Lira said the boyfriend hatched the plan with another man, in which two would sent people to the bank with counterfeit checks and they would be directed to Lira. In order for her to recognize them, Lira's boyfriend would use his cell phone to text her descriptions of the bogus check holders, Connelly said. Because Chase ended up being responsible for the withdrawals, the only victim in the case turned out to be Chase, Connelly said.