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A person posing as Green Packers safety Xavier McKinney stole millions of dollars in a scam.
According to The Guardian’s sports business reporter Daniel Kaplan, he says Aliya Sports Finance Fund has sued Sure Sports for alleged negligence in failing to perform due diligence when introducing the McKinney imposter to the lender for a seven-figure loan.
The FBI has also gotten involved. According to the lawsuit, Sure Sports made $87,500 for introducing the McKinney impostor to ASFF for the loan.
Kaplan also reported that McKinney was one of the victims of the person about whom the NFL Players Association recently warned NFL agents, following the recent indictment of Kwamaine Jerrell Ford for allegedly posing as an adult film star to scam NBA and NFL athletes. The reporting does not link Ford to this specific theft.
McKinney has yet to comment on the incident, but it seems he has been conned several times and lost money as a result. Hopefully, he gets his money back, but he isn’t the only one whose name will surface because of their association with Ford.
All indications are, he’s just the first. The FBI and the NFL are urging players who were duped to come forward with information, but some may not do so because of the embarrassment.
This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: Scammers impersonate NFL star to get millions of dollars
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According to The Guardian’s sports business reporter Daniel Kaplan, he says Aliya Sports Finance Fund has sued Sure Sports for alleged negligence in failing to perform due diligence when introducing the McKinney imposter to the lender for a seven-figure loan.
The FBI has also gotten involved. According to the lawsuit, Sure Sports made $87,500 for introducing the McKinney impostor to ASFF for the loan.
Kaplan also reported that McKinney was one of the victims of the person about whom the NFL Players Association recently warned NFL agents, following the recent indictment of Kwamaine Jerrell Ford for allegedly posing as an adult film star to scam NBA and NFL athletes. The reporting does not link Ford to this specific theft.
McKinney has yet to comment on the incident, but it seems he has been conned several times and lost money as a result. Hopefully, he gets his money back, but he isn’t the only one whose name will surface because of their association with Ford.
All indications are, he’s just the first. The FBI and the NFL are urging players who were duped to come forward with information, but some may not do so because of the embarrassment.
This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: Scammers impersonate NFL star to get millions of dollars
Continue reading...
