Las Vegas woman accused of defrauding older men in deadly romance scam
Aurora Phelps​ was indicted in Nevada over a series of romance scams that allegedly led to at least two deaths and one disappearance in Mexico.
Woman drugged, defrauded elderly men in romance scam, officials allege
Aurora Phelps is being accused of drugging several elderly men and stealing their financial information, according to court records. The woman is being linked to at least two deaths and one disappearance.
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The agency described the scheme as one of the most nefarious it has encountered, with nearly a dozen known victims and potentially more unidentified.
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This is a romance scam on steroids,” said Spencer Evans, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Las Vegas division.
Las Vegas woman charged in romance scam targeting older men
A Las Vegas woman has been charged in a 21-count superseding indictment for allegedly luring older men through online dating services and stealing their money f
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In one case, Aurora Phelps is accused of drugging a man and selling $3.3 million of his stock in Apple, then trying but failing to steal the money.
Woman accused of drugging and robbing older men in a deadly romance scheme
In one instance Phelps is alleged to have kidnapped a victim by heavily sedating him and taking him across the U.S.-Mexico border in a wheelchair.
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She used online dating apps to lure older men to meet her in person, then drugged them with sedatives and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in a “sinister” romance scheme, the FBI said.
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