Emeryville: Suspect in romance scam acquired $800,000 through various cons, feds claim

OAKLAND — Federal prosecutors have charged an East Bay man with allegedly acquiring $800,000 in schemes that targeted people searching for two of life’s greatest essentials: housing and love.

When federal authorities looked into it, they reportedly discovered that not only did Kirkpatrick not exist, but that both his identity and a second name — Patrick Warren — were invented by Jime to perpetrate various fraud schemes. They found that Jime had used the same Emeryville address in a police report and a rental car agreement, and that both the Warren and Kirkpatrick personas used that address too, according to the criminal complaint.

The rental schemes involved Jime allegedly offering up properties for rent or lease, then insisting on deposits or advance payments in order to get the deal going. In those instances, the victims reported being cut off from contact almost immediately after wiring funds to the “landlord,” according to the complaint.

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