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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Woman accused of romance scams in Las Vegas faces theft, credit card fraud charges in Arkansas
Before Aurora Phelps was charged with federal crimes related to scamming older men, she faced fraud and theft charges for a 2019 incident in Benton County, Arkansas.
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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.
Woman accused of deadly romance scam against at least 11 victims
The agency described the scheme as one of the most nefarious it has encountered, with nearly a dozen known victims and potentially more unidentified.
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.
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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