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It's actually not all that unusual to have a single contact, even if the pbparents sound very sincere and secure in their decision, and then for them to disappear/never be heard from again. This process is as scary and painful for them as it is for you - sometimes actually voicing plans is enough to make them rethink/make a plan to parent, etc. When we were searching we got many 'first' contacts that never became second or third ones, etc.

I don't think it necessarily means this person is a 'scammer', more likely they're just scared, overwhelmed, uncertain, etc. It will likely happen again - you'll get a single contact that will never progress. I generally didn't get excited until someone had acted on their plan beyond contacting me - i.e. met with agency counselor (required by law here in VA), met with/called attorney, etc.

Hang in there,

Regina