Tracy Leann Bess-Thacker , 29 , is charged with theft for allegedly scamming a Utah couple out of $ 200 . An Iowa woman has been arrested after allegedly faking a pregnancy to scam adoptive parents out of money - and it 's the second time she has been busted . Tracy Leann Bess-Thacker , 29 , used a sonogram and other hospital pictures from a previous pregnancy to trick a Utah couple desperate for a baby into sending her $ 200 , according to police . Authorities say she 's up to her old tricks again . In 2011 , she was charged with filing a false report and suborning perjury after she used 19 different alias to scam parents from Nebraska , Illinois , Hawaii , Iowa , and Kansas . Many of the prospective parents in that case traveled to Iowa to meet Bess-Thacker and gave her $ 3,000 for food , clothing and baby supplies , according to authorities . 'Tracy Bess is an internet predator who intentionally inflicts mental anguish and emotional distress on adoptive parents . This is a strong example of an internet bullying case that has not been considered in the law , ' Ankeny Police Chief Gary Mikulec told WHO-TV . Police say the Utah couple contacted police about Bess-Thacker last July after they discovered stories online about her 2011 arrest . At the time , police said there was n't enough evidence to arrest her . Last month , a break in the case came and police took her into custody . She is charged with fourth-degree theft . Bess-Thacker allegedly created a birth mother registry on for LifeLong Adoptions , which pairs mothers with adoptive parents . She also made posts online and on social media groups where adoptive parents connect with birth mothers , according to police . Police say they fear other victims of Bess-Thacker could still be out there . They 've asked anyone else who 's had contact with her online to call 515-289-5240 .
Tracy ##san Bess - brown , 29 , took $ 200 from a Utah couple who thought she was pregnant . She gave them counseling and hospital visits from a previous relationship . In 2011 , she was arrested after scamming adoptive parents from five states into sending her $ 200 .