SAN FRANCISCO — Two men have been arrested and charged in an alleged romance and investment fraud scheme that federal authorities say cost more than two dozen women roughly $1.3 million, including claims by one suspect that he was a San Francisco 49ers player.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon said FBI agents arrested Daejon Love, 35, and Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, on Aug. 24 in Boise, Idaho. Court records show both men were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud.
Prosecutors allege the scheme began in February 2022, when Love used dating apps to connect with multiple women. On those platforms and across social media, authorities say he built “fictitious personas,” repeatedly portraying himself as either a 49ers player or a wealthy real estate investor. Officials said he used several names, including Jon Love, Daejon Love, Avril Lyto Love and Jordan Love.
Federal authorities said the alleged operation stretched across more than four years and targeted women in California, Idaho, Washington and Oregon through fabricated investment opportunities. Love allegedly initiated the relationships online, while Chan posed as his financial adviser.
“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 tens of millions of dollars,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office 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 said Love also used apps to create fake bank and investment accounts and balances, which he would show to victims to “legitimize the scheme.”
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To bolster those efforts, Love and Chan also exchanged messages about investment opportunities with Chan posing as Love’s adviser. Love would then share screenshots with the victims to send money to either he or Chan. According to documents, some of the victims also loaned Love large amounts of money and if they didn’t have money to loan, he’d ask them to take out personal loans with the promise of repayment.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Love would block communications with women once they either ran out of money or asked too many questions about it. None of the victims interviewed said they received any money for their investments, repayments or any account information.
Financial records show that Love and Chan received about $1.3 million from the 26 victims the FBI identified, though the FBI believes there are “many more victims.”
The FBI issued arrest warrants and criminal complaints against Love and Chan on Aug. 17, 2026, in Oregon. On Monday, Chan flew from California to meet Love in Boise where the FBI and other law enforcement arrested the duo at the Boise airport. Love and Chan are in federal custody in Boise.
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