A man was accused of pretending to be a San Francisco 49ers player to defraud women in Oregon, according to the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Oregon. According to court documents, beginning in February 2022, Daejon Labrayae Love, 35, and Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, created fictitious investments to defraud numerous women in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California. Love would meet most of the women through dating apps and pretend to have a lavish lifestyle on social media, falsely portraying himself as a 49ers’ player or a wealthy real estate investor, according to authorities. The Attorney’s Office said Love convinced these victims they were in sincere romantic relationship with him, that he was a sophisticated investor and that Chan was his “investment adviser,” who helped Love to grow a fortune of tens of millions of dollars. Love told the victims he wanted to build wealth and a future with them, authorities said. Officials added Love advertised nonexistent investment vehicles, claiming these investments would generate massive returns for both him and his victims. Court documents said Love used phone apps to create fictitious bank and investment accounts and balances to show the victims and legitimize the scheme. Authorities said Love and Chan exchanged electronic communications in which Chan pretended to be Love’s investment adviser and would send messages encouraging Love to invest in new opportunities. Love would then send screenshots of those messages to the victims to convince them to send money to either of them, according to court documents. The Attorney’s Office said the pair would have video calls with the victims to show them falsified investment gains and encourage them to part with their money. Authorities added if the victims did not have money, Love sometimes instructed them to take a loan; if they were left with no more money to invest, or asked too many questions, Love would block them, stop any communication with them and keep the money. Financial records show the pair received about $1.3 million from victim investors, according to authorities. Officials said 26 victims have been identified, but the FBI believes there could be more. Authorities said they both were arrested when Chan flew from California on Aug. 24 to meet Love in Boise, Idaho. Both were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. The FBI encourages anyone with information on Love and/or Chan to submit a tip at the FBI website https://tips.fbi.gov/home or to call 1-800-CALL-FBI. ...read more read less