Two men posing as a San Francisco 49ers player have been arrested for swindling nearly three dozen women who lost about $1.3 million.
As per a press release by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon and related documents, FBI arrested Daejon Love, 35, and Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, on August 24 in Boise, Idaho, and charged the two with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud.
In a release, the US Attorney’s Office stated that Love and Chan started the scam in February 2022 with Love interacting with many women via dating apps.
THIS IS ONE OF THE CRAZIEST STORYLINES IN #NFL HISTORY.
THIS GUY SPENT MONTHS CREATING A FAKE PROFILE MAKING IT SEEM LIKE HE WAS A ACTUAL SAN FRANCISCO #49ERS PLAYER.
Hundreds of post and videos from this “player.”
An insane story… MILLION DOLLAR SCAM: pic.twitter.com/oqmMBUedlg https://t.co/YCvVGg9yL2
— MLFootball (@MLFootball) August 28, 2026
In their dating profile and social media platforms, Love has made up “fictitious personas,” including posing himself as a member of the 49ers or an affluent real estate investor.
According to ESPN, the fake names adopted by Love include: Jon Love, Daejon Love, Avril Lyto Love, and Jordan Love.
The operation took place over a period of over four years, with both Love and Chan fabricating investments to scam women from California, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. Love would first contact the women via the internet, with Chan masquerading as his financial advisor.
“Love convinced many of the victims they were in sincere romantic relationships with Love, that he was a sophisticated investor, and that Chan was his investment adviser who helped Love grow a fortune worth ten of millions of dollars,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office statement said.
“Love had romantic relationships with many of the victims and told them he wanted to build wealth and a future together. Love advertised nonexistent investment vehicles and claimed these investments would generate massive returns for both him and his victims.”
The statement says that Love also used apps to make fake bank accounts and investments and would show them to his victims to “legitimize the scheme.”
In an attempt to back up those efforts, Love and Chan exchanged messages about various investment options, where Chan acted as Love’s adviser. Love would then send screenshots to the victims, telling them to send money either to himself or to Chan.
As per the documents, some of the victims also lent Love significant sums of money, and when they did not have any money to lend, Love would ask them to get loans with the guarantee that he would pay them back.
As per the statement made by the US Attorney’s office, Love blocked communications with the women once they were out of money or asked him too many questions. None of the victims interviewed said that they had ever received any money from their investments, repayment, or any details related to their bank accounts.
According to the documents, Love and Chan received nearly $1.3 million from the 26 victims identified by the FBI. However, the FBI believes that there are “many more victims”.
Arrest warrants and criminal charges were filed against Love and Chan by the FBI on Aug. 17, 2026, in Oregon. Chan then flew from California to meet Love in Boise, where the FBI along with other law enforcement agencies arrested both of them at the Boise airport.
