Horrified Mom Sees Baby for Sale Online (VIDEO)

One Boston mom was clearly shocked when she found her own baby for sale on Craigslist as part of what appears to be an international adoption scam.

Seven-month old Jacob Brennan was playing with his toys when his mother, Jenni, received a shocking e-mail message.

“Out of the blue some girl e-mailed us and said ‘I think you should know someone’s using Jake’s picture in an adoption scam’,” said Brennan, who was stunned upon receiving the message.

Brennan followed the URL listed in the e-mail which then took her to an advertisement on Craigslist. The ad claimed that a “cute baby boy” was available for adoption. The ad didn’t include a picture, however.

Mom played detective and sent an inquiry e-mail message to the poster. She then got a message with a picture in her inbox.

“The picture he sends you is a picture of Jake,” Brennan said. “It was horrifying. I never would have thought in a million years that I would have the emotional reaction that I did.”

The fraudulent e-mail says that her son was born in Canada and lives at an orphanage. It also claims that $300 is all that is necessary to begin the adoption process.

“Then it was my child and I realized he was being used in a scam. I got really angry, incredibly angry,” she said.

Brennan had posted the picture on her blog.

“I know other people had access to it, but I didn’t think anyone would really want to (take the picture from it),” she said.

Brennan contacted the FBI and the Massachusetts Attorney General‘s office. Yahoo told her that they would shut down the e-mail account used in the advertisement.