On the surface, a posting on a popular website by a man calling himself Franc seems heartbreaking. The man claims to offer his baby girl named Brenda to anyone who can offer her a loving home for an unbelievable price: FREE. Franc claimed to be located in Nashville, but hours after we posted the story we quickly found the post on the same website under different cities besides Nashville: Charleston, SC - Greensboro, NC - Asheville, NC – Oklahoma City – Raleigh, NC - Milwaukee, WI - Mobile, AL.
After replying to the request, the following response came this morning. Here it is exactly as it appeared. Note the bad grammar and obvious cut-and-paste job. This same response is being reported by local mothers here.
Good day,
Thanks for the mail and I also appreciate your
showing interest in our little girl Brenda Maneh.
We are seeking a good and loving family that
can offer a home for them with lots of love and
care.She is 1 year old and has not has any medical or
health problems.If you will not mind,I may want
to know a little about you and your family,because i
think its right to know the family
taking in our kid and have to be sure she can be well
taken care of.
Where are you located
Are you a religious person?
Will you honestly fill out a home study Survey form when I
email one to you?Honestly we are seeking a family to
take in Brenda So many people are seeking to offer
homes for her,but still i have to be confident of who
i am giving my little girl to and not let mean people
have her.I hope you are not upseted by all the
questions and can understand with me on this.Thanks
for everything and I will appreciate everything you
have got to offer for Brenda.
I will be hoping to hear from you again.
Regards.
Franc
UPDATE 8:40p.m. – Here is the second response, this time with several photos and more details (phone number is removed):
Good day,
Its always nice to read from you once again,but I have been very busy with work and even when I get home,its already late and I have to look after Brenda before I
can take a rest.I got her a Nanny to look after her,I am not sure i want my daughter brought up by a baby sitter.I am happy to know about your family to. To let you know about me,we are originally from, South
Africa,but relocated to British Cameroon and I work for the Plan International Organization.Brenda is our first kid and her mother died in a car accident some
months ago.I am aware we will have to get through a couple of legal papers to push this to go through,and if its worth giving her the best,i dont mind going
through all that.I chosed the US because of the opportunities that will be opened to her growing up over there,the Education and the social Insurances and health care she will enjoy while growing up over there.If you really will take my girl and give her such a good home and a decent upbringing,I will never
forget your family in my prayers.You can call me on XXXXXXXXXXXXX,if you are interested in having a chat with us,from there we can now be certain on how to
work out the legal papers needed.Hope to hear from you
again soon.Below are some of her pictures.
Have a nice day
Regards.
Franc
Give him some help.I wish i could get the baby.
I am so glad I found this website. My husband and I have been talking to Franc for a long time. We thought we were going to adopt his baby in British Cameroon. We were scheduled to talk to him tommorrow. I have recieved the same emails for 2 weeks. I am so mad I fell for this scam again. My husband and I have been praying for a child to come in to our life. I really believed this man and his story about his wife dying in a car accident. I am so so mad because people prey on parents who want a child. I wish we could get him and put him in prison. so stupid stephanie