Information for travelers
Scams Warning
Americans are warned to avoid Cameroonian scams. These scams target foreigners worldwide, posing risks of both financial loss and personal danger to their victims. Scams are often initiated by credit card use, through telephone calls, from use of Internet cafes in Cameroon, and from unsolicited faxes, letters, and e-mails. They have been known to involve the sale of puppies, birds, artifacts and parrots. Since July 2006, the Embassy has observed a dramatic increase in Cameroon-originated fraud perpetrated on the Internet. No one should provide personal or financial information to unknown parties or via Cameroonian telephone lines. Likewise, the Embassy strongly cautions Americans against wiring funds to individuals not known to you personally for goods or services not yet performed or delivered.
Recently, many Americans have become victims of Cameroonian con-men/women offering to place their children for adoption through the Internet. Americans should be very cautious about sending money or traveling to Cameroon to adopt a child from an orphanage they have only heard about through e-mails. The competent authorities for intercountry adoption are the Ministry of Social Affairs and the High Court (Tribunal de Grande Instance) that has jurisdiction over the place of residence of the child to be adopted. Cameroon does not have adoption agencies. In general, any orphanage may release an orphan for adoption. However, in order to help protect themselves and the children from the possibility of fraud or other serious problems, prospective adoptive parents are advised to consider first the list of accredited orphanages available at the Ministry of Social Affairs. Should prospective adoptive parents wish to hire a Cameroonian attorney to assist with the adoption, they can obtain a list of attorneys from the U.S. Embassy in Yaoundé.
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the above and then do not waste your precious time looking for a baby with those creeps who are playing with your emotions! Hit delete on those emails, and empower yourself by doing a totally ethical adoptions,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ↓
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