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.
Las Vegas woman accused of drugging, robbing men in dating app ‘romance scam’
Aurora Phelps, who is in custody in Mexico, faces 21 counts, including wire fraud, bank fraud, identity theft, kidnapping and one count of kidnapping resulting in death.
Las Vegas woman indicted in romance scam targeting older men, authorities say
A Las Vegas woman has been charged with wire fraud, kidnapping and a litany of other crimes in a romance scam that targeted mostly older men, federal authorities said. The victims
Vegas vixen drugged and robbed elderly men in deadly three-year ‘romance scam on steroids’: FBI
This is a romance scam on steroids,” said Spencer Evans, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Las Vegas division.
Woman suspected of drugging men and stealing thousands in romance scam, FBI in Las Vegas says
The FBI arrested a Las Vegas woman in Mexico for allegedly luring older men online and scamming them out of thousands of dollars, including victims in Las Vegas.
Woman accused of drugging, robbing older men in a deadly romance scheme, FBI in Las Vegas says
The FBI in Las Vegas says a woman lured at least four older men on online dating apps to meet in person, drugged them with sedatives and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in a "sinister" romance scheme.
Woman Lured, Drugged and Stole From Older Men in Deadly Scheme, U.S. Says
A 43-year-old Las Vegas woman has been arrested in Mexico on charges that she lured at least four older men on dating websites, drugged them and tried to steal millions of dollars from them in a deadly scheme, the authorities said Friday.
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
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.
FBI asks for help in alleged ‘romance scam on steroids’
Law enforcement officials announced that 43-year-old Aurora Phelps is currently in custody in Mexico after she allegedly targeted men in their sixties and seventies on a variety of dating apps.
FBI look for victims of deadly romance scam
A Las Vegas woman is accused of defrauding older men and causing the death of at least one of them.
‘Sinister’ romance scammer allegedly used dating apps to target victims she drugged and robbed, authorities say
An elderly Nevada man looking for love was allegedly drugged and pushed across the US border into Mexico in a wheelchair by a ...
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FBI charges Las Vegas woman accused of carrying out ‘sinister’ romance scams
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5 ... The FBI says it’s “one of the most egregious and reprehensible” romance scams in recent history. The crimes spanned from July 2021 and December 2022.
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Las Vegas woman allegedly drugged, fleeced older men she met on dating apps
A Las Vegas woman accused of luring men via dating ... Evans alleged. “This is a romance scam on steroids,” he said. Officials said there are 11 total victims, with four composing the basis ...