Two men, including one accused of posing as a San Francisco 49ers player, are under arrest for allegedly defrauding dozens of women out of more than $1.3 million in a scheme that lasted over four years.The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Oregon said in an announcement that Daejon Labrayae Love, 35, and Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, targeted victims via dating apps and social media beginning in February 2022 and lasting through their arrest on Monday. They are each facing one count of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, all felonies. Investigators said they have identified 26 victims of the plot.According to an affidavit filed last week, Love and Chan conspired to create fake financial documents that appeared to show they had earned millions of dollars via investments they never made. Love would allegedly find women online and attempt to convince them to send money to him or Chan, who he claimed was his financial advisor. Love allegedly told the women that Chan had a secret investment algorithm that had made him more than $30 million.A core part of the scheme, investigators said, was that Love presented himself to victims as an active 49ers wide receiver to project the image that he was wealthy. Court documents show screenshots of Instagram posts Love allegedly made in which he donned 49ers equipment while pretending to train, at one point faking a contract signing for a video. In other cases, Love stole posts from actual NFL players and posted them as his own.
FBI arrests fake 49er accused of scamming women out of $1.3 million via dating apps
Daejon Love allegedly formed fake relationships with women before pressuring them to send him thousands of dollars for fake investments.










