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This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.An FBI affidavit details how Daejon Labrayae Love allegedly used a fake 49ers persona, custom helmets and prop money to defraud 26 women of $1.3M.(Getty Images)Titled "Untold: Wide Deceiver," the documentary will focus on the bizarre workings of Love's scam and feature interviews with the victims who bought into the scheme.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.
DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!Federal prosecutors say Love and his 18-year-old accomplice, Taylor Jamie Chan, used Tinder, Bumble, Hinge and Facebook Dating to target women across California, Oregon and Washington.MAN ACCUSED OF POSING AS 49ERS PLAYER IN $1.3M ROMANCE SCAM APPEARED IN VIDEO OBTAINED BY OUTKICKLove went full method actor to concoct his ruse.To convince women he was catching passes on Sundays, he staged entire fake workouts, including clips of himself running routes on public beaches while wearing a replica 49ers helmet.According to an FBI affidavit, investigators allege Daejon Love used football-related imagery to support claims that he was a 49ers player, while representatives of the team and NFL said he had never been employed by either organization.
(FBI via court documents)The facade collapsed in August when the FBI arrested Love and Chan at an airport in Boise, Idaho.Love was indicted on federal conspiracy and wire fraud charges, with the FBI identifying dozens of victims across multiple states.LESEAN MCCOY THROWS HIS SUPPORT BEHIND THE GUY WHO ALLEGEDLY SCAMMED WOMEN BY POSING AS A 49ERS PLAYERIn one video, Love staged a mock contract signing, flashing team gear and telling the camera, "Niners, you already know, Niner gang."When questioned about his status on the active roster, Love's go-to excuse was pointing to an allegedly injured finger.An In...