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At 37, She Pretended to Be 12. Now She’s on Trial for Fraud.

Investigators say Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira used multiple child identities to win shelter and donations, while her lawyer denies victims suffered financial loss.

When police arrived to arrest the suspect, the woman at the door insisted there must be some mistake. The girl she had taken into her home was only 12, she said.

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Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira is arrested and faces trial for false identity and scam

·Vicente López, Argentina
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Oliveira arrived at the police station in silence. June 2nd in Santa Catarina was a freezing autumn day, but she was wearing only a pair of shorts with heart prints and a... The 37-year-old who "froze" time: The elaborate fraud of the woman who lived for 15 years as a 12-year-old child - NAVITIME

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Naftemporiki broke the news on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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