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A California The person was federally accused of allegedly over $ 2 million from people for popular dating applications, presenting as a person who “was in financially successful and experienced investments,” prosecutors said.
Christopher Earl Lloid, 39, with Whitetier, now face Supplements for dating For example, Tinder, Hinge and Bumble, the US Central District Prosecutor’s Office reports.
“According to the accusation that the federal great jury returned on July 2, from April 2021 to February 2024, Lloid used apps for dating and web -residues to make friends and participate in romantic relations with his victims. Prosecutor.
“Lloid fraud forced his sacrifices to provide him with money and property, including in the form of alleged investments, saying that he knew about the investment opportunities that benefit them.
The Bumble’s app was one of the dating applications that Lloyd used in the alleged scam, the prosecutor’s office reports. (Gabi Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
However, Lloid used the money that his victims sent him for personal benefit, and the prosecutor’s office stated.
“For example, in May 2023, Lloid was allegedly withdrawn by $ 40,000, which the victim sent him to write a check to the Lexus dealer in Mission Viejo,” the prosecutor’s office said.
They said Lloida helped sell the scam, saying to his victims that “he had closed at several facilities that he had been a financial manager for many years that he was a company -president called Planet 13 Holdings, and that he worked in an investment company called Land Mark Associates.”
“None of these statements was true,” the prosecutor’s office said.
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The Tinder logo is visible on a smartphone and background. Federal prosecutors stated that “Lloida used dating applications and websites to make friends and participate in romantic relations with their victims.” (ALGI FEBRI SUGITA/SOPE IMAGES/LIGHTROCKETS VITTY IS)
It adds that Lloid “supported its false statements by signing contracts with the victims that have determined and set a false investment profit” and that they “sent him money, including through wired transfers, cash app, Zelle or money payments.”
Lloida was charged With 13 points of fraud with the legal and one calculation participation in the monetary operation on the fraud.
Christopher Earl Lloid has been scaming for about three years, according to a federal accusation. (Batata Zawrzel/Nurphoto via Getty Images)
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“If he is found guilty, Lloida will face the statutory maximum period of 20 years in the federal prison for each fraud and up to 10 years in the federal prison for a monetary deal,” the prosecutor’s office said. “FBI is investigating this issue.”
