The alleged pregnant woman told him that she lived in California and was expecting “two girls. Identical”.
“We always dreamed of having twins”said Bella, showing messages that prove that the young woman told them about her symptoms and the appointments she was going to. “She said things that made us so happy and so anxious”Dallin added.
“I’m in shock. I can’t even process what happened“
They even met her several times. “She looked us in the eyes and told us that she thought we were going to be the perfect parents for those little girls and that she wanted us to adopt them. She had tears in her eyes.”Bella recalled.
It was the young woman who encouraged them to make the gender reveal tea and they even took childbirth preparation classes. The family of influencers met her and “the whole time she had a fake belly and was pretending to be pregnant”. “I’m in shock. I can’t even process what happened in the last two weeks[quando descobriram a verdade]“Dallin said.
even reached pretending that the pregnancy was the result of rape and that, as a result, she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. Looking back, there were some ‘red flags’: something always came up when trying to arrange a meeting with the adoption agency. He only spoke over Zoom for an hour with the social worker.
“We spoke with a consultant in the adoption process and she told us that he has never seen a scheme like this in the 30 years he has been in the profession“Bella pointed out.
the moment of truth
Bella Weems-Lambert and Dallin Lambert received an email and a message on social media warning them that it was all a scam. What was going on? The young woman used the gender reveal tea photos and sent them to other families pretending the couple were her friends and that they had prepared a gender reveal tea for him. “Fortunately, this girl who sent us the photos recognized us”he stated.
However, the story was published in a group aimed at ending scams in the adoption process. As a result, several families responded saying that they too had been deceived. They compared photographs that she sent them and once again it proved that she was not pregnant.
“I spoke to her on the cell phone and the first thing she said to me she said was that it was an old photograph, but Bella noticed that she was wearing the necklace that she had given her a week ago“Dallin explained. “When I gave her the necklace, she had a big belly and told us that she was 26 weeks pregnant“Bella added.
“I knew she would continue to lie and make up stories”said the influencer, adding that they even confirmed with close people, including the young woman’s mother. “We contacted her through Facebook and got a message saying she wasn’t pregnant.”said.
The young woman even bought fake ultrasounds on the Internet for around 10 euros. However, the influencers guarantee that no money was involved. “None of us gave them any money, so I don’t know what their intentions were.”said Bella, who said she was “traumatized” with this whole situation.
“One of the most terrible things I’ve ever seen someone do”stressed Dallin.
