Fake NFL Star Persona Used in Romance Scam Swindling Women Out of $1.3M
TL;DR
Federal prosecutors say Daejon Love and Taylor Chan posed as a San Francisco 49ers player and his adviser to charm at least 26 women across California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho, staging three-way calls to show fake investment gains and pressuring victims to take out loans. They allegedly stole about $1.3 million before being arrested in Boise; investigators believe additional victims may exist.
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