Woman in her 30s who pretended to be a child and lived with family found guilty of fraud – Fox News

A woman in Brazil was found guilty this week of living with a foster family for more than a year while pretending to be a child, officials said.

Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira, who is in reality 37 years old, was convicted of fraud and false identity on Thursday, according to a translated release from the Court of Justice of Santa Catarina in Brazil.

Oliveira, who the family took in as their daughter for 14 months until her scheme was uncovered, claimed she had fled abuse.

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The woman later admitted to creating a false identity and age, the court said.

Oliveira had been living falsely as a child for 15 years in an “elaborate…

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• Hard Fraud: Someone deliberately causes a loss (e.g., setting fire to a warehouse or staging a car accident) specifically to collect a payout.
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