Women who say they were defrauded by a man posing as a San Francisco 49ers player are now going public with text messages and videos that paint a picture far darker than a simple financial con.
Karma Rose, one of the alleged victims of Daejon Love, posted a series of videos and screenshots to her Instagram account describing what she called a calculated, individualized scheme. Rose said Love didn't just steal money, he exploited women emotionally, physically, and psychologically, tailoring his approach to each person he targeted. Her posts included a screenshot of text messages with Love and a video clip of him speaking directly to her, as reported by the New York Post.
Love stands accused of posing as a 49ers player to scam at least 26 women out of roughly $1.3 million. Federal prosecutors have charged him with conspiracy to commit wire fraud alongside an 18-year-old accomplice named Taylor Jamie Chan. No conviction has been reached, and Love has not publicly addressed the full scope of the allegations. But the women who say they lived through his deception are no longer staying quiet.
In her Instagram videos, Rose described Love as someone who studied each woman he interacted with, then decided what he could extract from her, whether that was cash, emotional manipulation, or worse.
"He definitely tailored to each individual female that he interacted with, and decided what he was going to be benefiting from, whether it be unconsensual sexual gratification that gets met."
Rose did not elaborate on what specific conduct she meant by that phrase. But she made clear she believes the public conversation around Love has been too lighthearted, treating the case as an amusing oddity rather than a pattern of serious alleged harm.
"I know everybody is joking about these things with Daejon and how he pretended to be a 49ers [player] but there's really a lot of darkness behind that."
She also warned that the consequences for victims extended well beyond their bank accounts. Rose said in another post:
"People's physical, mental, emotional health was taken for granted. Like s, t was really going on that can affect somebody's daily life. People could be losing their lives over things like this."
Rose also released a short video clip of Love speaking to her directly. In the clip, Love said only: "In all seriousness, I don't think we're all on the same page." The video cut off before he said anything further. Rose has indicated she believes the real number of victims exceeds the 26 identified so far.
On August 29, an X account called @LakeShowYo posted a screenshot of a text exchange between Love and a separate unnamed alleged victim. In the messages, the woman confronted Love directly, demanding he produce college football highlights to prove he had ever played the sport. She accused him of being a "fake 49er" with "no proof."
Love's response was brazen. He claimed a college injury had cut short his career and that he had earned his spot through a private tryout.
"I got hurt my college career. Only had one year. Then killed it at a private tryout."
When the woman pressed further, Love fired back with a line that, in hindsight, reads as audacious deflection: "Why lie about playing football?" He also offered to show her what he described as "team-issued" 49ers gear as proof of his NFL membership. In a separate text to Rose, Love told her he was "on his way to Oregon," though no further context for that claim appeared in the exchange.
The case bears some resemblance to other recent fraud cases involving figures from the sports world, where digital evidence and financial records ultimately unraveled elaborate schemes.
The public statements from alleged victims arrive against the backdrop of a federal case that has exposed the depth of Love's alleged deception. Fox News reported that Love was caught on video allegedly signing a fake NFL contract with the 49ers, footage that OutKick obtained in late 2024 but could not initially verify as fraudulent. In the video, Love responded to a cameraman asking who he had signed with by saying, "Niners, you already know, Niner gang."
Investigators who dug into Love's iCloud accounts found videos he had shared roughly 185 times with alleged victims. His financial records showed no legitimate income and no NFL payroll deposits, the foundational claim of his entire persona was fiction. Love spent money on custom football helmets, prop money, and fake social media followers to build a fraudulent identity from scratch. Chan, his alleged accomplice, created fake account balances showing up to $11 million in investments, which were then used to lure victims into bogus financial opportunities.
Love allegedly forwarded screenshots of staged text conversations with Chan to victims, making the fraudulent investment pitches look like real exchanges between a wealthy NFL player and his financial adviser. Breitbart reported that authorities used financial records and digital communications to identify approximately $1.3 million in fraud across 26 known victims. The scheme relied on fabricated text message screenshots, fake bank records, and staged FaceTime calls.
When confronted about a Google search that falsely identified him as a 49ers wide receiver, Love reportedly deflected: "That's Google. That's not me, that's Google."
Love and Chan were arrested at Boise Airport on August 24, where Love had reportedly traveled to meet additional potential victims. The arrest came after investigators assembled a digital paper trail that included iCloud videos, phone app-created fake bank balances, and the financial records that showed Love had no legitimate source of income.
No trial date has been publicly announced. The federal conspiracy charge carries significant potential penalties, but the case remains in its early stages. Neither Love nor any attorney representing him has offered a detailed public defense against the allegations.
Several questions remain unanswered. No law enforcement agency has publicly confirmed whether additional victims beyond the 26 already identified have come forward. Rose's belief that the real number is higher has not been corroborated by investigators. And the specific conduct Rose described as "unconsensual sexual gratification" has not been detailed further in any public statement or filing.
What is clear from the text messages, the videos, and the federal charges is that Love allegedly built an entire false life, complete with helmets, prop cash, and fabricated contracts, and used it to exploit women who believed they were in a relationship with a professional athlete. The women who trusted him lost money. Some say they lost far more than that.
When the culture treats every con artist as a punchline, it's the victims who pay the price for everyone else's entertainment.