Daejon Love and alleged accomplice Taylor Chan face charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Samuel Corum / Getty Images 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. “Some victims became suspicious of Love and searched for Love’s information through the Internet,” the affidavit said. “Due to Love’s false social media representations, search engines and artificial intelligence occasionally stated that Love was a bona fide 49ers player. In January 2026, investigators entered Love’s first and last name in search engines and found that results did, in fact, sometimes depict Love as a player for the 49ers.” Both the NFL and the 49ers told authorities Love had no connection to them. Attorneys for Love and Chan were not immediately available to comment when contacted Friday. The affidavit said Love used a variety of aliases to conceal his true identity, at times posing as Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love or claiming the two were related. His other alleged aliases included Jon Love and Avril Lyto Love. He also told some women he was a real estate investor from a wealthy Swiss family.

“Love spent over $1,160 at Green Gridiron, a website specializing in custom football helmets. Love purchased from Prop Money Inc., a company which sells realistic fake money for movies. Love also made purchases from Useviral.com and Buzzoid, companies that sell followers, likes, and views for social media accounts,” the affidavit said. “Investigators believe these purchases were made to enhance Love’s online appearance and alleged social standing in furtherance of the scheme.” In many cases, Love allegedly developed romantic relationships with the women while telling them he wanted to invest with them so they could build lives together. He would then use apps such as Fake Bank Account Pro, which allow users to create fake bank accounts. Privately, he mocked them with Chan, who was 14 when the scheme began, and complained about having to maintain those relationships. One victim, identified in the documents as A.T., said she dated Love for nearly a year before realizing she was being scammed. The affidavit said she lost more than $87,000 to Love and Chan via fake investments and vehicle leases she paid for, among other things. Another, identified as G.H., said Love threatened her with physical violence when she refused to send him her savings. When other targets said they didn’t have enough money for Love’s supposed investments, he allegedly pressured them to take out personal loans that he left them unable to pay. Love would then block the victims and keep the stolen money. Authorities said they found no evidence Love had any legitimate source of income. FBI agents arrested Love and Chan at the Boise Airport in Idaho while they were allegedly on their way to meet with new targets. The bureau is requesting anyone else potentially impacted by the scheme to come forward, as it “believes there are many more victims.” Connections: Sports Edition Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms Play today's puzzle