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.

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A Las Vegas woman accused of luring men via dating sites, drugging them, and taking money was in custody in Mexico on Friday as U.S. authorities announced a federal indictment against her.

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.

Having residences in both Las Vegas and Guadalajara, Mexico, Phelps remained in custody Friday in Mexico, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nevada said in a Friday statement. The top prosecutor said Phelps would find men online before meeting them in person.

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.

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,

This is a romance scam on steroids,” said Spencer Evans, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Las Vegas division.

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.

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.

Aurora Phelps, 43, was in custody in Mexico. She has been charged with kidnapping resulting in death and other charges.