Woman says she saw through alleged 49ers fraudster's claims: "Too good to be true"
Federal authorities allege that Daejon Love posed as an NFL player and real estate investor to defraud more than two dozen women of $1.3 million.
Ayana Velasquez met Daejon Love through a dating app in 2021. Love told her he wanted to be with her, have children, and give her a house. They went on one date together. Velasquez learned his real name, Jonathan, from a news article. Love, 35, was arrested on Aug. 24 along with his alleged accomplice, 18-year-old Taylor Jamie Chan, and charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud.
Prosecutors say the pair defrauded 26 women out of over $1 million by portraying themselves as wealthy and forming romantic relationships. Velasquez grew suspicious of Love's claims, noting he boasted about his family's wealth and owned property in the United States. She eventually stopped responding to him. When Love reappeared in 2024, claiming to be an NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers, Velasquez checked the metadata of photos and videos he sent her and found they were screen recordings. She blocked him immediately, thinking it was too good to be true.
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