In a shocking revelation, a man allegedly orchestrated a complex web of deceit by pretending to be an NFL player, reportedly swindling over $1.3 million from more than 24 women. His fabrications extended to claiming personal ties with numerous professional athletes.
Details from the Department of Justice revealed the arrest of Daejon Labrayae Love, 35, and his purported accomplice, 18-year-old Taylor Jamie Chan. Their apprehension occurred earlier this week at Boise, Idaho’s airport, following the former’s impersonation of a San Francisco 49ers team member.
A criminal complaint, accessed by the Daily Mail, uncovers more intricate aspects of this scheme, including Love’s alleged fabrication of a family connection to Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Jordan Love, deceiving at least one of his victims.
He further spun tales of imaginary friendships with NFL stars like Tyreek Hill, Antonio Brown, and John Brown, as part of his strategy to earn the trust of unsuspecting women and coax them into giving him money.
According to the legal documents, Daejon initially met one victim on Tinder in March 2025. After a date, he inquired about her finances and lured her into making an ‘investment,’ eventually convincing her to hand over $17,200.
‘[The woman] did not receive any confirmation of the investments,’ the complaint said. ‘When [the woman] asked Love about the investments, Love stopped communicating with her.’
A man who posed as a 49ers player has been charged with allegedly defrauding more than two dozen women out of over $1.3 million
Daejon Labrayae Love (pictured) and alleged accomplice Taylor Jamie Chan were arrested earlier this week at an airport in Boise, Idaho
The court filing claims that he pretended to exercise with various NFL players – including Hill and Brown – and had received ‘invitations to try out with NFL teams’ before eventually deciding on the 49ers.
The federal complaint – which was filed in Portland, Oregon – reveals the pair have been charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
The criminal complaint shows that, beginning in February 2022, Love and Chan allegedly created fake investment opportunities to defraud women in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California.
It’s alleged that Love initiated contact with most of the women through online dating apps while Chan would pose as Love’s financial adviser to gain their victims’ trust and talk victims through prospective investments.
Love allegedly also created fake bank and investment accounts and balances, which he would flaunt to victims in an effort to legitimize the alleged scheme.
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He allegedly pretended to be a relative of Packers quarterback Jordan Love as part of the ruse
Ex-Dolphins star Tyreek Hill was among the NFL players Love claimed he was friends with
The pair allegedly also exchanged investment-related messages, in which Chan played the role of Love’s investment advisor. Love allegedly would screenshot Chan’s messages and send them to victims to convince them to part with their money.
The pair also hosted three-way FaceTime calls in which they displayed falsified gains to victims, according to the criminal complaint.
As well as sending money they thought was being invested, victims also loaned Love large amounts. If they didn’t have money to invest, Love allegedly instructed victims to take out personal loans with the promise they would quickly get repaid.
Once they had no more money to invest, or if they asked too many questions, Love allegedly blocked his victims but kept their money. He has used several names including Jon Love, Daejon Love, Avril Lyto Love, and Jordan Love to perpetuate the scheme, according to the criminal complaint.
Love is pictured wearing 49ers-branded headwear din a photo from his now-deleted Instagram
Love would falsely portray himself as a wealthy individual, often as a 49ers player or a real estate investor, before flaunting his lavish lifestyle to unsuspecting victims
They also created fake bank and investment accounts and balances, which they would flaunt to victims in an effort to legitimize the scheme
Of the victims that have so far been identified and interviewed, none have received any returns.
Financial records show Love and Chan received around $1.3m from their victims, according to the criminal complaint. There have been 26 identified. The FBI, however, believes there are far more.
The FBI discovered that, on August 24, Chan was flying from California to meet up with Love in Boise. Love was in Idaho allegedly to meet new victims and officers swooped to apprehend both of them at an airport.