“How you get scammed by dude who took his helmet home”: Emmanuel Acho calls out ladies for getting conned by allegedly faux 49ers participant

Former Fox Sports analyst Emmanuel Acho weighed in on a federal fraud case involving a man accused of posing as a San Francisco 49ers player.

The reaction followed an Aug. 25 announcement from the Justice Department charging Daejon Love, 35, and Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud in Portland, Oregon. Federal authorities allege the pair used a fabricated 49ers career and phony investment accounts to swindle 26 women out of roughly $1.3 million across California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

Acho, who spent four seasons in the NFL as a linebacker, tweeted about it on Friday. The “Speakeasy” host referenced a photo of Love in which he was carrying a 49ers helmet.

“I’m convinced these women didn’t have one sports watching friend… how you get scammed by a dude who took his helmet home with him?? lol,” Acho wrote.

Investigators say they later found a 49ers helmet, along with $3,000 in cash and additional team gear, inside an Airbnb tied to Love.

Love allegedly spent more than $1,160 at Green Gridiron, a site that sells custom football helmets, and also bought prop money and fake social media followers, according to an FBI affidavit. Investigators say he used phone apps to fabricate bank and investment balances, including a screenshot showing a $3.4 million account in January 2024 and an $11 million stock account the following month.

Representatives for the 49ers and the NFL told investigators Love was never employed by the team or the league, the affidavit states.

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Federal charges detail years-long scheme

Prosecutors say the scheme started in February 2022 and continued until the arrests. Taylor Jamie Chan pretended to be Daejon Love’s adviser on FaceTime calls. Some victims took out loans so they could keep sending money. The affidavit states Chan’s age is 18. It does not give a birth date. This means Chan might have been as young as 13 when the alleged scheme began.

Idaho prosecutors want to keep Love in custody while waiting for his transfer to Oregon. They also said Love was still trying to defraud three victims in Oregon when he was arrested.