US man arrested for allegedly using dating apps to scam matches out of $2m | California
On Thursday, a California man was allegedly using appointments to continue his matches for more than $ 2 million for about three years.
Allegedly, Christopher Earl Lloyd, a 39 -year -old investor from Whittier in the Los Angeles region, defrauded the matches that he was friends and romantized in Tinder, Mentese and Bumble. Federal prosecutors blame Lloyd, with a number that occupies once in a monetary transaction in the property derived from the wire fraud number 13 and fraud.
According to the indictment, where a federal great jury returned to the beginning of this month, Lloyd said, “He lied to his victims to give the impression that he was financially successful and knowledgeable about investments”. He said that he worked as a financial manager for victims between April 2021 and February 2024, that he was the vice president of a company called Planet 13 Holdings, that he worked in an investment company called Landmark Assocates and closed with more than one property.
Lloyd convinced the victims to transfer money and property to him through Cashapp, Zelle, cable transfers or cash payments and said to them, “He knew the investment opportunities that would benefit them.” A press release He’s announcing the arrest.
He claimed that Lloyd had made wrong contracts to legitimize himself and produced a false investment program. He said they could attract the victims at any time. Instead, however, the federal prosecutors say that they use their money to a Lexus dealer for their own personal benefit, including a check of $ 40,000.
A lawyer representing Lloyd did not immediately respond to the requests for comments.
If it was found guilty, Lloyd would be sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in prison in each wire fraudsters and will be sentenced to 10 years in the number of monetary transactions. According to prosecutors, the FBI is investigating Lloyd.
