‘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 “sinister” scammer before being found dead in a Mexico City hotel room – one of nearly a dozen victims who fell prey to her deceit,
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 arrested for role in deadly 'romance scam on steroids'
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.
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 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.
Woman Accused of ‘Romance Scam on Steroids’ After Allegedly Drugging Older Men in Deadly Dating App Scheme
The alleged victims were “folks that are out looking for love that ran into something far more sinister,” according to the FBI
Woman accused of drugging and robbing older men in deadly romance scheme, FBI Las Vegas says
A woman used online dating apps to lure at least four older men to meet her in person, then drugged them with sedatives and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in a "sinister" romance scheme, FBI officials said.
For years she was a perfect wife. Then he learned of her arrest in a deadly dating app scheme
William Phelps had no idea that the woman he married had a secret life. Prosecutors say she lured, drugged and stole from ...
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FBI says woman drugged, robbed older men during deadly romance scheme in US and Mexico
The FBI announced criminal charges against a woman who is accused of “deliberately and methodically” targeting older men to rob them of everything.
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Feds say Las Vegas woman romanced men online, then stole from them
The top prosecutor said Phelps would find men online before meeting them in person. She’d drug the men, access their finances ...
Nevada woman used Tinder to lure older men into deadly, cross-border ‘romance scam on steroids,’ police say
Nevada woman used Tinder to lure older men into deadly, cross-border ‘romance scam on steroids,’ police say - Officials ...
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Nevada Woman Indicted in Romance Scheme to Defraud Seniors and for Kidnapping Resulting in Death
February 23, 2025 – LAS VEGAS, NV – A Las Vegas, Nevada, woman has been charged in a 21-count superseding indictment for ...
A sprawling and deadly 'romance scheme' may have more victims, prosecutors say
In one case, Aurora Phelps is accused of drugging a man and selling $3.3 million of his stock in Apple, then trying but ...
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Pic: Woman arrested for drugging, kidnapping, robbing elderly men
A 43-year-old woman has been charged with allegedly luring, drugging, and attempting to steal millions of dollars from ...
Woman accused of taking drugged date to Mexico in date-robbery scheme that left at least 1 dead
In one instance Phelps is alleged to have kidnapped a victim by heavily sedating him and taking him across the U.S.-Mexico ...