Man posed as San Francisco 49er to defraud women of $1.3 million
NBC News • • sports
Key Points:
- Daejon Labrayae Love, 35, and Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, were arrested for creating fictitious investments to defraud women across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California, posing as a San Francisco 49ers player and an investment adviser.
- Love used dating apps to form romantic relationships, falsely portraying himself as a wealthy investor and convincing victims to invest in nonexistent financial schemes with promised high returns.
- The duo employed fake bank and investment account screenshots, video calls showing falsified gains, and staged communications to deceive victims into sending money, sometimes encouraging loans to fund investments.
- Authorities identified 26 victims so far, with financial records indicating the pair collected approximately $1.3 million, and the FBI suspects there may be additional victims.
- Love and Chan face charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud following their arrest in Boise, Idaho.
