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Fake 49ers player’s growing web of fraud victims expands in latest FBI announcement

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Lewis, E. (2026, September 18). Fake 49ers player’s growing web of fraud victims expands in latest FBI announcement. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/sports/fbi-reveals-more-victims-in-fake-49ers-player-fraud-scheme/

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FBI Special Agent Douglas A. Olson announced at a news conference that 61 people have been defrauded by Daejon Love and his accomplice Taylor Chan, who posed as a San Francisco 49ers player and financial advisor respectively to steal $1.3 million from women over eight months. The fraudsters initially targeted 26 victims before investigators uncovered additional cases, raising concerns that similar schemes could be replicated by other criminals.

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In a recent FBI announcement, federal investigators now believe 61 people have been defrauded by Daejon Love and his 18-year-old accomplice Taylor Chan. Initially, only 26 victims were suspected, but more than three dozen additional women have come forward with fraud allegations against Love since the pair’s arrest in August. The scheme involved Love posing as a San Francisco 49ers player on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok to convince women to invest money with him, while Chan pretended to be Love's financial advisor. According to prosecutors, from February 2022 until their arrest last month, the pair amassed $1.3 million by duping victims across multiple states including California, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. FBI Special Agent Douglas A. Olson expressed concern that similar frauds could be replicated by others using such deceptive tactics.

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This article reads unscored and hedges 38% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.

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The Guardian

⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 14% hedged 2 of 14 📰 publisher trust 69

“Both articles report on the FBI's announcement about an increasing number of victims in the fraud case involving Daejon Love and Taylor Chan, with the latest update indicating a total of more than 61 victims.”

Travis Kelce named as victim in alleged multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme different event · 95%

NBC News

⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 no claims extracted 📰 publisher trust 95

“Article A names Travis Kelce as a victim in a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme, while Article B discusses a separate fraud case involving Daejon Love and Taylor Chan who defrauded multiple people pretending to be a San Francisco 49ers player.”

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New York Post

⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 29% hedged 4 of 14 📰 publisher trust 66

“Article A discusses an FBI announcement expanding the number of fraud victims, while Article B reports on a new development regarding the team's alleged misunderstanding of the incident based on a victim's complaint submitted months earlier.”

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Edward Lewis

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More than five dozen people are now believed to have fallen for a cash-grab scheme orchestrated by a man pretending to be a San Francisco 49ers player. asserted

people → believe → man

FBI Special Agent Douglas A. Olson said at a news conference on Friday that after initially suspecting Daejon Love and his 18-year-old accomplice Taylor Chan defrauded 26 people, federal investigators now think the overall number is 61. asserted

number → say → people

“We were surprised how many people were victimized in such a short period of time and then to have that many more come forward,” Olson said, according to ESPN. uncertain

Olson → surprise → ESPN

“It’s a large volume for just a couple of subjects. asserted

It → ’ → subjects

Our concern is that this fraud could be replicated by other individuals that are out there victimizing other people in similar schemes.” uncertain

that → replicate → schemes

Prosecutors alleged in a criminal complaint that from February 2022 to the day they were arrested last month, Love and Chan built an elaborate web of lies to get women to send them money. asserted

women → allege → money

In many cases, Love would pose as a 49ers player and offer to help his victims invest their money, according to the feds. uncertain

victims → pose → feds

Chan would then pretend to be Love’s financial advisor, and when the women sent over cash, the two ghosted, prosecutors said. asserted

prosecutors → pretend → cash

In total, Love and Chan allegedly stole $1.3 million. uncertain

Love → steal → million

“The women didn’t just fall for something obvious,” Olson said on Friday, according to The Oregonian, “they were deliberately targeted by people who worked very hard to earn that trust and steal their money.” Olson said there might be even more women who were deceived by Love and Chan, and he encouraged those who have remained quiet to contact the FBI immediately. uncertain

who → fall → FBI

“We don’t want anyone to be fearful of coming forward,” Olson said, “certainly not for fear of embarrassment or anything like that, because we want to help them and we want to make sure that this doesn’t happen to anybody else.” asserted

this → want → anybody

Love, 35, and Chan have both been charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. asserted

Love → charge → fraud

Each charge carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison if convicted, a court filing stated. asserted

filing → carry → prison

Fake 49ers player’s growing web of fraud victims expands in latest FBI announcement

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