The Oregon woman had met a New Zealand Couple over the Internet and accepted that she would carry their child. The intending couple had shipped her their gametes in a special container used to ship biological material. The couple state that Audrey Mogallon had received the container but did not return it. Later, she had sent the couple pictures of positive pregnancy tests and ultrasound scan reports, modifying the dates of earlier scan reports taken when she was pregnant with her own kids. The couple grew suspicious when the information stopped coming in. It was later that they came to realized that their trusts has been breached by her and that she was never pregnant with their child.

The police had also reported that they have received a second complaint relating to similar circumstances from a couple in Washington who had made payment to her upfront.