Man Who Posed As 49ers Player Busted For Elaborate Dating Scam: Feds

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A man who created an elaborate fake life pretending to be a wealthy San Francisco 49ers player and his "financial adviser" scammed more than two dozen women out of $1.3 million, federal prosecutors said.

Daejon Labrayae Love, 35, and Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, were charged Tuesday with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud, according to the Department of Justice.

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Love, while posing as a 49ers player, pretended to be in a romantic relationship with his victims, as Chan acted as his fake financial adviser, creating false instances where the two communicated as if they were working on investments together, according to federal prosecutors.

He'd tell the women he wanted to "build wealth and a future together," and that Chan, who supposedly helped him grow a fortune worth "tens of millions of dollars," would help them with it, authorities said.

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To keep the elaborate scheme going, Love created an Instagram called "2bcontinued_4," where he claimed to be a wide receiver for the 49ers. On that Instagram, Love posted several photos in 49ers gear and posing with luxury cars, federal prosecutors said.

The 35-year-old also used a phone application to create fake bank and investment accounts to show the women he was trying to scam, authorities said.

To make the scam look even more legit, Love and Chan traded texts where the two looked like they were talking about investments, authorities said.

They'd host three-way calls with victims sometimes, showing them falsified investment gains and encouraging them to put their money in as well, federal prosecutors said.

"Some victims also loaned Love large amounts of money," federal prosecutors said. "If victims did not have cash to invest, Love sometimes instructed them to take out personal loans in both scenarios."

Depsite Love reassuring them they'd be repaid quickly, none of the victims ever got any returns on their supposed investments, authorities said.

And when they had nothing more to give, Love would cut off communication with them and keep the money, federal prosecutors said.

By 2026, four years into the scheme, Love and Chan had scammed 26 women out of about $1.3 million, federal prosecutors said.

Investigators secured arrest warrants for the duo and took them into custody at Boise Airport in Idaho, where Love was planning to target more people, authorities said.

The duo was expected to make their first court appearance on Thursday. It's unclear if they've submitted a plea.

The FBI, meanwhile, believes there may be more victims.

Authorities said Love also went by the aliases Jon Love, Daejon Love, Avril Lyto Love, and Jordan Love to carry out the scheme.

The FBI asks that anyone with more information about Love or Chan contact them at https://tips.fbi.gov/ or call 1-800-CALL-FBI.