Disregard that ad: Baby not actually for sale

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If you're looking to play a prank on people, don't put their 7-month-old baby up for sale online. I shouldn't have to say things like this, but someone recently pulled this very stunt on a Nova Scotia woman and scared the hell out of her. A concerned citizen saw the ad, with the woman's home address listed, and called the police, who were relieved to find that the child's parents had nothing to do with it.

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