Nigerian socialite Zara Dondadaa has reacted to the arrest of a man accused of posing as a San Francisco 49ers player and defrauding at least 26 women of roughly $1.3 million, declaring that Nigerian women would not have fallen for the scheme.
Federal prosecutors in the District of Oregon have charged 35-year-old Daejon Labrayae Love and his accomplice, 18-year-old Taylor Jamie Chan, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud.
Between February 2022 and August 2026, Love is accused of meeting women on dating apps including Tinder, Hinge and Bumble across California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho. He allegedly posed alternately as a wealthy Swiss real estate investor and an undrafted San Francisco 49ers wide receiver before introducing victims to Chan, who posed as a financial adviser and lured them into fake investment opportunities.
In a video shared on her Instagram page, Zara Dondadaa said no Nigerian woman was among the victims.
“Out of everybody that got scammed, nobody was a Nigerian girl. From the time you’re telling me to send you money, talking stage, I shall send you money. As what? What are we? The drums were not drumming, the bells were not ringing,” she said.
She criticised the scammer’s approach, saying he showed off luxury items without being asked and sought financial help while claiming to be wealthy.
“This nigga could not even look you in the eye while he was lying. He made so many videos, and he was just distributing them to different girls. He didn’t call anybody’s name in there. Nothing he said in those videos was personal,” she said.
She warned women against chasing “soft life” narratives without verifying claims.
“Why will a millionaire ask you for 3k? Make it make sense, sister. My condolences to everybody that lost money. Obviously, it’s funny and content to us now, but I know it’s not funny for y’all,” Zara Dondadaa added.
She urged viewers to conduct basic checks on public figures. “NFL is public. You will see he had no videos of tryouts, nothing. You just fell for the okie doke. This has taught girls a lesson. If it’s too good to be true, most likely it is.”
The case remains before a federal court in Oregon. Love and Chan have not entered formal pleas. The investigation is ongoing, with prosecutors urging additional victims to come forward.
