How an alleged fake 49ers wideout wooed women and took their money
Los Angeles Times • • sports
Key Points:
- The FBI charged Daejon Labrayae Love, 35, and Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, with wire fraud and conspiracy for scamming at least 26 women out of $1.3 million across California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
- Love posed as a San Francisco 49ers wide receiver on Instagram and dating apps, creating fake personas and showcasing a lavish lifestyle to gain victims' trust, while Chan acted as Love’s financial adviser.
- The duo used tactics like three-way FaceTime calls to show falsified investment gains and encouraged victims to send money, sometimes convincing them to take out personal loans with promises of quick repayment.
- Love has traveled extensively across multiple states and used several aliases, with investigators identifying 26 victims but suspecting there are more.
- Both suspects were arrested at Boise Airport and are scheduled for a court appearance in Portland, Oregon.
