Bad-tempered woman, 44, with taste for older men is charming them on dating apps then luring them down VERY dangerous path, FBI warns

An American woman accused of murder in Mexico targeted older men for years on dating apps, then lured them into her trap, the FBI has warned.

The Mexican murder trial of Aurora Phelps, 44, began on Tuesday, and she is set to be extradited to the United States to face charges of fraud and kidnapping.

Phelps, who was born in Arkansas and is a dual US-Mexican citizen, is accused of killing retired US citizen Robert Erbach, 67, who was living in Guadalajara, Mexico, in December 2021.

They allegedly met on Tinder and dated for approximately three months when Erbach invited Phelps to see his friend's band at the Hard Rock Hotel in Guadalajara.

Two days later, Erbach was found dead from asphyxiation on the side of the road, The Los Angeles Times reported.

Prosecutors claim Phelps began driving Erbach's car and stole $50,500 from his bank accounts.

In January 2022, Phelps allegedly impersonated Erbach and texted his son, claiming he had moved to Ecuador.

Investigators also claim that she attempted to contact his union and have the bank account information on his pension fund changed.

She was arrested at a bank in Guadalajara in February 2023 and charged with murder. She has been held in a Mexican jail since.

All the while, Phelps has been married to a man named William Phelps, who lives in Las Vegas.

William previously told the LA Times, 'We’ve known each other for 14 years, and she’s never shown a sign or an ounce of this. If she did do it, damn, she put one over on me.'

Phelps was charged in a 21-count superseding indictment in Las Vegas in February 2025 for allegedly luring older men she met through online dating services and stealing their money for her personal benefit.

Phelps is accused of meeting older men on dating apps from July 1, 2021, to December 9, 2022, according to the indictment.

'It was part of her scheme to drug the older men to gain unauthorized access to and steal money from their financial accounts to personally benefit herself and her family members,' prosecutors said.

In one instance, Phelps allegedly traveled to Mexico City with one of her victims, then returned to the US without him after he died in their hotel room, according to the indictment.

She then allegedly 'conducted numerous transactions' from the unidentified victim's financial accounts, including transferring money to herself, making ATM withdrawals, and making online purchases of items including retail goods, airline tickets, hotel rooms and a motorcycle.

The FBI has put out a bulletin asking Phelps' alleged victims to come forward.

According to the bulletin, she used a variety of names on her profiles, including Bora, Bori, Boriyas, Laura, Laura Tin, Susan and Susan Szctlovsky.

'[Phelps] either met individuals online or exploited those known to her in order to steal their personal information. Mrs. Phelps then used this information to fraudulently access their bank, social security, or retirement accounts,' the FBI said.

'It is believed Mrs. Phelps would sometimes drug her victims without their knowledge to obtain this information. Mrs. Phelps primarily targeted elderly men; however, she was known to target all age groups as well as women.'

Mexican authorities have agreed to extradite Phelps to the United States after her murder trial has concluded.

In the US, she has been charged with seven counts of wire fraud; three counts of mail fraud; six counts of bank fraud; three counts of identity theft; one count of kidnapping; and one count of kidnapping resulting in death.

If convicted on all counts, Phelps faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.